At the end of the day, every worker has a right to return home in the same good health as he arrived on the rig. IADC and its members are committed to achieving a state of zero incidents to make this goal a reality. Crane operations hold particular potential for harm, as incidents in numerous industries have unfortunately demonstrated. The tools at our disposal to preserve human safety are the triumvirate of training, technology and sound operations.

The 2010 IADC Lifting and Mechanical Conference will drive home this message of “Training, Technology and Sound Operations: Achieving Crane Safety at the End of the Day”. The conference will convene 13-14 July at the Houston Omni Westside Hotel.

This call for abstracts is an invitation to you and your company to share experiences of success in lifting HSE, and, just as importantly, of failures and the roadblocks encountered on our mission to ensure safety all the time for all of our workers.

Please join us in creating a step change in safety in crane operations. Share your experiences, good and bad, for the betterment of all.

IADC Lifting & Mechanical Handling

Conference & Exhibition

13-14 July 2010 | Omni Houston Hotel Westside • Houston, Texas

Training, Technology and Sound Operations – Achieving Crane Safety at the End of the Day

Authors are invited to submit proposals for presentations at the conference. For consideration, an abstract for each proposed paper must be submitted to IADC no later than 5 February 2010. Authors of papers selected will receive confirmation and guidelines by 23 March 2010. Please note that formal papers are encouraged, but are NOT required for this conference.

We look forward to your participation and hope to see you at this important event!

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Call for Abstracts

Topics of special interest include:

• Trainingmethodology,includingonthejob,computer-basedsimulators,andstandardsforcompetency

• Regulation&standardsforliftingoperations,includingharmonizationandgoal-settingregimes

• Lessonslearnedfromcasehistoriesofliftingaccidents

• Liftingequipment&slings:design,inspection,modification,maintenanceandimpactofageing

• Hoistingequipment(Pedestal,Bridge,Deck,etc.Cranes:RigFloorHoists)maintenanceandcertification

• Planningandpreparationforliftingoperations,includingriskassessment

• Hands-freelifting• Manriding:riskassessment,supervisionandalternatives

• Ergonomicsinliftingandmechanicalhandling

• SafetyCultureduringliftingoperations• Preslingingoftubularsandfactorytransitslings(trackingofslings)

• Containerizedlifts• ExecutingSafeOperations;theRoleofJSA’s

• WellServicing–LiftingConcernsforP&A• TransferofPersonnel• MaterialHandling

Endorsed by

IADC LIftIng & MeChAnICAL hAnDLIng

ConferenCe & exhIbItIon

13-14 July 2010 • Omni Houston Hotel Westside • Houston, TexasInstructions for Submitting Abstracts: To be selected for presentation, papers must be of great interest to drilling contractors, operators,

service companies, training institutions and equipment manufacturers. A detailed abstract must be submitted online at:

http://www.iadc.org/conferences/Lifting_Handling_2010For more information, contact Leesa Teel at +1/713-292-1945, email: leesa.teel@iadc.org.

Deadline for Abstracts – 5 February 2010

For more information on IADC conferences, visit

www.iadc.org/conferences.htm or contact us directly:

USALeesa Teel, leesa.teel@iadc.org

Stephanie Murphy, stephanie.murphy@iadc.org

+1-713-292-1945

NetherlandsAnne Otten, anne.otten@iadc.org

Peggy Kersten, peggy.kersten@iadc.org+31-24-675-2252

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