Operating Meeting Agenda

Two Themes:
Safety and Technology Developments

Preliminary AGENDA
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
8:00 a.m.

Welcome & Safety Awards

  • Tim Byrne, NLA President
  • Russell Wright, NLA Health & Safety Committee Chairman
8:30 a.m.

MSHA’s New Direction

  • Felix Quintana, Administrator for Metal and Nonmetal Mine Safety and Health, MSHA
9:00 a.m.

Combustion & Solid Fuel Firing Safety :

  • Chemical Lime’s Review Process
    • Russell Wright, Chemical Lime
  • A Manufacturer’s Perspective
    • Dick Schmidt, Alstom Power
9:30 a.m.

Irondale’s Safety Program: Effecting Change

  • Brian Johnson, Irondale
9:50 a.m.

Coffee Break

10:10 a.m.

Reducing Ergonomic Related Losses through a Targeted Approach

  • William Porter, NIOSH
10:40 a.m.

Lime Hydration Process Developments

  • Oliviero Collarini, Cimprogetti
11:15 a.m.

Waste Heat Recovery System at Pleasant Gap: An Update

  • Merrill Squire, Graymont
11:35 a.m.

Port Inland Plant Tour Preview

  • Mike Nast, Western Lime
11:45 a.m. Lunch
12:45 p.m.

Application of Low Speed Roll Crushers/Sizers in the Lime/Limestone Industry

  • George Edmiston, McLanahan
1:10 p.m.

Carbon Capture, Separation & Sequestration: Technology Development Update

  • José Figueroa, National Energy Technology Laboratory
1:35 p.m.

A Systems Approach to Continuous Emissions Monitors

  • Schuyler Johnson, Chemical Lime
2:00 p .m.

Coffee Break

2:20 p.m.

Data Collection Systems for MACT Data Retention & Process Optimization

  • Alejandro Barreto, Carmeuse Lime & Stone
2:45 p.m.

WORKSHOPS:

1. Coal Storage, Handling & Milling: Safety Considerations

  • Russell Wright, Chemical Lime

2. Local Contractors: Safety Management Challenges

  • Ed Reinders, Carmeuse &
    Terry Thompson, Graymont

3. Crisis Management: Employee Empowerment in Accident Investigations

  • Rick Donovan, Mississippi Lime &
    Glen Ziolkowski, Carmeuse

4. Chemical Security Rules & Explosives Storage Best Practices

  • Dennis Johnson, USLM &
    Hunter Prillaman, NLA

5. Underground Mines: Advances in DPM Compliance Technology, Communication Devices and PPE

  • Russell Riggs, USLM, D. J. Steagall, Mississippi Lime &
    Junior Russell, Graymont
3:15 p.m.

WORKSHOPS:

1. Capital Project Management: Improving In-house & Contractor Performance

  • Craig Shaw, Ferenco & Slater Johnson, Western Lime

2. Burning Alternative Fuels

  • Cliff Rennie, KFS & Jeff Bittner, Carmeuse Lime & Stone

3. Programmable Logic Controllers, Location of Racks & Distributed Control

  • Dale Raskob, Andritz Automation, Ltd. & Keith Espelien, Mississippi Lime

4. Community Relations: Understanding Expectations & Responsibilities

  • Elton Chorney & Allen Walsh, Graymont

5. Aging Work Force: Succession Planning & Transferring Experience to Younger
Employees

  • Melissa Croll, Carmeuse & Matt Guss, Graymont

6. Burner Safety Systems

  • Adam Creery, Andritz Automation Ltd.
4:00 p.m. Adjourn