I. Alliance Background
Date Signed
March 22, 2004
Date Renewed
April 28, 2006
Evaluation Period
March 22, 2007 - March 21, 2008
Overview
Through the Alliance, OSHA and AFS are providing AFS members and others, including small businesses
in the metal casting industry, with information, guidance, and access to training resources to
protect employees' health and safety. The Alliance specifically addresses workplace issues,
including personal protective equipment, ventilation and reducing and preventing exposure to silica.
Implementation Team Members
| OSHA: |
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Bill Coulehan
Russell Jones
Rick Harris*
Lee Anne Jillings
Tony Mapes***
Lisa Ramber**
Ira Wainless |
Region V, Calumet City, Illinois Area Office
Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs (DCSP), Office of Small Business Assistance
DCSP, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances (OOSA)
DCSP, OOSA
DCSP, OOSA
DCSP, OOSA
Directorate of Standards and Guidance, Office of Maritime |
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| AFS: |
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Jim Barry
Bob Forrester
Fred Kohloff
Gary Mosher
Kay Rowntree
Stephanie Salmon
Bob Scholz
Jack Schuldt
Tom Slavin
Jeff Willman |
On-site Consultation Program, Wisconsin/10 Q
Committee
10-Q Committee
Director, Environmental, Safety and Health
10-Q Committee
10-Q Committee
AFS Washington, DC representative
10-Q Committee
10-Q Committee
10-Q Committee
10-Q Committee |
* Rick Harris served as the Alliance Coordinator until October 1, 2007.
** Lisa Ramber served as the Alliance Coordinator from October 1, 2007 to January 21, 2008.
*** Tony Mapes serves as the Alliance Coordinator since January 21, 2008.
II. Implementation Team Meetings
March 27, 2007
August 14, 2007
October 10, 2007
January 28, 2008 |
Implementation Team Meeting
Implementation Team Meeting
OSHA Powered Industrial Truck eTool Development Meeting
Implementation Team Meeting |
In addition to these formal meetings, the Alliance coordinators from both groups
maintained regular contact throughout the reporting period to monitor the Alliance's progress and results.
III. Results
- Events and Products
Training and Education Goals
- Work with OSHA to provide expertise to develop training and education programs for the
metalcasting industry regarding PPE, ventilation and silica, and to provide expertise in
communicating such information to employers and employees in the industry.
Event
OSHA and AFS Compliance Training Course, November 12-16, 2007, Schaumburg, IL
John Grzywacz, Safety and Occupational Health Specialist, Office of Safety and Health Training,
Directorate of Education and Training, USDOL-OSHA, and Terry Krug, Safety and Occupational Health
Specialist, Office of Safety and Health Training, Directorate of Education and Training, USDOL-OSHA,
presented an "OSHA and AFS Compliance Training Course," November 12-16, 2007 at AFS Headquarters in
Schaumburg, Illinois to 25 attendees.
- Work with OSHA to provide expertise to develop workplace safety and health curricula on the
foundry workplace issues including, PPE, ventilation and silica.
During the evaluation period, no products or resources were developed to meet this Alliance goal.
Outreach and Communication Goals
- Work with OSHA to provide expertise in developing information on the recognition and prevention of
workplace hazards, and to provide expertise in developing ways of communicating such information
(e.g. print and electronic media, electronic assistance tools and OSHA's and AFS's Web sites) to
employers and employees in the industry.
Products
OSHA and AFS Alliance Web page
OSHA is continuing to update the OSHA and AFS Alliance Web page on the Agency's Web site. It
includes links to the OSHA and AFS Alliance agreements, news releases, milestones and successes and
products developed through the OSHA and AFS Alliance. In addition, the Web page is updated with
information on AFS-related events that included OSHA speakers or an Alliance Program exhibit booth.
OSHA Safety and Health Topics Pages
AFS representatives serve on the editorial boards of the following Safety and Health Topics Pages,
providing OSHA with their expertise and technical review:
- Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)
- Jack Schuldt, President, Safety Specialties, Inc., Mulberry, FL
- Heat Stress
- Bob Scholz, Project Manager, RMT Inc., Brookfield, WI
- Lead
- Gary Mosher, CIH, Mosher Environmental and Occupational Health Consulting, Inc.; Arlington Height,
IL
- Powered Industrial Trucks
- Bob Forrester, Neptune Technology Group, Tallahasee, AL
- Silica, Crystalline
- Gary Mosher, CIH, Mosher Environmental and Occupational Health Consulting, Inc.; Arlington Height, IL
- Ventilation
- Gary Mosher, CIH, Mosher Environmental and Occupational Health Consulting, Inc.; Arlington Height, IL
Draft OSHA Powered Industrial Truck (PIT) eTool
AFS representatives serve on the editorial board of OSHA's draft PIT eTool, providing OSHA with
their expertise and technical review. On October 10, 2007, Glenn Huneycutt, AFS, participated in a
conference call to discuss the tool with a number of other Alliance Program participants.
- Bob Forrester, Neptune Technology Group, Tallahassee, AL
- Glenn Huneycutt, AFS
- Speak, exhibit, and/or appear at OSHA and AFS conferences, local meetings, and other events such
as the annual Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) conference and the Washington Conference.
