Frank E. Mirer to Speak at 2008 MRF Symposium

ALEXANDRIA, VA (August 11, 2008) — Organizers for the 2008 Metal Removal Fluids Symposium have announced that Frank E. Mirer, Ph.D., has been added as a keynote speaker at the October 6-8, 2008 Symposium in Dearborn, Michigan.

A name familiar to all involved in metal removal fluids, Mirer is a toxicologist and certified industrial hygienist. His primary scientific interest is exposure and risk assessment in the occupational environment, and regulatory policy.

Dr. Mirer is Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health in the Urban Public Health Program at Hunter College of the City University of New York. Previously he served as Director of the UAW Health and Safety Department. Dr. Mirer participated in each round of automobile industry collective bargaining from 1976 to his retirement.

He was inducted into the National Safety Council's Health and Safety Hall of Fame, received the Alice Hamilton Award for Lifetime Service from the Occupational Safety and Health Section of the American Public Health Association, the Spirit of Detroit Award from the Detroit City Council, and the President's Award for Health and Safety from Ford Motor Company. He is a Fellow of the Collegium Ramazzini and the American Industrial Hygiene Association.

For more information about the Symposium, and a list of accepted papers and posters, please visit the official website.

The Independent Lubricant Manufacturers Association (ILMA) was founded in 1948. ILMA's 292 members include independent lubricant companies that produce more than 25% of all lubricants and 80% or more of the metalworking fluids and other specialty industrial lubricants sold in the U.S., and key suppliers of raw materials and services to independent lubricant manufacturers.