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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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