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K B C PROFILE
The Kentucky Blasting Conference held its first meeting in 1973 with approximately 100
attendees at the Holiday Inn in Lexington, Kentucky and was described as the first organized
technical conference devoted to the blasting and explosives in the USA. Since that time, it
has grown to a nationally recognized technical conference attracting over 700 attendees
representing all parts of the industry.
The conference has been approved as meeting the requirements for up to nine hours of
blaster retraining in Kentucky as well as several other states such as: Tennessee, Virginia,
Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Ohio. Blasters from other states should contact the regulatory
agency in their states to determine its acceptance. The conference will provide adequate
documentation of attendance for those who need it.
The Kentucky Blasting Conference held its first meeting in 1973 with approximately 100
attendees at the Holiday Inn in Lexington, Kentucky and was described as the first organized
technical conference devoted to the blasting and explosives in the USA. Since that time, it
has grown to a nationally recognized technical conference attracting over 700 attendees
representing all parts of the industry.
The conference has been approved as meeting the requirements for up to nine hours of
blaster retraining in Kentucky as well as several other states such as: Tennessee, Virginia,
Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Ohio. Blasters from other states should contact the regulatory
agency in their states to determine its acceptance. The conference will provide adequate
documentation of attendance for those who need it.
Co-Sponsored by the Bluegrass Chapter and the Tristate Chapter of the International Society
of Explosive Engineers.
Both chapters will have a business meeting on Thursday afternoon at the Conference. All
current and prospective members are invited to attend.
of Explosive Engineers.
Both chapters will have a business meeting on Thursday afternoon at the Conference. All
current and prospective members are invited to attend.
| 36 th Annual Kentucky Blasting Conference |
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This was the 2009 Program; 2010 program
TBD
December 3, 2009
THURSDAY MORNING SESSION
Chairman: Coleman England
8:30 AM Introduction
Coleman England, KBC Program Chairman
Welcoming Address
Jerry Wallace, President ISEE
8:45 AM Blasting from a Lawyer's Perspective
Ralph Burnham, Montgomery Rennie & Jonson, Cin. OH
9:15 AM Progress at Crazy Horse Memorial
Kevin Hachmeister, Engineer, Crazy Horse, SD
10:00 AM The Opportunity Side of Drilling and Blasting
William Hissem, Sandvik Mining & Const., Appleton, WI
10:30 AM BREAK
11:00 AM ATF Update
William O’Brien, ATF Explosives Industry Liaison, Denver, CO
11:30 AM Deep Water Blasting on the River Nile in Toshka, Southern Egypt
Ken G. Fletcher, MAXAM North America, Decatur, GA
12:00 PM BUFFET LUNCHEON
(Included in conference registration fee)
THURSDAY AFTERNOON SESSION
Chairman: Phyllis Hart, IDNR
1:30 PM Underground Blasting Workshop ( see below for details)
1:30 PM Strategic Public Relations for Underground Conservatory at
Tennessee Governor’s Residence
Wade Hutchison/Jake Hutchison, VCE Inc, Nashville, TN
2:00 PM Blasting outside of the norm
G. Steve Rainwater, Duane Houkom Inc, Blue Springs, MO
2:30 PM New Methodology for Analyzing Signature Vibrations
Randy Wheeler, White Industrial Seismology Inc, Joplin MO
3:00 PM BREAK
3:30 PM Improvements in Blasting Technology at Cliffs Natural
Resources, Scott Giltner, DynoConsult, Louisville, KY
4:00 PM Modifications by PHMSA to Special Permits for
Transportation of Bulk Materials,
Lon Santis, IME, Washington, DC
4:30 PM Bluegrass & Tri-state SEE Chapters will meet
in the conference meeting room after the last
presentation
December 4, 2009
FRIDAY MORNING SESSION
Chairman: Terry Dozer, retired E & B Inspector
8:30 AM Exhibits Open
9:00 AM Sending Another Ship to Davey Jones Locker
Jerry Wallace, Wallace Technical Blasting, Inc., Woodland, WA
9:30 AM Better Blasting Economics Through Better Technologies
William Reisz, Davey Bickford North America, Huntingburg, IN
10:00 AM Drill Log Applications In Driller and Blaster Training
Brian Wingfield, Virginia Drilling Co, Scott Depot, WV
10:30 AM BREAK
