Symposium Program
A comprehensive program over the three days of the symposium will include:
- Keynote Addresses
- Technical Paper Presentations
- Workshops
- Product Briefs
- Trade Exhibition
- Welcome Function
- Symposium Dinner.
Tuesday 8th November, 2022
7:30am - 8:45am |
Registration and Networking |
8:45am - 9:05am |
Opening Introduction and Welcome to CountryRoom: BallroomTim Gavel |
9:05am - 9:45am |
Opening Keynote AddressRoom: BallroomLieutenant General John Frewen DSC, AM |
9:45am - 10:25am |
Keynote Address 2Room: BallroomCommodore Nigel Smith RAN |
10:25am - 11:00am |
Morning Tea and Exhibition |
11:00am - 11:40am |
Keynote Address 3Room: BallroomBrigadier Haydn Kohl |
11:40am - 12:20pm |
Keynote Address 4Room: BallroomCaptain Jacqui King RAN |
12:20pm - 1:20pm |
Lunch and Exhibition |
1:20pm - 2:00pm |
Panel SessionRoom: BallroomDGEO, DGGWEO, DGEM |
2:00pm - 2:10pm |
Movement Break into Sessions |
2:10pm - 2:40pm |
Session 1ARoom: BallroomChair: WGCDR G MathamsA Quick History of GW Design and Manufacture in Australia Mr L Tilbrook & Mr O Rehman, Directorate of Engineering, EMB/QinetiQ Session 1BRoom: Swan & TorrensChair: Mr B MacNaughtAn update to the Quantity Distance QD Tables in AASTP-1 Mr Wingrave, Defence OME Safety Regulator (DOSR UK) Session 1CRoom: Murray & FitzroyChair: Mr M SharpLifing Approaches and Ageing Algorithms Dr K Jaansalu, Munitions Safety Information Analysis Center (MSIAC) |
2:40pm - 3:10pm |
BLU Domestic Manufacturing - Part I and II Introduction and Energetic Material Qualification Development
Dr D Mangos, Defence Science and Technology Group FLGOFF N Widdup, Aerospace Explosive Ordnance Systems Program Office Consequence Analysis Software in Support of Ammunition and Explosives Risk Assessment Safety Cases
Mr C Heron, Directorate of Ammunition and Explosive Regulation (DAER, Canadian Dept of National Defence) ExploSim: Using RF to Emulate Explosive Effects
Mr D Williams, Layer 3 Services |
3:10pm - 3:50pm |
Afternoon Tea and Exhibition |
3:50pm - 4:20pm |
Session 2ARoom: BallroomChair: Dr I LochertBLU Domestic Manufacturing - Part III BLU Industrialisation Mr M Manchée, Australian Munitions Mr D Watt, Thales Australia FLGOFF D Iliev, CASG/MIB Session 2BRoom: Swan & TorrensChair: Mr L O'DonohoeAmmunition and Explosives Consequence Analysis Tool (AECAT) to Support Risk Assessment of Storage-Based Explosive Scenarios Mr N McCormick, Session 2CRoom: Murray & FitzroyChair: Mr M FerranNew Developments on Polynitro Containing Molecules as High-Energy-Dense-Oxidizers Dr B Krumm & Prof T Klapotke |
4:20pm - 4:50pm |
BLU Domestic Manufacturing - Part IV BLU Arena trials
Mr S Bevan, Joint Proof and Experimental Unit FLTLT B Altantsetseg, Aerospace Explosive Ordnance Systems Program Office Revision of Australian Defence Burning and Demolition Ground Siting Criteria
GPCAPT M Grant, Director, Ordnance Safety WGCDR G Gibbs EO Shock Testing and Qualification, through use of the Portable Shock Machine JASSO
Mr R Centin, |
5:00pm - 6:30pm |
Welcome FunctionFoyer, National Convention Centre Canberra |
Wednesday 9th November, 2022
8:00am - 9:00am |
Registration and Networking |
9:00am - 9:40am |
Keynote Address 5Room: BallroomSimplifying Explosive Ordnance Safety Mr B MacNaught BSc CEng MIET FIExpE MAPM |
9:40am - 9:50am |
Movement Break Into Sessions |
9:50am - 10:20am |
