27th Bi-Annual Blaster’s Educational Seminar
Conference Schedule for November 10th & 11th 2016
Hollywood Casino, Skyline Ballroom, Charles Town, WV
Thursday, November 10th
06:30 -07:00 R E G I S T R A T I O N
Moderator: Mel Fletcher – Potomac Chapter Secretary
07:00 - 07:30 “Potomac Chapter & ISEE – Welcome” Mike Koehler – Past President ISEE
Session # 1
Moderator: Bryan Smith – Potomac Chapter President
07:30 - 08:15 “Update from ATF” Mike Fronczak – ATF Director of Industry Operations
08:15 - 09:00 “Updates from IME” Deb Satkowiak – IME President
Susan Flanagan – IME Legislative & Regulatory Council
09:00 - 10:00 “Legal Principles for Blasters” Randall Gardner – Vibra Tech, Inc
10:00 - 10:30 B R E A K
Session #2
Moderator: Dave Miller – Potomac Chapter Vice President
10:30 - 11:00 “Short Bench Underground Blasting Technique“ Mike Koehler – B E Consultants, Inc
11:00 - 12:00 “Explosives Transportation” Anthony Kryfka – FMCSA- Va Hazmat
12:00 - 01:00 L U N C H @ THE EPIC BUFFET
Session #3
Moderator: Chris Monger – Potomac Chapter Board Member
“REGULATORY PANEL DISCUSSION”
01:00 - 02:15 Virginia
Steven Sites FMM - VA State FMO
William (Bud) Herndon Bomb Tech - Loudoun County, FMO
Barry Hall - Fairfax County, FMO
West Virginia
John Holben Asst State Fire Marshal - WV State FMO
Robert Light Jr. Asst State Fire Marshal - WV State FMO
Maryland
Mary Bare - MD State FMO
Session #3 Continued
Moderator: Chris Monger – Potomac Chapter Board Member
“REGULATORY PANEL DISCUSSION”
01:00 - 02:15 Pennsylvania
Richard Lamkie Chief/Explosives Safety - PA DEP/BMP
Bureau ATF
Mike Fronczak DIO - Bureau ATF
Ivan Felix IOI - Bureau ATF
Joe Whorley IO - Bureau ATF
Tina Strange IO - Bureau ATF
02:15 - 03:00 “Flyrock ” Mike Osborne – Austin Powder
03:00 – 03:30 “Fumes From Blasting” Dave Miller – Seismic Surveys, Inc.
03:30 - 04:00 B R E A K
Session #4
Moderator: Mike Donahue - Potomac Chapter Ex-Officio
04:00 - 04:45 “Safety In And Around The Trenches” Wendell Wood – National Trench Safety
04:45 - 05:30 “Confined Space Safety Awareness” Wendell Wood – National Trench Safety
05:30 - 07:30 R E C E P T I O N I N T H E E X H I B I T S
Friday, November 11th
06:30 - 07:00 C O F F E E
Session #5
Moderator: Craig Mooney - Potomac Chapter Board of Directors Chairman & Conference Chairman
07:00 - 08:00 “Risk Management in the Explosives Industry“ Paul Downing – Lancer Insurance
08:00 - 09:00 “MSHA Part 46” Steve Sandbrook – Eagle Mine Safety
09:00 - 09:30 “Leesburg Water Project – Shafts & Tunnels” Mike Balderrain – Drill Tech Drilling
09:30 - 10:00 “80,000 lb Shot: Breaking the Rules with Science” George Feild – Luck Stone Corp
John Babcock – Deep Earth Logic
10:00 - 10:30 B R E A K
Moderator: Brad Bockey - Potomac Chapter Treasurer
10:30 - 11:30 “Blast Site Safety“ Brian Sandhaus – Orica USA
11:30 - 12:00 In Room Lunch B R E A K – Boxed Lunches Provided
12:00 - 12:45 “Study On How Delay Time Between Holes Can Affect Fragmentation“
Joe Nawrocki – Dyno Nobel, Inc
12:45 – 01:45 “Drawings & Door Prizes / Distribution of Potomac Certificates”