Gary Jones
Gary A. Jones is the Vice President of Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Affairs at PRINTING United Alliance. His primary responsibility is to monitor and analyze EHS and sustainability related legislative and regulatory activities at the federal and state levels, including some international actions. He provides representation on behalf of the printing, packaging, and graphic arts industry. Mr. Jones works closely with the federal and state-level Environmental Protection Agencies (EPA), Occupational Safety and Health Agency (OSHA), Department of Transportation (DOT), and other agencies. He also provides membership assistance on EHS compliance and sustainability programs through a variety of approaches including responding to inquiries, presentations, writing, and consulting services.
Mr. Jones is also supporting PRINTING United Alliance’s efforts for the Sustainable Green Printing Partnership (SGP). SGP is dedicated to assisting printing operations respond to customer demands for sustainable printing.
He holds a BS in biology from LaRoche College and an MS in chemistry from the University of Pittsburgh.
PRINTING United Alliance successfully negotiated with the SCAQMD to revise cleaning solvent rule to include an alternative VOC limit.
Now that the dust has settled from the 2024 elections, it is time to assess what impact the Trump administration will have on OSHA.
EPR legislation failed to pass the NY State Legislature. It wasn’t voted on in the Assembly before the legislature adjourned for 2024.
OSHA’s changing enforcement policies have brought a resurgence in the number of inspections occurring at screen printing operations.
Printers are advised to spend time addressing workplace safety hazards and mitigating their OSHA risks now before OSHA comes knocking.
Areas in Michigan failed to achieve compliance with the National Ambient Air Quality Standard for ozone, initiating new regulations.
OSHA initiated a new enforcement program to identify employers who failed to submit injury and illness data as required by regulation.
Two years after enacting its regulation on COVID-19, Virginia has repealed it. COVID-related safety concerns are still being inspected.
More than 70% of the U.S. population is in an area with low or medium COVID levels and masks aren’t recommended for the general public.
New York State’s Commissioner of Health extended the declaration from Feb. 15 to March 17, 2022.














