38th AFS ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH & SAFETY CONFERENCE
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
7 a.m.
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
7 – 8 a.m.
BREAKFAST
8 – 8:15 a.m.
WELCOME / ANNOUNCEMENTS
Jenny Pappalardo
AFS EHS Division Chair, Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Co.
Oakboro, NC
George W, Curry, Jr.
AFS EHS Technical Director
Schaumburg, IL
INTRODUCTION
CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS
Mickey Hannum
Optimized Safety Solutions, LLC
Gulf Breeze, FL
Nicholos Dufek
Neenah Foundry Co.
Neenah, WI
8:15 – 9 a.m.
AUTOMATION SAFETY
Daniel Moravej
Hiler Industries
La Porte, IN
9 – 9:45 a.m.
INCIDENT INVESTIGATION- LEARNING INSTEAD OF BLAMING
Mickey Hannum
Optimized Safety Solutions, LLC
Gulf Breeze, FL
9:45 – 10 a.m.
REFRESHMENT BREAK
10 – 10:45 a.m.
SIF - SERIOUS INJURY AND FATALITY
Brad Kline
National Safety Council
Minneapolis, MN
10:45 – 11:30 a.m.
COMBUSTIBLE DUST IN FOUNDRIES: PRACTICAL LESSONS FROM REAL DHAS AND NFPA 660 COMPLIANCE
Dan Engling
KERAMIDA, Inc.
Indianapolis, IN
11:30 – 12:30 p.m.
LUNCH
12:30 – 1:15 p.m.
ARC FLASH
Austin Yurt
Industrial Safety and Training Services Inc.
Shelbyville, KY
1:15 – 2 p.m.
NOISE—THE OTHER POLLUTANT
TBA
2 – 2:15 p.m.
REFRESHMENT BREAK