INDUSTRY NEWSINDUSTRY FACES Slavin Appreciates Role in Metalcasting Safety
Te metalcasting industry is at a critical point in its history. Te new Silica PEL rule, which reduces the permissible exposure limit (PEL) to silica in half, from 100 g (micrograms)/cu.m to 50 g/cu.m, poses a serious challenge to metalcasters, other new regulations are always on the horizon, and keeping workers safe and secure remains a top priority. For that, much of the industry turns to
Tom Slavin for advice. Based in Chicago, Slavin is currently a
consulting industrial hygienist for Cardno ChemRisk. He has over 40 years of experi- ence, including 33 years with Navistar Inc. before retiring as Global Safety and Health Director. He’s worked in industrial hygiene, fire prevention and safety management. He’s been the chair of AFS’ 10-Q safety and health committee since 1996, a position that now has him in the middle of the work to keep metalcasting’s future secure in the face of the silica rule. “It kind of takes place on two fronts,” Slavin said. “One
Tom Slavin
is trying to keep the regulators as reasonable as possible and from doing as little damage as possible. And on the other end trying to help operations better protect health and safety.”
OBITUARY
Charles H. Jones, Former AFS Executive Vice President, Dies at 77 general manager/secretary. In 1986, Jones was named execu-
Charles H. Jones died on June
11. He was 77. Jones was the former executive vice president of AFS, and had served the industry since 1970 before retiring in 2000. Jones began his career at AFS in 1970 as assistant secretary and then as secretary until 1979. In 1979 he became vice presi-
PERSONALS Charles H. Jones
Tim Hill announced his retirement
as process engineering manager of O’Fallon Casting, O’Fallon, Missouri. Hill is succeeded by Matt Cavins. Mercury Marine, Fond du Lac,
Wisconsin, announced Mike Meyer has accepted the position of general manager-Mercury Castings. Meyer re- places John Buelow, who was promoted
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dent/administration while remain- ing secretary of the Society and its alumni group. Then in 1983, he was named both vice president and
to vice president, category management. Engis Corporation, Wheeling, Illi-
nois, a supplier of diamond abrasives and superfinishing machinery and systems, has named Sean Gilmore president. Roger Hayes announced his
retirement as executive director of the Casting Industry Suppliers Association
tive vice president of the American Foundrymen’s Society, a role he held until his retirement. Under Jones’ leadership, the Ameri-
can Cast Metals Association merged with the American Foundrymen’s Society in 1990. Jones was also instrumental in
changing the name of the American Foundrymen’s Society to American “Foundry” Society in 2000.
(CISA), Goodyear, Arizona. Hayes be- came president in 1999 and was named executive director in 2002. Marlene Hayes also announced her retirement as executive assistant at CISA. She and Roger Hayes, her husband, first attend- ed meetings of the Foundry Equipment Manufacturers Association (FEMA) which became CISA in 1977.
It’s a role he knows is important. “Te work that we’re doing with the
silica rule I think is critical in trying to keep OSHA from doing something that would be disastrous for the industry. At the same time, we’re working with the metalcasting facilities to help them cope with the new standard and develop processes and procedures for compliance,” Slavin said. “Besides silica, we’re doing a number of other things on the 10-Q committee to support the metalcasting in- dustry and their efforts to improve safety and health and comply with standards like the new OSHA GHS and recordkeeping rules.” For Slavin, that means keeping up with the
news and any new developments. He’s con- stantly looking at new trends and ideas, and trying to make sure metalcasters are aware of
anything that could help them. And doing that for this industry combines two strong
interests of Slavin: safety and metalcasting. “It’s the people. I’m involved in a lot of different organiza-
tions but I think the metalcasting industry is really unique,” Slavin said. “It’s just more interesting—the people are more open and responsive. It just feels more like a family.”
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