Jan 19, 2023, 22:03 by Stephanie Buka

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed to amend Part 302 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), also known as the Superfund law, to add per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFOA/PFOS, collectively, PFAS) to the list of “hazardous substances.” f finalized, the designation of PFOA and PFOS as CERCLA “hazardous substances” will create new reporting obligations and significantly increase the risk of enforcement and litigation related to the cleanup of contaminated sites.

Jan 19, 2023, 21:47 by Gary Jones

The Biden Administration has continued to emphasize the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) as a top priority for 2023. Enforcement has been a key component since the Biden Administration has taken over and OSHA has increased the number of inspectors 19% in 2022 by adding 50 additional inspectors and they have all been trained and released into the field.

Jan 19, 2023, 21:28 by Gary Jones

Just like clockwork, the start of a new year brings two important Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recordkeeping requirements that printing operations must be aware of and comply with if they qualify. They involve the completion, posting, and submission of certain separate, but related, recordkeeping forms. The two dates that are key are February 1 and March 2.

Jan 19, 2023, 20:36 by Gary Jones

Effective January 6, 2023, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), an agency under the Department of Transportation (DOT) that regulates the trucking industry in the United States, updated its regulations on drug and alcohol testing reporting and inquiry. The new rule requires employers to include in their background investigation if a prospective Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) driver had previous drug and alcohol program violations within the past three years before hiring the driver.

Jan 19, 2023, 18:23 by User Not Found

More than 50% of Komori's press installations during the last fiscal year have been firmly rooted in the packaging sector.

Jan 19, 2023, 17:06 by Gary Jones

Every year, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announces the Top 10 most frequently cited workplace violations for the 2022 fiscal year, in this case from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022.   This list should be used by printing operations as a guide to ensure their safety program is addressing the most common shortcomings that are being identified by OSHA.

Jan 19, 2023, 05:00 by User Not Found

Printers will help Sharpe Co. maintain its competitive edge with state-of-the-art technology, and meet growing customer demand.

Jan 18, 2023, 05:00 by User Not Found

The unique and patented SPIR@L dot structure requires less ink to reproduce high-quality images in fine detail and bright colors.

Jan 11, 2023, 18:10 by Gary Jones

The Maine DEP established a reporting requirement that applied to food packaging and packaging components of products that contain Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS). However, the DEP has changed its position and is now stating that packaging for a product “is not required to be reported” under the state’s new PFAS notification and reporting requirement. The change in position by the DEP is welcomed and should provide some relief for many companies.

Jan 11, 2023, 05:00 by Irene Tonson

Jan 11, 2023, 05:00 by User Not Found

Master Graphic Services adds a Koenig & Bauer Allpro 110 folder gluer to its operations.

Jan 11, 2023, 05:00 by User Not Found

Orbus received SILVER, Company of the Year - Midwest and BRONZE, Most Environmentally Responsible Company of the Year.

Jan 11, 2023, 05:00 by User Not Found

VersaSTUDIO GS2-24 provides small and home-based businesses with a professional cutting solution that offers next-level performance.

Jan 10, 2023, 15:02 by User Not Found

Brigitte O’Connor has joined Monadnock Paper Mills, bringing 25 years of industry experience.

Jan 10, 2023, 05:00 by User Not Found

Designed for retail, event and e-commerce applications, the drylab printer is built for high-volume photo and graphic production.

Jan 9, 2023, 16:17 by User Not Found

Free to Alliance members, the quarterly reports provide the industry with a timely assessment of current print market conditions.

Jan 9, 2023, 05:00 by User Not Found

The latest efforts and innovations helping reduce waste.

Jan 5, 2023, 05:00 by User Not Found

EFI and RISO have worked to bring the latter’s latest entry to the A3-format inkjet printing market, the ComColor GL.

Jan 4, 2023, 05:00 by Irene Tonson

Developed over several years, as a successor to the IT8.7/4, the optimized IT8.7/5 includes critical K and CMY patches for gray balance reference in the P2P51 (columns 4 & 5 of the P2P51), while removing 29 duplicate patches to maintain the exact patch count and chart size utilized across many global print technologies and solutions. Since 2019, global adoption of the TC1617 has been widespread with these and other benefits for print workflows warranting the adoption by ANSI, CGATS, and ISO as the IT8.7/5 as part of ISO 12642-3.

Jan 3, 2023, 23:21 by User Not Found

DocketManager is partnering with Nick Grieco and the Printers Software team to offer customers the latest in Web-enabled MIS and e-commerce offerings.