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Boost Your Credentials: Enroll in Upcoming Powered Industrial Truck Workshop on April 29, 2026

April 29, 2026  |  12:00 PM to 4:00 PM (CST) |  Online-Only Details Coming Soon for June 24th in-person Forklift Workshop Are you responsible for training your company’s forklift or powered industrial truck (PIT) operators? OSHA requires that PIT training and evaluation be conducted by individuals who possess the knowledge, training, and experience necessary to ensure […]


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Where Great Printing Meets Green Practices – PIM’s Great Green Printer

Printing Industry Midwest’s (PIM) Great Green Printer Environmental Initiative is a voluntary program that recognizes print companies committed to sustainable, responsible printing. Great Green Printers go beyond basic environmental, health, and safety (EHS) requirements by reducing waste, increasing energy efficiency, recycling more, and creating safer, healthier workplaces. With a 30-year legacy, the program sets printers […]


Have you seen PIM’s April 2025 EHS Newsletter?

This issue is highlights PIM’s Environmental Health & Safety Program The Loupe, is Printing Industry Midwest’s (PIM) newsletter that is printed quarterly offering news and member benefits to thousands of print professionals. Features in this newsletter includes education Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) articles, showcase of PIM’s Great Green Printers, member news upcoming events & […]


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Powered Industrial Truck Train the Trainer Workshop- 4.22.2025

April 22, 2025 from 111:00 AM to 4:00 PM (CST) at PIM’s Office, Bloomington, MN If your facility uses any kind of “mobile, power-driven vehicles used to carry, push, pull, lift, stack or tier material,” then you must train and evaluate the operators of that equipment.  This definition encompasses high lift and low lift trucks, […]


April Newsletter 2024

Have you seen PIM’s April Newsletter?

This issue is highlights PIM’s Environmental Health & Safety Program The Loupe, is Printing Industry Midwest’s (PIM) printed quarterly newsletter offering news and member benefits to thousands of print professionals. Features in this newsletter includes education Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) articles, showcase of PIM’s Great Green Printers, member news upcoming events & webinars and […]


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Minnesota Printers – MNOSHA Rule Change

All Minnesota printers are now required to have Safety Committees  A recent rule change in MN now requires all printers, both large and small, to have a Safety Committee.  Previously, this was only a requirement for printers with more than 25 employees.  Now, this applies to everyone, including very small employers.  A Safety Committee can […]


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Grant Money Available From MPCA

MPCA is seeking proposals for projects that aim to reduce air emissions by upgrading equipment and processes that will reduce air pollution. Funding Available Approximately $110,000 in funding is available. The maximum grant award is $24,500 per applicant. The grant recipient must match at least 25% of the total project cost. Air Pollution Affects Everyone […]


CARDSource Achieves Great Printer Certification

Joining an elite group of Midwest Printers going beyond compliance MINNEAPOLIS, MN — October 3, 2022 – Printing Industry Midwest (PIM), a not-for-profit trade organization representing the Midwest’s leading print service providers, is pleased to announce CARDSource located in Eagan Minnesota has achieved Great Printer Certification. By achieving this certification CARDSource is committing to reduce […]


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MPCA Grant Money to Reduce Air Pollution and Boost Sustainability

Every day, Minnesotans around the state breathe air pollution generated by facility processes. Exposure to these pollutants affects everyone’s health, from employees at the facility to members of the surrounding community. Grant Money Available MPCA is offering approximately $89,000 for projects to reduce these emissions and make our air cleaner. The funding will help recipients […]


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MN Printers Must Post Frontline Worker Pay Law Information

MN Print Workers Could Receive “Hero Pay” On April 29, 2022, Governor Walz signed the Frontline Worker Pay Law.  This law allows certain workers to receive a state-funded bonus payment for working during the pandemic.   These funds are intended to thank these workers for showing up and providing critical services that allowed Minnesota to continue […]