Both take place on Wednesday 15 March 2023 and are offered as optional add-ons, charged at £70 + VAT. Safety Workshop for Refineries and Laboratories, 09:00-12:00 The workshop, focused on refinery and laboratory safety, will be interactive and feature several short presentations on various safety topics. Participants can ask questions and discuss the issues being presented and pose questions to the group on issues of interest. Speakers running the workshop include Neil Harby (LBMA), Michael W. Hinds (MHinds Analytical Consulting Inc.), Leo Simpson (Metalor USA), Rob Sargent (Royal Canadian Mint), Charles Daoust (Royal Canadian Mint), Michael Koch (Perth Mint Refinery), and Terance Nkosi (Rand Refinery). You can book onto the workshop during the registration process. Bureau Veritas Commodities Tour, 08:30-15:00 The tour provides an opportunity to cover all aspects of Bureau Veritas' analytical work and methods, e.g. XRF, Fire assay, ICP with a focus on the precious metals. The tour will follow the process from sample receipt right through to final results to show delegates the lab controls and step by step processes that Bureau Veritas use to get the most accurate results on each sample received. There will be a short introduction to the Company, and Q&A’s during the tour with the lab personnel. The tour is now fully booked. If you would like to be included on the waitlist, please contact events@lbma.org.uk and a member of our team will be in touch.