Session 3ARoom: BallroomChair: Mr L TilbrookInfluence of Risk Tolerability on Approaches to S3 Assessment Mr M Ferran Munitions Safety Information Analysis Center (MSIAC), Brussels, Belgium Session 3BRoom: Swan & TorrensChair: LTCOL B MatthewsImproved Assessment Methods for Impulsive Noise Exposure and Hearing Protector Performance Mr C Nelson Session 3CRoom: Murray & FitzroyChair: LTCOL J AbundoEnabling Safe Explosive Ordnance Storage Mr B Durrant - Aecom Australia |
10:20am - 10:50am |
OME Recognition Program – Instilling Trusted Partnerships
Mr G Belley, Director - Defence Ordnance, Munitions and Explosives Safety Regulator, Department Of National Defence, Canada Spike LR 2 Minimum Smoke Rocket Motor: Made in Australia
Mr MYosef & Mr Dr Bittoun, Rafael Design Improvements to Singapore High Performance Magazine
Mr Tay Yuh Sheng, et al. Defence Science & Technology Agency, Singapore |
10:50am - 11:20am |
Morning Tea and Exhibition |
11:20am - 11:50am |
Session 4ARoom: BallroomChair: CMDR S Morgan, RANControl of Electro-explosive Hazards in the Australian Defence Force - A Critical Overview of the Status Quo Mr K Stowe, Directorate of Engineering, EMB/QinetiQ Session 4BRoom: Swan & TorrensChair: LTCOL D MattisonInnovation in IM designs Mr E van Meerten & Mr M Melan, Rheinmetall Live Q&A with Mr Jack Rimmer. Session 4CRoom: Murray & FitzroyChair: Mr G BelleyFragmentation Safety Risks and Safety Distances for Field Storage of Large Calibre Munitions Dist Prof M Stewart, University of Technology Sydney |
11:50am - 12:20pm |
An Overview Of Helicopter-Borne Electrostatic Discharge as an Electro-Explosive Hazard in The Australian Defence Force
Mr T Neethling, Directorate of Engineering EMB/QinetiQ The Use of Robotics and Automation to Remediate Stocks of Artillery Ammunition, Deemed Unsafe to Move, Due to the Possibility of Armed Fuzes
Mr T Hutchin Introduction Into Service of New Combat Weapon Systems Onto Existing Training Areas
Ms J Green, GHD Pty Ltd |
12:20pm - 12:50pm |
Considerations Towards the Establishment of an E3 and HERO Test and Evaluation Capability in Support of the Sovereign Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance Enterprise
Mr M Hayes, Directorate of Engineering, EMB/QinetiQ Software Safety Assurance for Explosive Ordnance
Mr W Miller, Directorate of Engineering, EMB/QinetiQ Modelling and Simulation as a Risk Assessment Tool to Support Warships in Harbour
Mr R Centin, Thornton Tomasetti |
12:50pm - 1:50pm |
Lunch and Exhibition |
1:50pm - 2:30pm |
Keynote Address 6Room: BallroomMr Gilles Belley |
2:30pm - 2:40pm |
Movement Break into Sessions |
2:40pm - 3:10pm |
Session 5ARoom: BallroomChair: Dr K JaansaluThe Status of International and National IM Policies across the Nations Mrs C Collet, Session 5BRoom: Swan & TorrensChair: LTCOL M DwyerProcess Hazards Analysis for Explosive Ordinance Mr S Genta, et al. Safety Management Services, Inc. West Jordan, United States/NIOA Australia Session 5CRoom: Murray & FitzroyChair: COMM C McGregorSensitivity of Munitions to Lightning Strikes; The Effect of Building Lay-out, Munition Stacking, Type of EED and Packaging Dr ir R Bouma, The Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) |
3:10pm - 3:40pm |
Comparison of IM Threats Versus the Real World
Mrs C Collet, et al. DSTG Static Rocket Motor Test Capability: Past, Present and Future
Dr C Prior, Defence Science And Technology Group Lightning Protection on a Munition Storage Compound – Methodology for Safety Risk Assessment
MSc HPA Dijkers, et al. The Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) |
3:40pm - 4:00pm |
Afternoon Tea and Exhibition |
4:00pm - 4:30pm |
