2008 Mining Studies Institute: Professional Development Course

Date: 15 - 17 October 2008

Mine Safety: Risk, Reason and Regret

Course Presenters Schedule General Information MSI Courses 2008

Course Schedule

Day One Start at 08:30
	Introductions and Course Synopsis 30
	Decision Error Theory and Boundary Condition and Decision Analysis 60
	Coffee Break 15
	The Piper Alpha Disaster - Documentary: The Human Price of Oil 45
	Summary of decision errors and their analysis 60
	Lunch (provided) 30
	The Sunshine Mine Disaster – Documentary: You Are My Sunshine 90
	Summary of decision errors and their analysis 60
	Coffee Break 15
	The introduction of Risk Communication – the Sandman Model 30
	Discussion and introduction to back-analysis of risk 30
	Questions and answers and suggested reading 15
	End of Day One 16:30

Day Two Start at 08:30
	Brief summary of previous day’s concepts 15
	The Westray Disaster – Documentary: Westray 90
	Coffee Break 15
	Summary of decision errors and their analysis 60
	Comparisons in Due Diligence – Regina vs. City of Sault Ste Marie 30
	Lunch (provided) 30
	The Exxon Valdez Disaster – Documentary: Dead Ahead 90
	Coffee Break 15
	Chernobyl and Three Mile Island – Documentary: The Mystery of Chernobyl 30
	Summary of decision errors and their analysis 30
	The space shuttle disasters – A Chronology of events and Group Think 30
	Questions and answers and suggested reading 15
	End of Day Two 16:30

Day Three Start at 08:30
	Working in groups to establish decision errors concerning an event of interest
	as provided by a workshop participant 90
	Coffee Break 15
	Application of Boundary Condition and Decision Analysis and Cognitive
	Patterning to the event 90
	Lunch (provided) 45
	Working group presentations (30 minutes for each work group) 90
	Coffee Break 15
	Summary, discussion and suggested reading 60
	End of Day Three 15:45

Course Details

Presenter:
Dr. Doug Sweeney
Date:
15 - 17 October 2008
Duration:
3-day course
Location:
UBC Robson Square Campus (Downtown Vancouver, BC, Canada)
Fees:
CAD 1,500.00
How to Register »

Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering

This course is part of a blended learning program, which integrates online learning with the dynamics of a classroom presentation by industryspecialists.

To achieve maximum benefit you should complete the pre-course e-learning prior to attendance at the classroom component.

The interactive online reviews can be used to advantage to confirm that you have achieved the e-learning objectives.

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