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c h & s 2 0 1 4 p r e v i e w c o n t i n u e d September 2014 www.coalage.com 29 CH&S;'s 2014 Technical Program* Monday, October 20 8 a.m. — 5 p.m. NIBA: Track, Train & Troubleshoot Workshop Facilitators: Mike Cremeens, Shaw Almex Industries Ltd., George Houston, Richwood and Dick McConnell, Flexco 8 a.m. — noon Martin Engineering Foundations, Operations and Maintenance Workshop Facilitators: Jerad Heitzler, Martin Engineering 1 p.m. — 5 p.m. Emergency Response Workshop Facilitator: Justin Clift, Hazard Control Technology Tuesday, October 21 8:30 -10 a.m. Keynote Session: Theme/ Lessons Learned from the Heavy Demand of the Past Winter panelists invited include Warren Wood, VP external affairs and com- munications, Ameren, Dan Thompson, VP coal, Dynegy; Westar Energy; Kinder Morgan Session Chair: Steve Fiscor, Editor and Chief, Coal Age magazine 10:30 a.m. — noon Track I: Environmental Considerations (1A) The Use of Chemical Compounds to Control Dust In-Transit, Maintain Coal Quality and Fight Spontaneous Combustion by Trey Cranfill of marketing and research & development, AKJ Industries Power Plant Coal Handling Dust Control Improvements by Mark Rieske, PE, project manag- er, CDG Engineers Minnesota Power Bio Mass/Wood Chips Session by invited speaker Session Chair: George Houston, Richwood Track II: Coal Loading & Unloading (2A) Automation in High Capacity Bulk Materials Handling by Branco Lalik, product line manager of surface materials handling, Sandvik Mining Systems Variety of Choice in Domestic River Barge Unloading by Alfred Midgley, VP, Heyl & Patterson Inc. Fast Unloading of Coal and Other Fuels from Rail Cars by George Dumbaugh, PE, president, Kinergy Session Chair: Jim Wikens, CCC Group Inc. 2 p.m. — 3 p.m. Track I: Conveyor Systems I — Operations Maintenance (1B) Carryback Analysis at a PRB Coal Mine: Lessons Learned by Richard Shields, Martin Engineering Specifying Belt Cleaners with CEMA Standard 576 by Paul Patton, senior manager, Richwood Session Chair: Gerry Cohen, estimating manager, Dearborn Mid-West Conveyor Co. Track II: Stockpile Management — Strategic Issues (2B) Panel Discussion — Invited panelists include: Kriss Miller, production manager, Hoosier Energy Merom Generating Station, and Steve Gartin, oper- ations manager, Savage Session Chair: John Fillion, principle, CDG Engineers 4 p.m. — 5:30 p.m. Track I: Conveyor Systems II — Retrofits and New Facilities (1C) A Story of Success — Posimetric Feeders Drastically Reducing Coal Dust Spillage by Bob Chase, engineer, Terrasource, and Ingo Wiedenhues, VP, western region, CCC Group Inc. Best Practices for Coal Dust Control at Belt Conveyor Loading Zones by Greg Bierie, manager, project sales, Martin Engineering Session Chair: Gary J. Griffin, PE, director of busi- ness development, east & south, material han- dling, Varo Engineers Inc. Track II: Stockpile Management — Operations & Maintenance (2C) Coal Reclaim Feeder Design Considerations by Dustin Doerr, PE, Mike Stock, PE, CDG Engineers Biomass Fuel Storage and Blending - Options for Quality by Randy L. Shepler, design build manager, CCC Group Inc. Session Chair: Casey Danner, GM, Savage Wednesday, October 22 8:30 -10 a.m. Track I: Fuel Quality, Characteristics & Blending (1D) Diversion Technology in Coal-Handling Applica- tions by Bruce McMurray, applications specialist, Flexco, and Mike Schimmelpfennig, Consulting Engineer, Ameren Understanding the use of PGNA Analyzers at Coal Mines and Loadout Facilities by Nichelle Worthington, director of operations, SABIA 5000 Stockpile Measurements from the Field to the CFO in 24 Hours — with an iPhone? by David Boardman, CEO, Stockpile Reports Track II: Safety First I (2D) Improving Your Organization's Ability to Prevent Life-Altering Injuries and Other Catastrophic Events by Michael Hajaistron, VP, BST Protecting Prep Plant Control Rooms with Hybrid Inert Gas/Water Mist Fire Suppression Systems by Chris Yoder, director of products, Pillar Innovations, and Bob Ballard, senior project engi- neer — technical leader, Victaulic Aftermarket to Safety and Profitability by Don Brogdon, equipment mech., Savage Services Session Chair: Greg Bierie, Martin Engineering 10:30 a.m. — noon Track I: Fugitive Dust (1E) Hazards Associated with Coal Handling and Processing: Combustible Dust by Jay Juvenal, sales engineer, CV Technology Dust Suppression in Coal Handling Applications by Mike Lewis, sales rep, Dust Control Technology Dust Suppression Best Practices by Bruce, Dantoin, Wisconsin Public Service, and Mike McBride, NIP- SCO, and Jon Krasnowski, director of sales, Benetech Session Chairs: Lynn Martin, sales/marketing at Fine Circuits Inc. / Jon Krasnowski, director of sales, Benetech Track II: Safety First II (2E) Material Handling Emergency Response Preparedness: Bulk Storage Hazards, Best Practices, Incident Reviews and Lesson Learned by Justin Clift, HCT industrial ER consultant, Hazard Control Technologies Guarding Equipment by Chris Allen, sales coordi- nator, Belt Conveyor Guarding Unique Approach To Coal Mill Protection by Geoff Greene, operations superintendent, Westar Energy, and Michael Shared, director of operations, MillPro Session Chair: Justin Clift, HCT industrial ER ron- sultant, Hazard Control Technologies 1 p.m. — 2:30 p.m. Inland and Blue Water Ports and Terminals (3E) Inland Ports and Terminals by Aimee Andres, administrative coordinator of Inland Rivers, Ports and Terminals Inc. Blue Water Port Development by invited speaker Impact of Panama Canal Expansion by invited speaker Session Chair: TBD Coal Ash (3D) Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) Handling and Transport Options by David Lodewyck, PE, project engi- neer, CDG Engineers, and Mike Schimmelpfennig, con- sulting engineer, Ameren Pending CCR Regulations and Wet to Dry Ash Handling Equipment by Zachary Bahr, PE, senior mechanical engineer, Energy Global Practice, Burns & McDonnell Ash Systems - Wet-to-Dry Conversions, Case Study by Kevin McDonough, vice president - sales and marketing, and Gerald Cone, North American sales manager, United Conveyor Corp. Session Chair: Cory Hansen, Burns & McDonnell *Conference agenda current as of September 2; subject to change