Gary A. Jones, Author at Printing Impressions

May 1, 2023 PRINTING United Alliance Leads the Charge for the Industry to Prevail Over Washington State’s Effort to Ban Printing Inks

The Alliance’s action of identifying a catastrophic bill in Washington state that would have banned certain inks prevailed.

April 14, 2023 Proposed Ban on Chlorinated Pigments in Ink Will Devastate Printing in Washington State

A proposed Washington state bill amended to include a ban of all printing inks that use chlorinated pigments would be devastating.

March 31, 2022 EPA Releases Weekly Email Notifications for Violations and Enforcement Actions

ECHO Notify allows the public to receive weekly emails alerting them of EPA and state environmental enforcement actions and violations.

March 17, 2022 Printing Industry Workplace Injury and Illness Rate Posts Another Low, According to the BLS

Workplace injury and illness rates for printing and related support industries remained lower than those for manufacturing facilities.

March 15, 2022 PRINTING United Alliance Supports Virginia’s Move to Withdraw COVID-19 Rule

Virginia was the first state to implement its own workplace health and safety regulation addressing COVID-19.

December 8, 2020 CDC Revises COVID-19 Quarantine Guidelines

The new guidance states that some people who have been exposed to COVID-19 may now quarantine for less than two weeks.

April 13, 2020 Coronavirus and OSHA Compliance

In response to growing concerns regarding COVID-19, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued guidance to employers.

April 10, 2020 Hang Up Your Mandatory Family First Response Act Posters

The DOL has issued mandatory posters explaining the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and the impacts it will have on employees.

April 10, 2020 EPA Temporarily Suspends Enforcement During COVID-19 Outbreak

EPA announced a temporary enforcement discretion policy that applies to civil violations during the COVID-19 outbreak.

April 10, 2020 Dangers of Mixing Bleach with Other Cleaners

Here is a list of cleaners that should not be mixed together.

April 10, 2020 New OSHA Poster Aimed at Reducing Workplace Exposure to the Coronavirus 

OSHA issued a new poster listing steps all workplaces can take to reduce the risk of exposure to coronavirus.

April 10, 2020 Follow CDC Guidelines for Cleaning and Disinfecting Your Printing Facility

Here is how to properly clean and disinfect, based on the guidelines issued by the Center for Disease Control for printing businesses.

April 9, 2020 Keeping Your Printing Plant Workers Safe During the COVID-19 Pandemic

To address safety in the COVID-19 pandemic, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued updated guidance for employers.

December 21, 2018 Top 10 OSHA Violations for 2018

For definitive direction for printing operations, the top 10 violations for printing were isolated from OSHA’s violation statistics.

February 1, 2006 Waste Blanket Wash — Watch Out for Your Wash

The rise in popularity of the multicolor sheetfed offset lithographic printing press, while clearly a good indicator of expanding business, has created a challenge with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) regulations and waste automatic blanket wash. Meeting this challenge requires a knowledge and understanding of EPA’s regulations as they apply to waste blanket wash, and what must be done to meet those specific regulations. The topic is important enough that it is also being featured at the upcoming National Environmental, Health and Safety Conference for the Graphic Communications Industries in Indianapolis, scheduled for March 27-29 (see sidebar below). At the heart