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parari 2022
Australian Explosive Ordnance Safety Symposium
Supporting Australia Manufacture
8019 November 2022
National Convention Centre Canberra, Australia

Symposium Program

A comprehensive program over the three days of the symposium will include:

Thursday 10th November, 2022

8:00am - 9:00am

Registration and Networking

9:00am - 9:40am

Keynote Address 7

Room: Ballroom

Dr Michael Sharp, Research Leader
Advanced Propulsion and Weapon Effects, Defence Science and Technology Group

9:40am - 10:05am

Morning Tea and Exhibition

10:05am - 10:35am

Session 7A

Room: Ballroom

Chair: Dr J Reid

Resonant Acoustic Mixing of Composite Propellant

Dr N Stanley, Defence Science and Technology Group / YTEK Pty Ltd

Session 7B

Room: Swan & Torrens

Chair: Ms F Ince

Reducing Negligent Discharges: A Novel Approach - from Idea to Prototype

FLTLT Fraser, EMB
WOFF J Reinertsen, ATACSPO

Session 7C

Room: Murray & Fitzroy

Chair: CAPT J King

Explosives 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
Executive Director EATR Task Force
Joint Logistics Command

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,
Defence Science And Technology Group

I Don't Care About Your Risk Matrix: Reducing Risks SFARP

SQNLDR J. McGrath
Directorate Of Ordnance Safety

Explosives Act Thematic Review – Proposing an Outcomes and Principle-Focused Explosives Safety and Security Legislative Framework Cont

CAPT J King, RAN
Executive Director EATR Task Force
Joint Logistics Command

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 8A

Room: Ballroom

Chair: MAJ R Brinkworth

Rethinking Munition Stockpile for Sustainability

Mr Tan Chow Tat, Singapore Armed Forces

Session 8B

Room: Swan & Torrens

Chair: Mr T Neethling

Digitisation of Explosives Transport Documents for ADF EO Logistics

Mr D Nothdurft, Thales EO Services

Session 8C

Room: Murray & Fitzroy

Chair: SQNLDR J McGrath

Explosives 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:
Senior GWEO & DSTG representatives

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,
Directorate of Engineering EMB/QinetiQ

Panel

EO Risk Management within Operational Decision Making

SQNLDR J McGrath, Directorate of Ordnance Safety

Panel Members:
Panel will comprise representatives with operator, regulatory and legal backgrounds.

2:35pm - 3:00pm

Afternoon Tea and Exhibition

3:00pm - 3:40pm

Closing Keynote Address 8

Room: Ballroom

Commodore James Nash RAN,
Director General Explosive Ordnance (DGEO)

3:40pm

Symposium Close

Partners

Platinum Sponsor

NIOA

Gold Sponsors

Defence Connect

Silver Sponsors

APDR

Ascent Professional Services

Australian Defence Magazine

Northrop Grumman

QinetiQ

Dinner Sponsor

Lockheed Martin

Satchel Sponsor

KPMG Law

Name Card / Lanyard Sponsor

Ascent Professional Services

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