AFS Safety 101 Seminar

Sunday, October 6, 2019
7:45 – 8:15 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast

Kimberly Perna, AFS, Executive Technical Assistant
8:15 – 8:30 a.m.
Welcome & Introductions – Opening Comments

Juliette Garesché, American Foundry Society, Schaumburg, IL
8:30 – 9:15 a.m.
Hierarchy of Controls/ Investigation Practices

Pete Buczek, WGS Global Services LLC, Flint, MI

Best Practices to investigate and prevent injuries, includes “near misses” and incident investigations.
9:15 – 10 a.m.
Electrical Safety/Arc Flash

Daniel Engling, Keramida, Inc., Indianapolis, IN

Key elements to have in place.
10:15 – 11 a.m.
Lockout-Tagout (Hazardous Energy)/Machine Guarding

Brent Charlton, Metal Technologies, Auburn LLC, Auburn, IN
11 – 11:45 a.m.
New View of Safety

Tom Slavin, Cardno Chem Risk, Chicago, IL

The critical difference between Safety I and Safety II.
11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Lunch
12:45 – 2 p.m.
Industrial Hygiene

Kay Rowntree, Industrial Hygiene Sciences, LLC, Waterford, WI

Understanding the language within your programs.                                                   

  • Hearing conservation                                                                         
  • Respiratory protection programs                                                    
  • Hazardous substances: recognition & assessment
2 – 2:15 p.m.
Break
2:15 – 3:15 p.m.
Respirable Silica Standard

Pete Buczek, WGS Global Services LLC, Flint, MI

Glenn Huneycutt, Charlotte Pipe & Foundry, Inc., Charlotte, NC             

The struggles, hurdles, or successes of complying.
Monday, October 7, 2019
7:45 – 8:20 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
8:20 – 8:30 a.m.
Introductions and Administrative Announcements

Juliette Garesché, American Foundry Society, Schaumburg, IL
8:30 – 9:15 a.m.
Emergency Planning/Fire Protection Program

Andrew Tirmenstein, Keramida, Inc., Indianapolis, IN

What is needed to make your plan complete and compliant?  
9:15 – 10 a.m.
Emergency Response & Active Shooter Awareness

Paul J. Schroll, Corporate Intelligence Solutions, Charlotte, NC

Curt Moore, EPIC Services & Consulting, Lincolnton, NC

  • Emergency Response Planning
  • Active Shooter Awareness
  • Security Planning
10 - 10:15 a.m.
Break
10:15 – 11 a.m.
Drugs in the Workplace

James P. Casey, Atty., Ziemer, Stayman, Weitzel, Shoulders, Evansville, IN

  • Setting a policy                                                                                    
  • How and when to test                                                                       
  • What actions to take
11 – 11:45 a.m.
Safety Training – Fun or Flop?

Glenn Huneycutt, Charlotte Pipe & Foundry, Inc, Charlotte, NC.

  So… you are the Trainer                                                                                  

  • Challenges with development
  • Understanding what needs to be understood
11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Lunch
12:45 – 1:15 p.m.
A Visit from OSHA

Paul Lynes, Finger Lynes Engineering, Nashville, TN

  • Preparing for, and what to expect when they arrive
  • The Do’s & Don’ts on the day of an OSHA visit             
1:15 – 2 p.m.
Common Safety Violations Identified in Foundries

Fred Kohloff, Keramida, Inc., Streamwood, IL                              

  • Group Participation - Spot the Hazard and Guess 
  • What the Citations Could Cost?
2 – 2:15 p.m.
Break
2:15 – 2:35 p.m.
Training when Your Brain Locks Down

Glenn Huneycutt, Charlotte Pipe & Foundry, Inc., Charlotte, NC

Additional resources to Use.        
2:35 – 3:15 p.m.
Safety & Health Panel

Pete Buczek, Kay Rowntree, Brent Charlton (from Day One)

This panel will address any other Safety & Health questions you may have.