The seminar was conducted by the Cast Metals Institute (CMI) as a shortened version of its Introduction to Metalcasting seminar and taught by Mark Nagel, CMI director of education, and Scott Lammers, AFS technical director. The seminar was augmented by AFS Safety and Health Committee members Tom Slavin, Navistar International, Warrenville, Ill., Bob Scholz, RMT Inc., Brookfield, Wis., Jim Brunson, Navistar Waukesha Foundry, Waukesha, Wis., and Fred Kohloff, AFS director of environmental, health and safety, Schaumburg, Ill.

All involved described the result of Waukesha opening its doors to the training as a success. The inspectors called it one of the best training courses they had ever attended and came away with a new and greater appreciation for metalcasting processes, equipment and safety programs in metalcasting operations.

Based on the success of the training program at Waukesha, OSHA has asked that it be repeated
in other regions. If you are interested in hosting this training at your facility, contact Kohloff at 800/537-4237 x230 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .