| November 29 & 30, 2012 Heritage Hall & Hyatt Regency Hotel Lexington, Kentucky Technical Papers Workshops with speakers presenting topics acceptable for blaster retraining in Kentucky and other states. Extras Included Lunch, coffee breaks, and door prizes Exhibit Hall Over 50 booths set up by companies to display their products & explain their services. |
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 eleven hours of
blaster retraining in Kentucky. Other states such as: Tennessee, Virginia, Pennsylvania,
Indiana, and Ohio have accepted some or all of this training in the past. 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 eleven hours of
blaster retraining in Kentucky. Other states such as: Tennessee, Virginia, Pennsylvania,
Indiana, and Ohio have accepted some or all of this training in the past. 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.
| 38 th Annual Kentucky Blasting Conference |
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2011 PROGRAM
December 1, 2011
8:00 AM REGISTRATION BEGINS & EXHIBITS OPEN
THURSDAY MORNING TECHNICAL SESSION
Chairman: Terry Dozer, Central City, KY
8:30 AM Introduction
Coleman England, KBC Program Chairman
Welcoming Address
Jeff Dean, ISEE Executive Director, Cleveland, OH
8:45 AM Explosive Industry Update
Lon Santis, Mgr Tech Services IME, Washington, DC
9:15 AM Living on the Edge
Ken Fletcher, MAXAM North America, Decatur, GA
9:45 PM Detonator Accuracy Study Results
Braden Lusk, UK Department of Mining Engineering,
10:15 AM BREAK
10:45 AM The Fire, Arson & Explosion Investigation Program at
Eastern Kentucky University
Tom Thurman, EKU Fire & Safety Engineering Technology,
11:15 AM Explosives Storage - Reporting to the AHJ
Andrew Smith, Louisville Fire Department, Louisville, KY
11:45 PM BUFFET LUNCHEON-Hyatt Regency Ballroom
Included in conference registration fee
THURSDAY AFTERNOON SESSION
1:00 PM to 5:30 PM A variety of workshops and seminars will be presented, most will be
repeated several times to allow attendees to visit as many topics as they wish. Training
hours will be given for each workshop separately. A thirty minute break is scheduled from
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm.
WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
5:30 PM Bluegrass & Tri-state SEE Chapters will meet in the conference meeting
room after the last presentation
December 2, 2011
8:00AM REGISTRATION BOOTH & EXHIBITS OPEN
FRIDAY MORNING TECHNICAL SESSION
Chairman: Phyllis Hart, Indiana DNR
9:00AM ATF Update
William O'Brien, ATF /Explosive Industry Liaison, Denver, CO
9:30AM Cast Blasting for Toxic Material Handling
Dennis Clark, OSM, Knoxville, TN
10:00AM Rock Splitting Mortars
John Daigh, Daigh Company, Inc., Cumming, GA
10:30AM BREAK
11:00AM Drill Hole Deviation & the Effects on the Blast
Thomas E. Hairhoger, Austin Powder Co, Wampum, PA
11:30AM Risk in the Explosives Industry
Paul Downing, Nobel Insurance, New Tazewell, TN
12 NOON ATTENDANCE AWARDS &
ADJORN
December 1, 2011
8:00 AM REGISTRATION BEGINS & EXHIBITS OPEN
THURSDAY MORNING TECHNICAL SESSION
Chairman: Terry Dozer, Central City, KY
8:30 AM Introduction
Coleman England, KBC Program Chairman
Welcoming Address
Jeff Dean, ISEE Executive Director, Cleveland, OH
8:45 AM Explosive Industry Update
Lon Santis, Mgr Tech Services IME, Washington, DC
9:15 AM Living on the Edge
Ken Fletcher, MAXAM North America, Decatur, GA
9:45 PM Detonator Accuracy Study Results
Braden Lusk, UK Department of Mining Engineering,
10:15 AM BREAK
10:45 AM The Fire, Arson & Explosion Investigation Program at
Eastern Kentucky University
Tom Thurman, EKU Fire & Safety Engineering Technology,
11:15 AM Explosives Storage - Reporting to the AHJ
Andrew Smith, Louisville Fire Department, Louisville, KY
11:45 PM BUFFET LUNCHEON-Hyatt Regency Ballroom
Included in conference registration fee
THURSDAY AFTERNOON SESSION
1:00 PM to 5:30 PM A variety of workshops and seminars will be presented, most will be
repeated several times to allow attendees to visit as many topics as they wish. Training
hours will be given for each workshop separately. A thirty minute break is scheduled from
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm.
WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
5:30 PM Bluegrass & Tri-state SEE Chapters will meet in the conference meeting
room after the last presentation
December 2, 2011
8:00AM REGISTRATION BOOTH & EXHIBITS OPEN
FRIDAY MORNING TECHNICAL SESSION
Chairman: Phyllis Hart, Indiana DNR
9:00AM ATF Update
William O'Brien, ATF /Explosive Industry Liaison, Denver, CO
9:30AM Cast Blasting for Toxic Material Handling
Dennis Clark, OSM, Knoxville, TN
10:00AM Rock Splitting Mortars
John Daigh, Daigh Company, Inc., Cumming, GA
10:30AM BREAK
11:00AM Drill Hole Deviation & the Effects on the Blast
Thomas E. Hairhoger, Austin Powder Co, Wampum, PA
11:30AM Risk in the Explosives Industry
Paul Downing, Nobel Insurance, New Tazewell, TN
12 NOON ATTENDANCE AWARDS &
ADJORN
| Important notice for Kentucky Licensed Blasters - The Kentucky Blasting Conference (KBC) has cooperated with the Explosives and Blasting Branch of the Kentucky Division of Mine Reclamation and Enforcement to arrange for blasters licensed in the Commonwealth of Kentucky to get their annual training at the KBC each year. The conference will repeat the same format as 2010, that is, technical presentations on Thursday and Friday mornings, with a variety of smaller group workshops on Thursday afternoon. The Explosives and Blasting Branch will grant four hours of conference training for attending one of the technical sessions either on Thursday or Friday morning. A blaster can then attend four hours of classroom style instruction on Thursday afternoon to fulfill the legal requirements to renew his/her blasters’ license. In this way, the KBC will serve as a one-stop shop for a blaster to meet the training requirements under the new law enacted in 2010. A blaster can obtain his/her eight hours of required Kentucky training in a single day if so desired, by attending the technical presentations on Thursday or Friday morning and four hours of workshops on Thursday afternoon. |
