Potential Topic Ideas

 

Many potential speakers ask "What kinds of topics are you looking for?" One NSSGA producer member conducted an internal survey of their front-line employees to find out what kinds of topics would be most valuable to them. If you need help with topic ideas, consider using one of these!

 

Operations & Production

• Telematics in mining equipment
• Automation in aggregate sampling
• CMMS (computer management maintenance system)
• Integrated Production Reporting (tying directly into financials while optimizing site level)
• Effective drone usage in stockpile calculation and management
• Autonomous Equipment – popular market shifts
• Remote control operation of haul trucks and loaders
• WipFrag Testing (Image Analysis)

 

Safety & Health

• The use of AR and VR for training miners
• Mental Health Awareness
• Sleep studies as it relates to worker safety
• Fatigue management and root cause analysis
• New MSHA Silica Standard
• Dust control methods as it relates to Industrial Hygiene

 

Environmental & Sustainability

• Water conservation
• New technology for permit management
• Ways to reduce material waste

 

Business & People Management

• Human Wellness – Life Balance
• Using AI in leadership
• Change Management – managing your workforce.
• Ongoing challenge of dealing with newer generation that doesn’t want to work
• Effective training to having difficult conversations
• The future of AI in the aggregates industry
• Emotional Intelligence
• Setting expectations and driving accountability