10:45 AM Applying Science to the Human Perception Problem
Mike Mann, DNR, New Philadelphia, OH
11:15 AM Monitoring a Wide Range of Influences on Impoundments as
a Proactive Measure
Mark Trimble, Vibra-Tech Engineers Inc, Scott Depot, WV
11:45 AM Blast Designing Profiling Technology,
Bob McClure, R A McClure, Inc, Powell, OH
12:15 PM ADJOURN ATTENDANCE PRIZES AWARDED
TBD
December 3, 2009
THURSDAY MORNING SESSION
Chairman: Coleman England
8:30 AM Introduction
Coleman England, KBC Program Chairman
Welcoming Address
Jerry Wallace, President ISEE
8:45 AM Blasting from a Lawyer's Perspective
Ralph Burnham, Montgomery Rennie & Jonson, Cin. OH
9:15 AM Progress at Crazy Horse Memorial
Kevin Hachmeister, Engineer, Crazy Horse, SD
10:00 AM The Opportunity Side of Drilling and Blasting
William Hissem, Sandvik Mining & Const., Appleton, WI
10:30 AM BREAK
11:00 AM ATF Update
William O’Brien, ATF Explosives Industry Liaison, Denver, CO
11:30 AM Deep Water Blasting on the River Nile in Toshka, Southern Egypt
Ken G. Fletcher, MAXAM North America, Decatur, GA
12:00 PM BUFFET LUNCHEON
(Included in conference registration fee)
THURSDAY AFTERNOON SESSION
Chairman: Phyllis Hart, IDNR
1:30 PM Underground Blasting Workshop ( see below for details)
1:30 PM Strategic Public Relations for Underground Conservatory at
Tennessee Governor’s Residence
Wade Hutchison/Jake Hutchison, VCE Inc, Nashville, TN
2:00 PM Blasting outside of the norm
G. Steve Rainwater, Duane Houkom Inc, Blue Springs, MO
2:30 PM New Methodology for Analyzing Signature Vibrations
Randy Wheeler, White Industrial Seismology Inc, Joplin MO
3:00 PM BREAK
3:30 PM Improvements in Blasting Technology at Cliffs Natural
Resources, Scott Giltner, DynoConsult, Louisville, KY
4:00 PM Modifications by PHMSA to Special Permits for
Transportation of Bulk Materials,
Lon Santis, IME, Washington, DC
4:30 PM Bluegrass & Tri-state SEE Chapters will meet
in the conference meeting room after the last
presentation
December 4, 2009
FRIDAY MORNING SESSION
Chairman: Terry Dozer, retired E & B Inspector
8:30 AM Exhibits Open
9:00 AM Sending Another Ship to Davey Jones Locker
Jerry Wallace, Wallace Technical Blasting, Inc., Woodland, WA
9:30 AM Better Blasting Economics Through Better Technologies
William Reisz, Davey Bickford North America, Huntingburg, IN
10:00 AM Drill Log Applications In Driller and Blaster Training
Brian Wingfield, Virginia Drilling Co, Scott Depot, WV
10:30 AM BREAK
10:45 AM Applying Science to the Human Perception Problem
Mike Mann, DNR, New Philadelphia, OH
11:15 AM Monitoring a Wide Range of Influences on Impoundments as
a Proactive Measure
Mark Trimble, Vibra-Tech Engineers Inc, Scott Depot, WV
11:45 AM Blast Designing Profiling Technology,
Bob McClure, R A McClure, Inc, Powell, OH
12:15 PM ADJOURN ATTENDANCE PRIZES AWARDED
Workshop scheduled
In addition to the technical papers listed above, the Conference will
present an interactive workshop on Underground Blasting. This
workshop will be held on Thursday in the Elkhorn ballroom near
the registration desk. It is designed to be a small scale classroom
type seminar which will allow more time for question and answer
and discussion with the instructors. Space in the workshops will
be limited.
1:30 pm—4:30 pm Underground Blasting Workshop
Paul Sterk, John Lee Turner, and Mike Koehler
This is part 2 of a seminar which was begun last year. It will include an in-depth
look at all aspects of underground blasting for mining and construction including
a review of V-cut designs, perimeter control, primer selection, and explosive
properties that are important for such blasting.
In addition to the technical papers listed above, the Conference will
present an interactive workshop on Underground Blasting. This
workshop will be held on Thursday in the Elkhorn ballroom near
the registration desk. It is designed to be a small scale classroom
type seminar which will allow more time for question and answer
and discussion with the instructors. Space in the workshops will
be limited.
1:30 pm—4:30 pm Underground Blasting Workshop
Paul Sterk, John Lee Turner, and Mike Koehler
This is part 2 of a seminar which was begun last year. It will include an in-depth
look at all aspects of underground blasting for mining and construction including
a review of V-cut designs, perimeter control, primer selection, and explosive
properties that are important for such blasting.