Events
Safety in the Foundry XX Safety Seminar, March 18, 2008, Nashville, Tennessee
On March 18, 2008, Sandy Bennett, Manager of Training, Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce
Development, presented "OSHA Recordkeeping" to 35 attendees at the Safety in the Foundry XX Safety
Seminar in Nashville, Tennessee.
19th Environmental, Health and Safety Conference, October 8, 2007, Nashville,
Tennessee
On October 8, 2007, Jan Cothron, Industrial Hygiene Manager, Tennessee Department of Labor and
Workforce Development participated on a workshop panel "AFS/OSHA Alliance Update…Top Compliance
Issues Found in Foundries" and shared her information with 85 attendees during the 19th
Environmental, Health and Safety Conference in Nashville, Tennessee.
111th Metalcasting Congress, May 15-18, 2007, Houston, Texas
On May 15-18, 2007, Jeffrey C. Rucker, Safety and Health Manager, Region VI, Dallas, Texas Regional
Office, USDOL-OSHA, and James J. Shelton, Compliance Assistance Specialist, Region VI, Houston
North, Texas Area Office, USDOL-OSHA, staffed the OSHA and AFS Alliance exhibit booth during the
111th Metalcasting Congress in Houston, Texas.
- Share information among OSHA personnel, including Compliance Safety and Health Officers, and
industry safety and health professionals regarding AFS's best practices or effective approaches and
publicize results through outreach by AFS and through OSHA- or AFS-developed materials, training
programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any other applicable forum).
Products
AFS Heat Stress White Paper, "Establishing a Foundry Heat Stress Management
Program"
Through the Alliance, AFS is developing a Heat Stress White Paper, "Establishing a Foundry Heat
Stress Management Program." The White paper will address heat-related illnesses and can be used by
employers in the foundry industry to help implement a heat stress management program.
"Control of Silica Exposure in Foundries'" Manual
Through the Alliance, AFS developed the "Control of Silica Exposure in Foundries" manual. The manual
provides foundries with information that can help control the potential hazards of respirable
crystalline silica. It focuses on the elements of an air contaminant exposure control program:
management commitment; worker involvement; hazard assessment and communication; exposure monitoring;
operational and maintenance procedures for the process and its ventilation; housekeeping;
respiratory protection and medical monitoring. AFS promoted the manual by placing a link to it on
the AFS and OSHA Alliance Web page. In addition, a link to the manual was added to the OSHA and AFS
Alliance Web page and the Alliance Program Participants Developed Products Web page on the Agency's
Web site.
"Guide for the Selection & Use of Personal Protective Equipment & Special
Clothing for Foundry Operations"
Through the Alliance, AFS promoted the "Guide for the Selection and Use of Personal Protective
Equipment and Special Clothing for Foundry Operations" to its members. The guide was developed
through the OSHA and AFS Alliance by the AFS Safety and Health Committee (10Q), it describes special
considerations for selection and use of personal protective equipment and special clothing for work
situations that present a risk of exposure to foundry hazards.
AFS Video, "The Process of Metalcasting"
AFS provided a copy of the video, "The Process of Metalcasting" to OSHA's Directorate of Training
and Education. The video was incorporated into the OSHA Training Institue (OTI) 1250 course
"Introduction to Health Standards for Industrial Hygienists."
- Promote and encourage AFS chapters or worksites' participation in OSHA's cooperative programs such
as compliance assistance, the Voluntary Protection Programs, and the Consultation Program and its
Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program.
During the evaluation period, no products or resources were developed to meet this Alliance goal.
- Work with other Alliance participants on specific issues and projects regarding PPE, ventilation
and silica issues that are addressed and developed through the Alliance Program.
2008 North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week, May 4-10, 2008
AFS representatives are working with more than 40 other Alliance Program participants to support
2008 NAOSH Week that will be held May 4-10. 2008 NAOSH Week is sponsored by the American Society of
Safety Engineers (ASSE), another Alliance Program participant, and focuses on illustrating how
safety is good business. The theme of this year's event is "Safety is Good Business."
- Encourage AFS chapters and worksites to build relationships with OSHA's Regional and Area offices
to address health and safety issues, including PPE, ventilation and silica.
Events
AFS Keystone Chapter Meeting, March 11, 2008, Allentown, Pennsylvania
On March 11, 2008, John McFee, Regional Safety and Occupational Health Specialist, Region III,
USDOL-OSHA presented "OSHA Update…New PPE Payment Rule, Silica, Citations Found in Foundries" to 8
attendees during the AFS Keystone Chapter Meeting in Allentown, Pennsylvania..
AFS Central Indiana Chapter Meeting, October 8, 2007, Indianapolis, Indiana
On October 8, 2007, Scott Frosch, Senior Industrial Hygienist, Indiana Department of Labor
Occupational Safety and Health Administration presented on the safety and health issues that impact
the foundry industry to 25 attendees during the AFS Central Indiana Chapter Meeting in Indianapolis,
Indiana.
