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Nebraska OSHA recommends that all printers in NE create a COVID-19 Policy. This new COVID-19 template for printing companies in Nebraska can assist you. Remember, for the Minnesota printing companies, DO NOT follow this Nebraska template. For further questions regarding the Nebraska safety requirements contact Paul Gutkowski. Learn More.
How to ensure compliance – Executive Order takes effect Saturday, July 25 Governor Walz recently issued an executive order requiring all Minnesotans wear a face-covering indoors beginning July 25. This includes all indoor businesses, including all printers. Workers must also wear face coverings when working outside when it is not possible to maintain social distancing. […]
We can help you with your COVID-19 plan To help stop the spread of COVID-19, Minnesota implemented new requirements for all businesses. Every business must establish a “COVID-19 Preparedness Plan”. With this in mind, Printing Industry Midwest (PIM) placed sample documents and templates on our “COVID-19 and the Printing Industry” page. First, we suggest you […]
PIM’s Right To Know Training – Avoid the most commonly cited standard among printers In these unprecedented times, employee health and safety training is more important now than it ever has been. If you find yourself with a little more down time, now is your chance to complete your REQUIRED training. Remember that OSHA has […]
To reduce the spread of infectious diseases such as COVID-19, businesses are asked to clean and disinfect high touch surfaces including tables, doorknobs, light switches, handles, desks, phones, keyboards, toilets, faucets etc. The CDC recommends businesses use: An EPA-registered household disinfectant. Click here, a diluted bleach solution or clean with a solution of at least 70% alcohol. […]
PIM Workshop – Forklift Train the Trainer May 20, 2020 | 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM | Online Only As of the end of March 2020, this in-person class was switched to be an online only webinar due to COVID-19. If your facility uses any kind of “mobile, power-driven vehicles used to carry, push, pull, […]
FYI, there is an exemption from OSHA programmed safety inspections if: You have less than 11 employees, and You are a commercial printer (litho, screen, digital or flexo). However, you are not exempt from OSHA inspections because of fatalities, hospitalizations of 2 or more employees or employee complaints. Also, if you are a book printer […]
Direct EHS or OSHA questions to Paul Gutkowski or Cathy Malinoski OSHA published Using Leading Indicators to Improve Safety and Health Outcomes, that may be found here. Leading indicators are predictive measures that provide information about the performance of your safety activities. They measure events leading up to injuries and reveal potential problems in your safety program. […]
We need your help to oppose potential revisions to an OSHA rule that impacts every print operation in America. OSHA wishes to revise its Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/ Tagout (LOTO)) standard. Possible revisions could jeopardize your ability to operate equipment in an efficient manner as the industry could lose the ability to use the […]
You may have received notice of a new program from Printing Industries of America called EHS Verify. EHS Verify includes an onsite audit and a corrective action plan to address environmental, health and safety concerns. For members of PIM, this is a resource already available through the PIM Great Printer Environmental Program, and at a […]
