Molten metals industry

Safety hazards^[1]

Explosions, lifting and moving, slips and trips
Health risks^[2]

Manual handling, dust and fumes
Protective clothing^[3]

Selection, provision and maintenance of personal protective equipment (PPE)
Foundry Long Latency Health Risk Project^[4]

Identify and implement practical improvements in foundries
Castings Health and Safety Advisory Committee - CHASAC^[5]

A forum to identify, review and promote health and safety standards within the industry
Frequently asked questions^[6]

Clothing, overhead cranes and foundries
Hand Arm Vibration (HAV)^[7]

Elimination, substitution, engineering and management controls in foundries
Resources^[8]

Publications, safety alerts and links

Link URLs in this page

Safety hazardshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/moltenmetals/safety-topics.htm
Health riskshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/moltenmetals/health-topics.htm
Protective clothinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/moltenmetals/protective-clothing/index.htm
Foundry Long Latency Health Risk Projecthttps://www.hse.gov.uk/moltenmetals/foundry-long-latency-health-risks-project.htm
Castings Health and Safety Advisory Committee - CHASAChttps://www.hse.gov.uk/moltenmetals/chasac.htm
Frequently asked questionshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/moltenmetals/faqs.htm
Hand Arm Vibration (HAV)https://www.hse.gov.uk/moltenmetals/havs.htm
Resourceshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/moltenmetals/resources.htm