Theodore J. Hogan

Session Objectives:

1. Recognize the health, safety and environmental issues of metals production and use.
2. Communicate HSE risks to workers and management.
3. Apply the process used in the session to learn about unfamiliar HSE issues.

Topic:

Unlike paper and plastics, metals are elements that can be endlessly recycled. Workers are exposed to safety and health hazards during the production, machining, fabrication, use and recycling of metals. These hazards include mechanical processing equipment, inhalation of fumes that can cause serious diseases, and even skin exposures that can cause chronic skin and lung damage. This will be a structured participatory session where together we will explore the hazards and risks of primary steel mills, ferrous and aluminum foundries, welding operations, metals fabrication, metal sortation and recycling, secondary smelting, and die casting.