Presentation Program
Monday, September 22nd

  Speaker/Titel
  Thomas Spörker; Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance – Mining Authority
Mining and Mine Rescue in Austria
  Andreas Fichtner, Christine Staak; Germany
Implementation of the TMR Advanced Emergency First Aid concept in Mining in Germany and beyond
Presentation of the Tactical Medical Mining Rescue Concept for Advanced First Aid Emergency Rescue in Resource Industry, Mining and Remote Areas
  Baiwei Lei; China University of Mining and Technology
Remote Sealing and Shrink-sealing Fire Extinguishment Methods for High-gas Mines: A Case Study of the Yuwu Coal Mine Fire
  Christopher Chileshe; Mopani Copper Mines Plc, Zambia
IMRC 2026 Zambia
  Mannas Fourie; Mines Rescue Services South Africa
Heat our Rescuers Highest Risk, can technology assist?
  Mannas Fourie; Mines Rescue Services South Africa
Vertical Mine Shaft Rescue and Recovery Operation at 1 289 m: A World-First Success
  Robert Galler; Technical University of Leoben, Austria
ZaB-Zentrum am Berg – a unique full scale Underground Research, Development as well as Training and Education facility
  Joshua R. Brady; West Virginia University, USA
West Virginia University - Emergency Response Training
  Matt VandenHeuvel; Ontario Mine Rescue, Canada
Surface Mine Rescue Course Development
  Michael Halwachs; International Tunnelling Association, Austria
Considerations for fostering a joint approach of mine rescue organisations and fire brigades for effective rescue operations in underground spaces
  L. V. Suryanarayana; The Singareni Collieries Company Limited, India
Adriyala Longwall Project Mine Rescue Operation
  George Artur Gaman; INCD INSEMEX Petrosani, Romania
The Role of the Association of Mine and Surface Rescuers (ASMS) in the Development of Mine and Surface Rescue Activities in Romania
  Kari Lentowicz; Diamonds in the Rough, Canada
We Are Better Together: Lessons in Allyship and Inclusion in Mine Rescue from Diamonds in the Rough
  Kurtis Atkinson; Ontario Mine Rescue, Canada
Closed Circuit Breathing Apparatus Review and Evaluation

Presentation Program
Tuesday, September 23rd

  Speaker/Titel
  Brett Garland; Queensland Mines Rescue Service, Australia
25 years of Level 1 Emergency Exercises in Queensland
  Alaster Wylie; International Mines Rescue Body, Australia
International Mines Rescue Competition Rules standardization
  Iain McKillip; Glencore Nickel-Zinc, Canada
Real Applications of Remote Technology in Mine Rescue and Emergency Response
  Wiyono Minarno; Indonesian Mine Rescue Emergency Response Association (PERTAPINDO)
Mitigating Risk, Ensuring Safety: The Landscape of Mining Emergency Response Preparedness in Indonesia
  Congyuan Tang; Ministry of Emergency Management of the People's Republic of China
Enhancing the Combat Effectiveness of Mine Rescue with New Quality Productivity
  Axel Bahr; Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaA, Germany
Every Coin has 2 Sides: Green Energy and Mines Rescue
  Ken Swanlund; Guduza System Technologies, South Africa
Underground Real-time Vital Signs Monitoring for Rescue Team Members, using the latest technology via Data transfer Radio Communications
  Erik Farys, Louis Schaarschmidt; TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany
Strengthening European Collaboration in Mine Rescue Education: An Overview of the MINERS Program - Mine Rescue as Part of Academic Education at The TU Bergakademie Freiberg
  Mike Parent; Ontario Mine Rescue, Canada
IMRB 2029 and 100-Year Anniversary of Ontario Mine Rescue
  Łukasz Niewiadomski; DEZEGA, Poland
Compressed Oxygen SCBA: A Key to Mine Rescuer Safety and Health
  Gorden Sullivan; Ontario Mine Rescue, Canada
Electronic Record Keeping and OMR Tablet Rollout
  Daniel Steinbach; German Social Accident Insurance Institution for the raw materials and chemical industry (BG RCI)
Use of drinking masks during extended mine rescue operations
  Keegan Newman; Endeavour Mining, West Africa
Mine Rescue Operations Standards and Norms – “Bridging the GAP – Aligning West African Mine Rescue Standards with Global Best Practices”
  Tim Jackson; Queensland Mines Rescue Service, Australia
QMRS Inertisation Solutions
  Shawn Rideout; Ontario Mine Rescue, Canada
2021–2025 Ontario Mine Incident Review and Learnings
  Dinesh Bisen; Coal India Limited, India
Silkyara Tunnel Rescue: A Triumph of Resilience and Collaboration
  Tomasz Ciupa; Central Mine Rescue Station Bytom, Poland
Invitation to the IMRB 2027 in Poland
Contact

General enquiries

Austrian Body for Mine Rescue
and Gas Defence (Hauptstelle für das
Grubenrettungs- und Gasschutzwesen)
Telephone: +43 4246 70077-11
Fax: +43 4246 70077-70
E-Mail: post@hauptstelle.at

Conference
Organisation

Christl Haas