Morike Sissoko Awarded SEE Education Foundation Scholarship Morike Sissoko of Bamako, Mali (West Africa) was awarded the SEE Education Foundation Scholarship in the amount of $4,000 for the 2020-2021 academic year. Morike is a junior majoring in Mining Engineering at Penn State University. He is a member and serves as secretary of both the SME ...read more
U.S. Department of Labor Cites Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. for Failing to Protect Employees from Coronavirus – OSHA has cited Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, for failing to protect employees from exposure to the coronavirus. U.S. Department of Labor Cites Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health System for Failing to Protect Employees from the ...read more
Hello Chapter, ISEE is pleased to announce the launch of: ISEE Webinar Series – Blasters Training 2020. ISEE has been working diligently to ensure members have access to the same high-quality training and recertification programs normally offered in-person at Chapter-sponsored trainings and conferences. ISEE recruited volunteer speakers to compile presentations that would serve as a ...read more
For many years the Penn State Miner Training Program has conducted the Professional Development Workshop for Mine Supervisors, Competent Persons, and Safety Professionals, a 1-day mine safety workshop held in September in Woodside, DE. Because of the current COVID-19 situation and in the interest of health and safety for all involved, this year’s program scheduled for ...read more
The 47th Annual Conference on Explosives and Blasting Technique, which was set for February 7-10, 2021 in Orlando, FL, has been cancelled. Read the full announcement from Alastair Torrance, President of the ISEE....read more