Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Edwin G. Foulke Jr. and William D. Wiggins, chairman, government advisory committee, National Association for Surface Finishing (NASF), have signed an alliance to provide NASF’s members and others, such as small businesses and non-English speaking employees, with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect employees’ health and safety in the metal surface finishing industry.

Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Edwin G. Foulke Jr. and William D. Wiggins, chairman, government advisory committee, National Association for Surface Finishing (NASF), have signed an alliance to provide NASF’s members and others, such as small businesses and non-English speaking employees, with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect employees’ health and safety in the metal surface finishing industry.

“This agreement will provide NASF members and others in the metal surface finishing industry with information, guidance and access to training resources to protect employees from occupational hazards,” said Foulke. “The alliance will particularly focus on reducing and preventing exposure to chemical hazards, including hexavalent chromium.”

“We look forward to working closely with OSHA on some of the most important goals for surface finishing companies in the United States – pursuing continuous improvement toward a more healthy and productive workplace for our employees, and increasing awareness among non-native English speaking employees on how to maximize the use of good practices out on the job shop floor,” said Ray Lucas, president of the NASF. “Through the alliance, we will take the industry’s commitment to health and safety to the next level.”

For more information, visit www.nasf.org.