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ALLIANCE
ANNUAL REPORT
he Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the
American Foundry Society (AFS)
June 13, 2006 |
I. Alliance Background
Date Signed
March 22, 2004
Evaluation Period
March 22, 2005 – March 21, 2006
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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Jim Barry
Bill Coulehan
Russell Jones
Jess McCluer
Frank Perrino
Ira Wainless |
Consultation Program, Wisconsin
Region V, Calumet City Area Office
Office of Small Business Assistance
Office of Outreach Services and Alliances (OOSA)
Office of Training and Education
Office of Science and Technology Assessment |
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| AFS: |
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Fred Kohloff
Jack Schuldt
Tom Slavin
Jeff Willman |
Director, Environment, Safety and Health
10-Q Committee
10-Q Committee
10-Q Committee |
II. Implementation Team Meetings
June 28, 2005
August 11, 2005
September 29, 2005
January 4, 2006 |
Meeting, Teleconference
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Guide, Teleconference
Meeting, Teleconference
Meeting, Teleconference |
III. Results
- Events and Products
Training and Education Goals
- With OSHA's input, develop AFS training and education programs to address hazards in the foundry
workplace and review and provide input into the AFS OSHA Compliance Seminar.
Product
OSHA and AFS Compliance Training Course November 14-18, 2005, Schaumburg, Illinois
John Grzywacz and Terry Krug, OSHA's Training Institute (OTI) instructors, worked with AFS to
develop the OSHA and AFS Compliance Training Course's agenda. Mr. Grzywacz and Mr. Krug delivered
the training to 18 attendees November 14-18, 2005 at the AFS Headquarters in Schaumburg, Illinois.
During the course the attendees were provided with an introduction to OSHA's machine guarding and
personal protective equipment standards, to name a few.
- Work with OSHA to provide expertise to OSHA's Office of Training and Education in developing
education and training regarding hazards in the foundry workplace.
Product
OTI Foundry Training Course, March 29-April 1, 2005, Cleveland, Ohio
Frank Perrino and Anthony Towey, OTI instructors, and Jack Schuldt, AFS member developed the OTI
Foundry Training Course agenda. Mr. Perrino, Mr. Towey and Mr. Schuldt delivered the training to 45
OSHA staff members March 29 – April 1, 2005 at the AFS member facility and OSHA Strategic
Partnership Program Participant, Ford Motor Company's Cleveland Casting Plant in Cleveland, Ohio.
During the course the attendees discussed how to assess and observe hazards within a foundry.
Outreach and Communication Goals
- Develop and disseminate information through print and electronic media, including electronic
assistance tools, presentations and links from OSHA's and AFS's Web sites.
Products
OSHA and AFS Alliance Web page
OSHA is continuing to update the OSHA and AFS Alliance Web site that is posted on the Agency's Web
site. It includes the OSHA and AFS agreement, news releases, events and milestones and successes.
Modern Casting
Information on the activities of the OSHA and AFS Alliance has appeared in AFS' Modern Casting. For
more information on the article, see the "Alliance Program Reach".
OSHA Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) Safety and Health Topics page
The following Alliance implementation team member is continuing to participate on the OSHA Control
of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) Safety and Health Topics page's editorial board:
- Jack Schuldt, AFS, President, Safety Specialties, Inc.; Mulberry, FL
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Guide
To educate the public about the proper personal protective equipment (PPE) for the foundry industry,
the implementation team developed a PPE guide. The guide, which is part of the AFS Safety and Health
Manual, describes special considerations for selection and use of PPE and the clothing that should
be worn for work situations that present a risk of exposure to foundry hazards. OSHA provided
feedback during the development of the guide which was completed and posted on AFS' Web page in
January 2006. A link to the guide was also posted on the OSHA Web site, including the Alliance
Program Web page and the Personal Protective Equipment Safety and Health Topics page, to name a few.
- 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
AFS Environmental Health and Safety Conference, August 21-24, 2005, Dearborn, Michigan
Lee Anne Jillings, Director, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances, USDOL-OSHA, addressed the
AFS Environmental Health and Safety Conference on August 22, 2005. Ms. Jillings gave a presentation
on the Alliance Program and the activities of the OSHA and AFS Alliance to 220 attendees.
OSHA also provided compliance assistance materials and information on OSHA and the Alliance Program,
including an OSHA and AFS Alliance Activities Summary document. The Activities Summary was included
in the conference attendee's materials and distributed at the event.
CastExpo '05, April 16-19, 2005, St. Louis, Missouri
Bill McDonald, Chester Razer, John Schauster, Wesley Hofman and Mike Minicky, OSHA Region VII St.
