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The safety record of America’s manufacturing plants in general, and metalcasting facilities in particular, has improved markedly over recent decades.

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The metalcasting industry is busy. The economic recovery plus a difficult labor market has many working at capacity with a backlog of orders piling up.

As part of an interagency administration effort to protect workers from the hazards associated with extreme heat, indoors and outdoors, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (