Health & Safety

The Non-Ferrous Founders' Society has announced the publication of a new TRI Reporting Threshold Calculator designed to assist our member aluminum...

A new bill was introduced late last week by U.S. Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.), and Sen. Bob Casey (D-Penn.), known as the...

EPA Reporting for the TRI (Toxics Release Inventory or "R Form") is due July 1! Each year, certain industrial facilities submit Toxics Release...

The NFFS webinar scheduled for Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 1 pm EDT has been modified to now include TRI reporting obligations for copper-base foundries...

According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), machinery-related accidents are a significant concern in many different...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has provided the following recommended procedures for collecting stormwater grab samples:From EPA...

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced significant changes to its Worker Walkaround Representative Designation...

An emissions factor is a representative value that attempts to relate the quantity of a pollutant released to the atmosphere with an activity...

A ring test is a crucial safety procedure conducted to assess the integrity of abrasive grinding wheels before use. It involves a simple yet...

NFFS is hosting an inventory sale of Disposable Parallel Particle Impactors (PPIs) for foundry air sampling. These Parallel Particle Impactors...

On February 9, 2024, OSHA submitted its Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process final rule to the Office of Information and Regulatory...

Testing air quality to ensure employees aren't exposed to harmful substances is an OSHA requirement for non-ferrous foundries. Some foundries hire...