Session 6BRoom: Swan & TorrensChair: Mr B Smith-RobertsResearch with Explosives at the University of Adelaide Mr T de Prinse, et al. Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, University of Adelaide Session 6CRoom: Murray & FitzroyChair: Dr A ProvatasDevelopments in Assessing Occupational Noise Exposure and Hearing Damage Risk from Sources of Impulsive Noise and Ototoxic Chemicals Dr P Teague, et al. Vipac Engineers & Scientists Ltd & Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group Mr M Jennings, Department of Defence |
4:30pm - 5:00pm |
Quality Control in M-CMOPI Small Arms EPVAT Testing
Mr L Quill, Joint Proof and Experimental Unit Exposure to Emissions from Small Arms Munitions
Ms S Cherian. Directorate of Engineering, EMB/QinetiQ Mr M Jennings, Department of Defence |
7:00pm - 10:30pm |
Symposium DinnerBallroom, National Convention Centre Canberra |
Thursday 10th November, 2022
8:00am - 9:00am |
Registration and Networking |
9:00am - 9:40am |
Keynote Address 7Room: BallroomDr Michael Sharp, Research Leader |
9:40am - 10:05am |
Morning Tea and Exhibition |
10:05am - 10:35am |
Session 7ARoom: BallroomChair: Dr J ReidResonant Acoustic Mixing of Composite Propellant Dr N Stanley, Defence Science and Technology Group / YTEK Pty Ltd Session 7BRoom: Swan & TorrensChair: Ms F InceReducing Negligent Discharges: A Novel Approach - from Idea to Prototype FLTLT Fraser, EMB Session 7CRoom: Murray & FitzroyChair: CAPT J KingExplosives Act Thematic Review – Proposing an Outcomes and Principle-Focused Explosives Safety and Security Legislative Framework Mr Philip Jones-Hope & Mrs Jennifer Wilson, KPMG CAPT J King, RAN |
10:35am - 11:05am |
Evaluation of Properties of Solid Rocket Propellant Using Strain Evaluation Cylinder Methodology, for Use in Finite Element Analysis of Rocket Motors
Mr J Huf & Mr J Anglberger, I Don't Care About Your Risk Matrix: Reducing Risks SFARP
SQNLDR J. McGrath Explosives Act Thematic Review – Proposing an Outcomes and Principle-Focused Explosives Safety and Security Legislative Framework Cont
CAPT J King, RAN |
11:05am - 11:35am |
Engineering Assessments and Their Dependence on Test and Evaluation
Mr. M. Ashcroft, Directorate of Engineering, EMB/QinetiQ Utility of Quantitative Risk Assessment and Modelling for Explosives Safety
SQNLDR M. Netherton, Directorate of Ordnance Safety GPCAPT M. Grant, Director, Ordnance Safety EO Storage and Handling – Leading Edge Approaches to Safety
Mr. I. Shaik & Mr. D. Taylor, ACOR Consultants |
11:35am - 12:35pm |
Lunch and Exhibition |
12:35pm - 1:05pm |
Session 8ARoom: BallroomChair: MAJ R BrinkworthRethinking Munition Stockpile for Sustainability Mr Tan Chow Tat, Singapore Armed Forces Session 8BRoom: Swan & TorrensChair: Mr T NeethlingDigitisation of Explosives Transport Documents for ADF EO Logistics Mr D Nothdurft, Thales EO Services Session 8CRoom: Murray & FitzroyChair: SQNLDR J McGrathExplosives Transport Risk Assessment Methodology Mr Lee Choon Keat, et al - Defence Science and Technology Agency, Singapore/Singapore Armed Forces Ammunition Command |
1:05pm - 2:35pm |
Panel
Considerations for Manufacture and Prototyping of Explosive Ordnance MAJ R Brinkworth. Directorate of Ordnance Safety Panel Members: Workshop
An Overview of Potential Strategies for the Derivation of RF Susceptibility Data for Electrically Initiated Explosive Ordnance (Workshop) Mr T Neethling & Mr K Stowe, Panel
EO Risk Management within Operational Decision Making SQNLDR J McGrath, Directorate of Ordnance Safety Panel Members: |
2:35pm - 3:00pm |
Afternoon Tea and Exhibition |
3:00pm - 3:40pm |
Closing Keynote Address 8Room: BallroomCommodore James Nash RAN, |
3:40pm |
Symposium Close |