Abstract submission

The QMIHSC 2025 organising committee is calling for abstract submissions for consideration in the 2025 conference program.

Abstracts will be considered for an oral presentation in one of the concurrent sessions and submission is open to everyone associated with resources and related industries, including companies and sites (minerals, coal, quarries, exploration, oil and energy), operators, contractors, consultants, lawyers, suppliers and regulators.

2025 TOPICS:

Rock Solid	Topic	General areas of interest
	Our environment	Improving conditions Exposure monitoring and management Facilities of the future – intelligent design supporting wellbeing
	Our people	Competency and capability Engagement, communication & consultation Diversity and Inclusion Health and wellbeing – including psychological safety, psychosocial factors, mental health. Human factors
	Our systems	Safety and Health Management Systems – good practice. Catastrophic hazard management and critical controls Process and personal safety Risk Management
	Our equipment	Technology supporting safety and health Design innovation Maintenance for safe outcomes
	Our organisations	Mining on a global stage The changing face of mining Organisational culture

ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW CLOSED

2024 TOPICS:

Back to the Future	Topic	General areas of interest
	Our environment	Improving conditions Exposure monitoring and management Facilities of the future – intelligent design supporting wellbeing
	Our people	Competency and capability Engagement, communication & consultation Diversity and Inclusion Health and wellbeing – including psychological safety, psychosocial factors, mental health. Human factors
	Our systems	Safety and Health Management Systems – good practice. Catastrophic hazard management and critical controls Process and personal safety Risk Management
	Our equipment	Technology supporting safety and health Design innovation Maintenance for safe outcomes
	Our organisations	Mining on a global stage The changing face of mining Organisational culture

The online abstract submission portal is now open and will close at midnight on Monday 14 April 2025.

SUBMITTING YOUR ABSTRACT

Prior to submitting the abstract, please refer to the submission guidelines. To submit your abstract, please click on the Submit button below, which will take you to the online portal.

To log into the portal and submit your abstract for the first time, you will need to create a new account.

IMPORTANT DATES
Abstract submissions close	Monday 14 April 2025
Review completed	Friday 25 April 2025
Notification	Tuesday 7 May 2025

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

More than one submission may be considered
Submission must cover issues of relevance to occupational health and safety within the Queensland Resources Industry
Submission must be relevant to one or more 2025 conference topics and should fall under one of the conference general areas of interest
Submission text must not exceed 350 words
Do not include the presentation title, author names or affiliations in the text box, as these details will be captured during the submission process via the abstract submission portal
All abbreviations must be spelled out on first use
Scientific names must be italicised
Submissions are to be text only. Graphs, figures, diagrams, images etc. must not be included
Submissions should be thoroughly checked for spelling and grammar, as if successful, will be included in the conference app

To ensure your presentation is included in QMIHSC 2025 program, successful presenters will require to have a paid registration for the conference by 4 July 2025. If you do not register by this date, your submission may be withdrawn.

Travel and accommodation are not included and will be at your own expense.

PUBLICATION

Should your presentation submission be accepted, it will be published in the conference app. We recommend you proof your submission well prior to submitting.

PRESENTATION CONTENT

The presentation must not be of a commercial nature or directly advertise or promote commercial products or services.

You will be allocated 20 to 40 minutes for your presentation and an additional 5 minutes for Q&A during the conference program on either Tuesday or Wednesday, as determined by the Organising Committee.

EDITING YOUR SUBMISSION

You will be able to save your abstract as a draft and return to it at any time for editing before completing your submission. Once you have submitted your document, you will not be able to edit it.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

You will receive an automated response to say that we have received your submission. If you don’t receive this email, please contact Expert Events.