Subject: Information on business, safety,health and other programs at the 1996 ABANA Conf

From: [email-masked]
Date: Fri, 26 Apr 1996 16:20:36 -0400

Here are some of the programs to be presented at the 1996 ABANA Conference at
Alfred State College in June.  We have overlooked them in our publicity so
far.  They are a great addition to the forging demonstrations and other
programs.

The Paley Tour is getting filled up, so get your registrations in soon for
the tour.  If you are a newsletter editor or know yours, please print this
and give it to him for publication in the next newsletter if it is timely for
the conference.  Schedules for the Colonial Williamsburg smiths, the teaching
station,  and additional presenters will be forthcoming. 

Health and Safety Program
1996 ABANA Conference
Alfred, NY

How safe is your shop?  Unsafe conditions can result in personal injury and
damaged equipment or worse.  Learn what you can do to improve the safety of
your shop at the 1996 ABANA conference in Alfred, NY.  Seminars and
workshops, presented by experts in their fields, will be offered each day,
which will address the needs of the blacksmith.  

Have you experienced the pain and slow recovery associated with carpel tunnel
syndrome, tendonitis, or bursitis?  What is involved in treating these
afflictions?  How do you avoid these problems?  Come hear an orthopedic
surgeon and a physical therapist discuss the prevention and treatment of
these injuries.

All of us handle fire and hot metals routinely, making fire a constant
hazard.  Just how fire safe is your shop?  Are you storing flammable gases
near ignition sources?  Can these gases creep along your floor, readily to
explode at the first spark?  What do you do in case of fire?  How do you
treat burns?  Gain first hand experience putting out a fire with an
extinguisher.  This is all part of the safety program on fire prevention.

Are you courting black lung disease or are you poisoning yourself by inhaling
metal vapors?  Learn about respiratory hazards and how to avoid them in our
seminar on handling materials safely.

Do you want to discuss an injury that you sustained?  Need free medical
advice?  Want to hear what it’s like to be incapacitated due to an injury?
 Want advice on how to avoid injuries?  Come to our panel discussion, where
experts are present and the floor is open.

Business Program
1996 ABANA Conference
Alfred, NY

Is your shop as profitable as it can be?  Would buying that big expensive
piece of equipment be a good investment?  What do you need to know about
taxes?  How much should you charge for your products?  Are you really making
a profit? Should your products get UL certification, what is involve in
obtaining that certification, and what does that cover?  Can you be sued?
 What is your exposure to liabilities?  How much insurance is enough?  These
are some of the topics that will be discussed in the business and legal short
course.  This course will be aimed to address the needs of craftsmen such as
yourself.

Is your shop ready to compete in the future or are you still designing your
products the old fashioned way?  Computer aided design (CAD) may be just the
tool you need.  Gain hands-on experience with CAD in this introductory
course.  Learn what CAD can and cannot do for you.

Other presentations on the history of ironwork, Albert Paley's recent work,
Slide shows by Tom Joyce and Mike Bondi on their work, a tribute to Toni
Benetton, a leading metalworker in the world for over sixty years,  closed
circuit tv on blacksmithing education and demonstrations are all in the
program.  Don't miss it.
Charley Orlando
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