Health & Safety

Sound is any pressure variation in the air or water that the human ear can detect. Sound is measured in decibels (dB), a unit of measurement based...

The NFFS Academy is an online e-learning portal developed in partnership with THORS eLearning Solutions to provide cutting edge employee training...

On July 2, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released the proposed Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor...

One of the overlooked and misunderstood categories of hazardous wastes are universal wastes. As the term indicates, these are items so commonly used...

Did you know that NFFS offers in-plant safety audits for non-ferrous foundries under its Foundry Safety Audit Program, available exclusively to NFFS...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has taken another significant step in advancing its proposed rule on "Heat Illness...

Non-ferrous foundries play a crucial role in a wide variety of industries, producing the metal castings that are essential for virtually every other...

The EPA Form R, which is due on July 1, refers to the annual Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) reporting form that certain facilities must submit to the...

Air sampling of employee exposure to airborne contaminants is a common OSHA-required activity in non-ferrous foundries, and NFFS encourages...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced a comprehensive update to its Hazard Communication Standard (HCS), aimed at...

Summer can be difficult to manage in the foundry given the multiple number of employee vacations and plant shutdowns that take place during the...

Exposure to heat can cause illness and death. The most serious heat illness is heat stroke. There are precautions that should be taken any time...