Overview
Explore the essentials of metalcasting health and safety at this two-day seminar for people who are relatively new to the field.
Topics include OHSA regulations and visits, industrial hygiene, emergency planning, incident investigations, electrical safety, machine guarding, lockout/tagout, fire protection, and more.
This conference is for people with less than three years of experience in the field and those who serve in multiple roles in addition to safety and health. AFS training certificates are awarded to attendees who are present for the entire conference.
Click here for the 2022 Safety 101 Seminar digital brochure.
Location
Hotel Information
Standard room rate of $159.00 + taxes/fees. Attendees can reserve directly with the hotel by calling 414-276-1234 and requesting the AFS room block. The hotel’s check-in time is 3 p.m. Check-in prior to the hotel’s published check-in times are subject to availability. Check-out time is noon.
Conference Agenda
Brent Charlton
AFS Safety & Health Committee Chair
- Attendee introductions – Name, where from, how long in safety?
- What do you hope to get from this training?
Tom Slavin
Cardno Chemrisk, Chicago, IL
Paul Lynes
FingerLynes Engineering, Nashville, TN
• A systems approach to identify the OSHA regulations applicable to your foundry
• Identify the tasks to address those regulations
• Provide a system to implement and monitor the tasks
Dan Engling
Keramida, Inc., Indianapolis, IN
• Key elements to have in place
Dan Engling
Keramida, Inc., Indianapolis, IN
• The struggles, hurdles, and successes of complying
Kay Rowntree
Industrial Hygiene Sciences, LLC, Waterford, WI
• Overview of hazardous substances present in foundries - recognition and OSHA requirements
• Noise and hearing conservation
• Exposure assessments and recordkeeping
• Hazard communication
Anyone who has attended an in-person AFS event can attest, the socializing and networking is invaluable…and fun! If you are up for it, plan to grab some food and beverage with the rest of the attendees and instructors. You won’t regret it!
Mickey Hannum
McWane Inc., Birmingham, AL
Katherine Jungwirth
The Lawton Standard Co., De Pere, WI
• Make your plan compliant and effective
• Proper planning to prevent an emergency
• Keep people safe and minimize damage if an emergency occurs
Kay Rowntree
Industrial Hygiene Sciences LLC, Waterford, WI
• Overview of the OSHA standard
• Voluntary vs required use programs
• Common pitfalls in administering respiratory protection programs
Brent Charlton
Metal Technologies of Indiana, LLC, Auburn, IN
• Requirements of the OSHA standards
• Methods of lockout
• Methods of machine guarding
Glenn Huneycutt
Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Co., Charlotte, NC
• Challenges with development
• Understanding what needs to be understood
Paul Lynes
FingerLynes Engineering, Nashville, TN
• Traditional lagging indicators
• Benefits of leading indicators
• Examples of leading indicators and their effectiveness
Brent Charlton
Metal Technologies of Indiana, LLC, Auburn, IN
• What’s not working and why
• The normalcy of error
• Affecting change
All Instructors
Registration
Early Registration: Early registration ends 8/10/2022
AFS Member: $600.00 | Non-Member: $900.00
Standard Registration:
AFS Member: $720.00 | Non-Member: $1,080.00
AFS presents a variety of technical and management conferences (in both in-person and virtual formats). The refund policy for AFS conferences is as follows: 1) Substitutions are accepted at no charge at any time up until the start of the conference; 2) Full refunds are offered if AFS is notified in writing of cancellation at least 30 days in advance of the conference. No refunds or credits are available for less than 30 days written notice.