OSHA Finalizes Workplace Injury Electronic Reporting Rule
On Wednesday, May 11, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued its final rule to expand electronic recordkeeping requirements for workplace injury and illness data.
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AFS Supports Infrastructure Week
AFS announces its participation in the national advocacy and educational event, Infrastructure Week, which takes place from May 16-23.
Meridian Lightweight Technologies, Fiat Win Casting of the Year
Meridian Lightweight Technologies and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles have won the AFS/Metal Casting Design & Purchasing Casting of the Year award for their liftgate closure inner casting for the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica.
Metalcasting Industry Gathers for CastExpo’16
AFS hosted CastExpo’16 at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis, April 16-19. The four-day event featured more than 460 exhibitors on the show floor, keynote speeches, technical presentations and AFS institute courses.
AFS Launching eLearning & Library Subscription Program
AFS and its Institute are introducing a new training and knowledge program that gives businesses full control over their education through a new subscription-based online learning system as well as unlimited access to the world’s largest metalcasting library.
Headington, Trinowski to Receive Gold Medals at CastExpo’16
The annual AFS award winners have been announced by the AFS Board of Directors for presentation at CastExpo’16 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 16-19.
AFS Asks Circuit Court to Review Ill-Advised OSHA Silica Rule
On April 4, 2016, the American Foundry Society (AFS) and the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit Court to review the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) new respirable crystalline silica rule.
Grede to Be Honored at CastExpo for 2016 Energy Star Partner of the Year Award
AFS Corporate Member Grede, an MPG Inc. company, has been recognized with a 2016 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year–Energy Management Award by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year recognizes world class corporate energy management programs.
OSHA Finalizes Crystalline Silica Rule
On March 24, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) finalized its workplace exposure standard for crystalline silica for general industry that would sharply reduce the existing permissible exposure limit (PEL) for quartz.
Minnesota Grede Facility Honored
The Grede Holdings LLC facility in St. Cloud, Minnesota, has earned Finance and Commerce’s Progress Minnesota 2016 Award as one of the companies, organizations and individuals driving business growth and economic development in Minnesota.