On July 2, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) formally released its long-awaited proposed rule on “Heat Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings.” The proposal covers an estimated 36 million workers, including metalcasters. OSHA has been developing a standard for how workplaces deal with heat since 2021.  There are currently no federal heat regulations, though some states and municipalities have implemented their own requirements.

The American Foundry Society (AFS) is pleased to announce the addition of two new employees who have joined our team over the past few weeks. We are excited to welcome Shelby Goldman and John Belmont to AFS and look forward to the expertise and enthusiasm they bring to their respective roles.

Shelby Goldman – Assistant Director of Training Solutions

Wouldn’t it be nice to bookmark your favorite library listing for future reference? If so, the Peters-Robison AFS Metalcasting Library has a new tool for you.

Introducing “My Catalog”, a new way for you to save reference papers and articles. In a recent update, the AFS library has implemented this new tool, to help save AFS members time by saving interested articles to an easily accessible location.