AFS Webinar: After the OSHA Citation Arrives...Now What?08/30/2010 AFS will be producing a 30 minute webinar "After the OSHA Citiation Arrives...Now What?" The presenter will be Darren Hunter, Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, Chicago, ...
Reduce Energy Costs With AFS Program08/24/2010 You need help managing the costs that impact your bottom line. For metalcasters, one of the greatest costs is energy. AFS, in association with TDI ...
Major OSHA Reform on the Horizon
Legislation representing the most sweeping changes to the Occupational Safety and Health Act since the 1970s is advancing through Congress. The bill, the Robert C. Byrd Miner Safety and Health Act of 2010, would significantly increase employer civil and criminal penalties for repeat and/or willful violations of the original act, strengthen whistleblower protections for employees, require the abatement of hazards during the citation contest period, and provide greater rights for victims of accidents and their family members to participate in violation proceedings.
"Plan B" Issued for Climate Change
The Presidential Climate Action Project (PCAP), a committee of environmental advocates founded in 2007, recently issued a report with policy recommendations for the Obama Administration that can be implemented in the absence of climate change legislation.
Debate Heats Up Chemicals Law Reform Legislation is pending in both chambers of the U.S. Congress to overhaul the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), which has not been updated since its enactment in 1976. According to environmental and health advocate groups, TSCA is inadequate at protecting both people and the environment from toxic chemicals since the thousands of new chemicals that have been created since its passage are excluded from its mandates.
The leading U.S. based metalcasting society that assists member companies (metalcasting facilities, diecasters and industry suppliers) and individuals to effectively manage all production operations, profitably market their products and services and to equitably manage their employees. The American Foundry Society also promotes the interests of the metalcasting industry before the legislative and executive branches of the federal government. With the direction of its volunteer committee structure, the professional staff of the American Foundry Society provides support in the areas of technology, management and education to further activities that will enhance the economic progress of the metalcasting industry.
