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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.