2003 Johannesburg, South Africa

• The evolution of closed circuit breathing apparatus used by mines rescue services
  Christo de Klerk - South Africa
• JRGH, an important link in Polish mine rescue system
  Budzilowicz, Laskownicki, Magiera, Podolski - Poland
• 40 years of HBL central mining rescue station services
• Mine-rescue service of Ukraine (PMRS)
  Smolanov - Ukraine
• Constitute of the Association of Mining and Surface Rescuers in Romania (AMSR)
  Artur George Gaman - Romania
• Mine Rescue in non-coal mines in Germany
  Roehl, Weihofen - Germany
• Carbon dioxide v nitrogen inertisation in a unique situation
• Monitoring of nitrogen infusion technology
  Dr. Alois Adamus - Czech Republic
• The rescue operation in "Brzeszcze" hard coal mine in 2003
  Zygmunt Kajdasz - Poland
• Heat stress management
  PC Schutte - South Africa
• Work load training: enhanced safety standards for Rescue Brigades' operations in the South African mining industry
  Kielblock, de Klerk - South Africa
• Gas analysis and interpretation in accordance with the Mines Rescue Service New South Wales (NSW) emergency preparedness and mines rescue guidelines
  Peter Mason - Australia
• The status and prospects of mine rescue technology and equipment in China
  Wang Jinhua - China
• Southern districts emergency escape system & its link with mines rescue
  Peter Baker - Australia
• Purposefulness of improving the borehole fire extinguishing method and prevention of underground fires with difficult access
  Kajdasz, Matuszewski, Kolarczyk, Buchwald - Poland
• "One step ahead"
• China's mine rescue system and field practice
  Lang Qingtian - China
• Organization and functioning of mines rescue in Poland
  Goldstein, Parol, Wicher - Poland
• Self-contained self-rescuer legislation within the context of the Mine Health and Safety Act of South Africa: a critical analysis
  Schreiber, Kielblock - South Africa
• Greytley mine disaster
  Allan Clapham - Australia
• Competency based and keeping pace
  Greg Allen - Australia
• Risk minimization for mines rescue teams
  Stephen Tonegato - Australia
• Self escape from underground metalliforous mines
  Peter Hatswell - Australia
• Adult education and training philosophy with reference to Mines Rescue Pty Limited New South Wales, Australia
  Mark Harris - Australia
• The medical course for proto teams in
  South Africa ... an overview