- Executive Summary
Through the Alliance, OSHA and AFS are working together to develop resources for small businesses in
the metalcasting industries to increase employee access to safety and health information and
training resources on workplace issues, including personal protective equipment (PPE), ventilation,
and reducing and preventing exposure to silica. The positive relationship has led to the development
of the many programs and projects that the team is currently working on or has produced. For
example, through the OSHA and AFS Alliance, AFS developed the "Control of Silica Exposure in
Foundries'" Manual. In addition, AFS representatives are sharing their expertise through
participation on the editorial boards for the following OSHA Safety and Health Topics pages:
- Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)
- Heat Stress
- Lead
- Powered Industrial Trucks
- Silica, Crystalline
- Ventilation
Finally, through the Alliance Program, OSHA representatives made presentations and staffed Alliance
Program exhibit booths at the following AFS conferences, seminars, and chapter meetings:
- Safety in the Foundry XX Safety Seminar, March 18, 2008, Houston, Texas
- Keystone Chapter Meeting, March 11, 2008, Allentown, Pennsylvania
- 19th Environmental, Health and Safety Conference, October 8, 2007, Nashville, Tennessee
- Central Indiana Chapter Meeting, October 8, 2007, Indianapolis, Indiana
- 111th Metalcasting Congress, May 15-18, 2007, Houston, Texas
- Alliance Program Reach
| Type of Activity (Conference,
Training, Print and Electronic Distribution, etc.) |
Number of Individuals Reached or
Trained |
| OSHA and AFS Alliance Web page on OSHA's Web site |
8,661 |
| AFS and OSHA Alliance Web page on AFS's Web site |
Data not available |
| AFS and OSHA Alliance Web page on AFS's Web site |
70,306 |
| OSHA's Heat Stress Safety and Health Topics page |
30,207 |
| OSHA's Heat Stress Safety and Health Topics page |
47,685 |
| OSHA's Heat Stress Safety and Health Topics page |
8,661 |
| OSHA's Silica, Crystalline Safety and Health Topics
page |
8,661 |
| OSHA's Ventilation Safety and Health Topics page |
8,661 |
October 8, 2007 – AFS Central Indiana Chapter
Meeting, "Safety and Health Issues that Impact the Foundry Industry," Indianapolis, Indiana
Speaker: Scott Frosch, Senior Industrial Hygienist, Indiana Department of Labor Occupational
Safety and Health Administration |
25 |
October 8, 2007 – AFS Central Indiana Chapter
Meeting, "Safety and Health Issues that Impact the Foundry Industry," Indianapolis, Indiana
Speaker: Scott Frosch, Senior Industrial Hygienist, Indiana Department of Labor Occupational
Safety and Health Administration |
85 |
March 11, 2008 – AFS Keystone Chapter Meeting, "OSHA
Update…New PPE Payment Rule, Silica, Citations Found in Foundries," Allentown, Pennsylvania
Speaker: John McFee, Regional Safety and Health Specialist, Region III, USDOL-OSHA |
8 |
March 18, 2008 – Safety in Foundry XX Safety
Seminar, "OSHA Recordkeeping," Nashville, Tennessee
Speaker: Sandy Bennett, Manager of Training, Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce
Development |
35 |
| TOTAL |
182,995 |
IV. Upcoming Milestones
As a result of the OSHA and AFS Alliance's successes, the organizations will renew the OSHA and AFS
Alliance agreement for another two years. The OSHA and AFS renewal agreement will be signed by
Assistant Secretary Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., USDOL-OSHA, during the AFS Government Affairs Conference
in Washington, DC on April 11, 2008. The Alliance renewal agreement will continue to encourage AFS
members and others, including small businesses, in the metalcasting industry to increase employee
access to safety and health information and training resources on workplace issues. In addition, the
Alliance will address safety and health issues to include personal protective equipment and reducing
and preventing exposure to silica. In addition, through the renewal agreement OSHA and AFS will be
addressing a new focus area; heat stress in the workplace.
The OSHA and AFS Alliance implementation team has discussed developing a number of activities in the
upcoming year. Through the Alliance, AFS will be drafting a white paper, "Establishing a Foundry
Heat Stress Management Program," and a silica-related case study, "Case History D: Ventilation
Upgrade Reduces Silica Exposure at Grede Foundries, Inc." In addition, AFS will be developing and
presenting a "Foundry Best Practices Training Seminar" for OSHA staff.
As part of the Alliance's outreach efforts, AFS will be joining more than 40 other Alliance Program
participants to support 2008 North American Occupational Safety and Health Week, May 4-10. In
addition, OSHA representatives will be speaking and staffing Alliance Program exhibit booths at a
number of 2008 AFS conferences, including the AFS Government Affairs Conference and 20th AFS
Environmental, Health, and Safety Conference. Finally, AFS representatives will continue to provide
OSHA with their expertise and feedback and serve on a number of OSHA's Safety and Health Topics
pages' editorial boards including Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout), Heat Stress, Lead
and the draft OSHA Powered Industrial Truck eTool.
Report prepared by: Tony Mapes, Safety and Occupational Health Specialist, Office of Outreach
Services and Alliances, April 22, 2008.
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