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SUSTAINABILITY

environment & safety

The Safety and Environmental Services available through
PIM Membership are a breath of fresh air that translate
to life-changing impact. You can rely on PIM to keep you
abreast of the latest regulatory issues while providing pro-
gram setup and training support. In addition, PIM can help
your team champion sustainable business practices through
pollution prevention, health hazard reduction, better envi-
ronmental procedures and safety guidelines.

Do you and your employees think safety is boring? Your training
does NOT have to be boring! Talk to Paul or Cathy to learn how
to engage your employees, and create a safe culture at your
workplace while keeping OSHA off your back!

SAFETY INSIGHTS: services
The Times They Are a-Changin’
It appears Government regulations TRAINING
will be under scrutiny now and for
at least the next 4 years. No matter - Hazardous Waste
what happens in the White House, - Right-to-Know/GHS
however, you are still required to - Forklift
train your employees about the - Lockout/Tagout
chemicals they use. For example, TESTING
Minnesota companies will still be - Air Sampling
expected to train their employees - Noise Sampling
annually. This means that every
single year you must provide Right AUDITS
to Know training. Not only do your - Environmental
employees have a right to learn - Health & Safety
about such items as flammability OTHER
and long-term health hazards, they - Contingency Plans
also must learn about the hazards - AWAIR Programs
of noise. Right to Know has been - Safety Meetings
around for over 30 years, but it is - Accident Reduction Programs
still the number one cited safety
standard for printers.
• Are you training your employees?
In 2012, OSHA updated the Hazard
Communication standard to comply
with the new Globally Harmonized
System or GHS. This requires new
training, new labels and new Safety
Data Sheets.
PIM staff are YOUR EXTENDED • Have you updated your training
STAFF. – Get Paul and Cathy on your or your program?
team!

“Our Great Printer Certification supports our efforts of continuous improvement regarding our environmental, health
and safety impact. The training provided through this program helps employees to understand the importance of do-
ing what we are doing – not just in terms of compliance, but in terms of contributing to a more sustainable world.”

— Julie Petrangelo, Controller, The John Roberts Company

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