Gary Jones

Gary Jones

Gary A. Jones is the director of environmental, health and safety (EHS) affairs at PRINTING United Alliance in Fairfax, VA. His primary responsibility is to monitor and analyze EHS regulatory activities at all domestic and some international government levels. He provides representation on behalf of the printing and specialty graphic imaging industry.  In doing so, Mr. Jones works closely with the federal and state-level Environmental Protection Agencies (EPA), Occupational Safety and Health Agency (OSHA), Department of Transportation (DOT), and other agencies.  He also provides membership assistance on EHS compliance and sustainability programs through a variety of approaches including responding to inquiries, presentations, writing, and consulting services.

Mr. Jones is also supporting PRINTING United Alliance’s efforts for the Sustainable Green Printing Partnership (SGP). SGP is dedicated to assisting printing operations respond to the customer demand for sustainable printing.

He holds a BS in biology from LaRoche College and an MS in chemistry from the University of Pittsburgh.
OSHA’s Back: How to Respond to an Inspection

During the pandemic, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration — at both the state and federal level — dramatically curtailed on-site inspections, but we have now passed that period and, simply put, OSHA is back. The number of printing operations being inspected is now on the rise.

Sustainability In Printing and Packaging is Here To Stay

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Do Not Miss Your OSHA Deadlines!

Just like clockwork, the start of a new year brings two important Occupational Safety and Health Administration recordkeeping requirements that printing operations must be aware of and comply with if they qualify. They involve the completion, posting, and submission of separate, but related, recordkeeping forms.

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