The latest in Health & Safety and Environmental news for the foundry industry from the Cast Metals Federation

From 6 April 2012, employers throughout the UK no longer have to report to HSE or the enforcing local authority* any workplace injuries which involve seven or fewer days worker’s incapacitation or absence from normal duties.

The American Foundry Society (AFS) will hold its first Metalcasting Safety Week from 4 to 11 May 2012.

The event kicks off as presentations on current OSHA regulations wrap up at the 2012 Government Affairs Conference in Washington DC (USA). This is followed by a series of three health and safety related webinars scheduled for 8, 9, and 10 May. Webinar topics include revisions to the hazard communication standard, OSHA recordkeeping and OSHA hot topics. AFS also will offer a 25% discount on many safety-related publications during the week. For a complete listing of books and to register for webinars, visit www.afsinc.org/safetyweek.

Sheffield Forgemasters’ welding capabilities are helping to create new markets by expanding its range to fabricate large components for the burgeoning offshore oil and gas sector.

The company, which has an unparalleled track record in the manufacture of large structural castings for offshore oil and gas platforms, has expanded its services to weld these castings into rolled steel sections, creating fabricated components which make final assembly easier for its customers.