Louis, Missouri Area Office, staffed an OSHA and AFS Alliance exhibit booth at the CastExpo '05 on
April 16-19, 2005 in St. Louis, Missouri.
OSHA also provided compliance assistance materials and information on OSHA and the Alliance Program,
including an OSHA and AFS Alliance Activities Summary document that were distributed at the event.
- Cross-train OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals in foundry best practices
or effective approaches, as jointly determined by OSHA and AFS.
The OSHA and AFS Alliance Implementation Team has not started work on programs or projects to
address this goal.
- Promote and encourage AFS member worksites to participate in OSHA's cooperative programs such as
compliance assistance, the Voluntary Protection Programs, Consultation and its Safety and Health
Achievement Recognition Program.
The OSHA and AFS Alliance Implementation Team has not started work on programs or projects to
address this goal.
- Work with other Alliance participants on specific issues and projects regarding silica, PPE and
ventilation issues that are addressed and developed through the Alliance Program.
OSHA Alliance Program Hazard Communication Roundtable, Globally Harmonized Systems for
Classification and Labeling of Chemicals Workgroup
On February 15, 2005, the Alliance Program's Hazard Communication Roundtable for hazard
communication-related National Alliances met to discuss the development of hazard communication
compliance assistance resources that the Alliances would be interested in working on together. The
Globally Harmonized System for Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) Workgroup was formed
during the Roundtable meeting.
GHS Workgroup – The GHS Workgroup met on August 1, 2005 to discuss the development and distribution
of resources to promote the GHS to small businesses. In 2006, OSHA plans to publish an Advanced
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, in the Federal Register, revising its
Hazard Communication Standard to adopt the GHS.
- August 1, 2005 – AFS member Tom Slavin attended the Workgroup meeting.
- Encourage AFS chapters and worksites to build relationships with OSHA's Regional and Area Offices
to address health and safety issues.
Events
AFS Southeast Regional Conference, February 16, 2006, Nashville, Tennessee
Jan Cothran and Sandy Bennett, Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development, addressed
the AFS Southeast Regional Conference on February 16, 2006 in Nashville, Tennessee. Ms. Cothran and
Ms. Bennett gave a presentation, "OSHA's Silica Standard and Reducing/Preventing Exposure to
Silica," to 60 attendees.
AFS Piedmont Chapter Meeting, September 23, 2005, Charlotte, North Carolina
Kim Brightwell, Health Compliance Officer, Occupational Safety & Health Division, North Carolina
Department of Labor, addressed the AFS Piedmont Chapter on September 23, 2005 in Charlotte, North
Carolina. Ms. Brightwell gave a presentation, "OSHA's Silica Standard and Reducing/Preventing
Exposure to Silica," to 35 attendees.
Promoting the National Dialogue on Workplace Safety and Health Goals
- Raise others' awareness and demonstrate their own commitment to workplace safety and health
whenever AFS's leaders address groups.
The OSHA and AFS Alliance Implementation Team has not started work on programs or projects to
address this goal.
- Executive Summary
Through the Alliance Program, OSHA and AFS are continuing to work together to develop products that
the metalcasting industry, including small businesses, can use to protect employees' health and
safety. In particular, the Alliance is focusing on the use of PPE and reducing and preventing
exposure to silica in the workplace. This positive relationship has led to the development of
several compliance assistance materials that the team is sharing with the public, including:
- PPE Guide - Part of the AFS Safety and Health Manual describes special considerations for
selection and use of PPE and special clothing that should be worn for work situations that present a
risk of exposure to foundry hazards.
In addition, OSHA and AFS representatives are sharing their expertise through training and education
programs, participation on OSHA's electronic assistance tools' editorial boards and speaking and
exhibiting opportunities. For example:
Training and Education
- John Grzywacz and Terry Krug, OTE Training Instructors, worked with AFS to develop the OSHA and
AFS Compliance Training Course's agenda and delivered training to 18 attendees during the November
14-18, 2005 course at the AFS Headquarters, Schaumburg, Illinois.
- Frank Perrino and Anthony Towey, OTE Training Instructors, and AFS member, Jack Schuldt worked
together to develop the OTI Foundry Training Course's agenda and delivered training to 45 OSHA staff
members during the March 29-April 1, 2005 course at the AFS member and OSHA Strategic Partnership
Program Participant facility, Ford Motor Company's Cleveland Casting Plant in Cleveland, Ohio.
OSHA's Electronic Assistance Tools
- An AFS member serves on the editorial board of OSHA's Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)
Safety and Health Topics page.
Speaking and Exhibiting
- Jan Cothran and Sandy Bennett, Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development gave a
presentation titled, "OSHA's Silica Standard and Reducing/Preventing Exposure to Silica" to 60
attendees at the AFS Southeast Regional Conference on February 16, 2006 in Nashville, Tennessee.
