Environmental Health and Safety 10-F Committee assembled com- ments from the industry on how the new permitting requirements will impact metalcasters. Information about the proposed rule can be found at
www.epa.gov/uswaters.
OSHA Initiatives OSHA’s top priorities in President
Obama’s second term have included increased injury reporting require- ments, crystalline silica, combustible dust and increased enforcement. 2014 has shown a continued focus on high hazard industries such as metalcasting through the use of national and local emphasis programs, such as the silica and primary metals national emphasis programs.
Crystalline Silica Standard Of perhaps largest concern to the
metalcasting industry is the proposed standard on occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica. OSHA
formally unveiled the comprehensive regulation to control crystalline silica in September 2013. It is one of the safety agency’s most far-reaching regu- latory initiatives ever proposed for the metalcasting industry and a number of other key sectors. In addition to the 50% reduction in the permissible exposure limit (PEL), OSHA is pro- posing requirements including, but not limited to, medical surveillance, record keeping and prohibitions on certain work practices, including compressed air and dry sweeping. AFS believes the current PEL
is adequate to protect the health of exposed workers from silica-related disease when it is fully complied with and enforced. OSHA estimates the rule will result in approximately $44 million in annual costs to the industry. T is stands in sharp contrast to the industry analyses whereby AFS estimates a conservative cost to the industry of $2.2 billion per year, or 276% of profi ts. OSHA expects to
issue a fi nal rule by 2016. For the past year, AFS has been
working on gathering and submitting detailed comments and background materials for OSHA, including: prehearing comments submitted Feb. 11; testimony at a March 28 public hearing in Washington, D.C.; post-hearing comments responsive to OSHA’s request for additional infor- mation June 3; and the post-hearing brief fi led on August 18. With the docket closed, metalcasters
can continue to educate their lawmak- ers about the impact that rule will have on their metalcasting facility and our industry. T e metalcasting associa- tion in its meetings with lawmakers is focusing on the regulatory overreach, feasibility and cost of the proposed standard.
Temporary Workers
Metalcasters also should be aware of an initiative launched last year to better train and protect the safety of
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