The International Conference of Safety in Mines Research Institutes was first held 1931 and has a long history as one of the oldest, if not the oldest, global mining health conferences.
The Conference has been held all over the world including Australia, Belgium, France, Germany, China, India, Poland, Romania, South Africa, the UK, and the USA. ICSMRI has historically been held roughly every two years, but with the downturn this conference hasn’t been held since 2015 in Canada.
The conference was last held in Australia in 2005.
The 2021 Conference is hosted and organised by the Minerals Industry Safety and Health Centre within The University of Queensland's Sustainable Minerals Institute.
The Minerals Industry Safety and Health Centre (MISHC) conducts research in occupational safety and health, risk management, and human factors, and provides consultancy and professional development programs to industry. It is one of six research centres and an international centre of excellence in Chile which comprise the Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI).
Conference Planning Committee
Chair:
Members:
Brett Garland - MISHC
David Cliff - MISHC
Michelle Rowland - SMI
Gillian Ievers - SMI
Academic Review Committee
Chair:
Members:
Naj Aziz – University of Wollongong
Brett Garland - MISHC
David Cliff - MISHC
International Advisory Committee
Chair:
Members:
Ram Bhattacharjee – IIT Indian School of Mines
Jurgen Brune – Colorado School of Mines
Patrick Foster – University of Exeter
Glenn Lyle – MIRARCO
ICSMRI 2021 will be held at The University of Queensland within the UQ Women's College Function Room
The Women's College, is located on College Road, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia; Building 36H, coordinates M - 10 on this UQ map.
Situated next to the picturesque UQ Lakes, the conference location will allow delegates to relax between sessions, as well as the ideal opportunity to explore the St Lucia campus. The campus is a research hub and is home to numerous institutes and centres - including host institution the Sustainable Minerals Institute(SMI). The University of Queensland sits in the global top 50 university rankings, and the conference provides the chance for researchers to extend their professional networks within a world-class institution.
For more information on activities to do while visiting the conference, travel options and other information. Please visit our getting here page.
The Minerals Industry Safety and Health Centre (MISHC) conducts research in occupational safety and health, risk management, and human factors, and provides consultancy and professional development programs to industry.
The backgrounds of MISHC staff are varied, and collectively cover the breadth of occupational safety and health-related disciplines such as risk management (including principal hazard management and emergency response, risk management tools and techniques), occupational health (eg., chemicals, dust, vibration), psychology (fatigue, stress), and physiotherapy, as well as human factors and ergonomics.
MISHC is located within the Sustainable Minerals Institute, a world-leading research institute committed to developing knowledge-based solutions to the sustainability challenges facing the global mining and resource industry, and to training the next generation of industry and community leaders.