- Kim Brightwell, Health Compliance Officer, Occupational Safety & Health Division of North Carolina
Department of Labor gave a presentation titled, "OSHA's Silica Standard and Reducing/Preventing
Exposure to Silica" to 35 attendees at the AFS Piedmont Chapter meeting on September 23, 2005 in
Charlotte, North Carolina.
- Lee Anne Jillings, Director, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances, USDOL-OSHA, gave a
presentation on the Alliance Program and the activities of the OSHA and AFS Alliance to 220
attendees at the AFS Environmental Health and Safety Conference on August 22, 2005 in Dearborn,
Michigan.
- Bill McDonald, Chester Razer, John Schauster, Wesley Hofman and Mike Minicky, OSHA Region VII -
St. Louis, Missouri Area Office, staffed the OSHA and AFS Alliance exhibit booth at the CastExpo '05
on April 16-19, 2005 in St. Louis, Missouri.
AFS also participates on the Alliance Program's Hazard Communication Roundtable GHS Workgroup. The
Workgroup is discussing the development and distribution of resources to promote the GHS to small
business in anticipation of OSHA's revising its Hazard Communication Standard to adopt the GHS.
In addition, the implementation team is in the process of developing several products for OSHA to
review and provide recommendations on in 2006. These include MSDSs for alloys within the foundry
industry including iron, brass and aluminum and case studies regarding the impact of silica on
foundry workers. AFS is also updating its Web page to include a specific section to promote the OSHA
and AFS Alliance. Finally, AFS and the Agency are developing an Alliance renewal agreement that will
be signed in April 2006.
- Alliance Program Reach
| Type of Activity (Conference,
Training, Print and Electronic Distribution, etc.) |
Number of Individuals Reached or
Trained |
| OSHA and AFS Alliance Web site on OSHA's Web page |
4,464 |
| OSHA Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)
Safety and Health Topics page |
69,252 |
February 16, 2006 AFS Southeast Regional Conference,
Nashville, Tennessee
Speakers: Jan Cothran and Sandy Bennett, Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development |
60 |
November 14-18, 2005 OSHA and AFS Compliance Training
Course, Schaumburg, Illinois
Speakers: John Grzywacz and Terry Krug, OTE Training Instructors |
18 |
September 23, 2005 AFS Piedmont Chapter, Charlotte,
North Carolina
Speaker: Kim Brightwell, Health Compliance Officer, Occupational Safety & Health Division of North
Carolina Department of Labor |
35 |
August 22, 2005 AFS Environmental Health and Safety
Conference, Dearborn, Michigan
Speaker: Lee Anne Jillings, Director, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances |
220 |
| July 2005 – "AFS Promotes OSHA Alliance, Recommends
Speakers," Modern Casting |
17,000 |
April 16-19, 2005 CastExpo '05, St. Louis, Missouri.
Alliance Program Exhibit |
1,000 |
March 29-April 1, 2005 OTI Foundry Training Course,
Cleveland, Ohio
Speakers: Frank Perrino and Anthony Towey, OTE Training Instructors, and AFS member, Jack Schuldt |
45 |
| TOTAL |
92,094 |
IV. Upcoming Milestones
the renewal agreement will focus on the use of PPE and reducing and preventing exposure to silica.
Members of the association plan to continue participating on the Alliance Program's Hazard
Communication Roundtable's GHS Workgroup. In 2006, OSHA is planning to publish an Advanced Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking revising its hazard communication standard to adopt the GHS in the Federal
Register. The Workgroup will discuss developing and distributing resources to promote the GHS to
small businesses.
Further, OSHA will review and provide comments on draft MSDSs developed by AFS for alloys within the
foundry industry including iron, brass and aluminum. AFS will also develop case studies regarding
the impact of silica on foundry workers.
The OSHA and AFS Alliance will continue to promote the Alliance Program through speaking and
exhibiting opportunities. For example, representatives from OSHA Region V Columbus, Ohio Area Office
and the Ohio Onsite Consultation Program will staff the OSHA and AFS Alliance exhibit at the 110th
Metalcasting Congress in April 2006 in Columbus, Ohio.
Finally, AFS will continue to promote OSHA compliance assistance materials and outreach resources
and the OSHA and AFS Alliance through its Web site and articles in their monthly publication, Modern
Casting. OSHA will also promote the products the Alliance produces in the Alliance Quarterly Review
and through sending the information on the resources to OSHA's Regional, Area Office, Consultation
Program and State Plan State Representatives.
Report prepared by: Jess McCluer, Alliance Coordinator, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances,
June 13, 2006
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