NAPIM Publishes GHS Guidance for Ink Manufacturers

Posted on May 1, 2012 by George Fuchs

The Final Rule incorporating the Globally Harmonized System for Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) into the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard (29 CFR 1910.1200) was published in the Federal Register on March 26, 2012 [an electronic copy is available in the Member’s area of the NAPIM website].
In general and from an ink manufacturer’s perspective, the major changes/impacts of the GHS incorporation into HazCom standard are:

• Chemical Hazard Classification
• Product Labeling
• Safety Data Sheet (formerly material safety data sheets)
• Trade Secrets
• Compliance Schedule

Read the entire guidance document in the NAPIM members’ area.

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Bureau of Economic Analysis – 1st quarter 2012 estimate

Posted on May 1, 2012 by George Fuchs

The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) has issued the following news release today:

Real gross domestic product — the output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States — increased at an annual rate of 2.2 percent in the first quarter of 2012 (that is, from the fourth quarter to the first quarter), according to the “advance” estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the fourth quarter of 2011, real GDP increased 3.0 percent.

The full text of the BEA release can be found here

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Producer Price Index Data – Printing Ink Raw Materials

Posted on April 16, 2012 by George Fuchs

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recently published its March 2012 pricing data for a number of raw materials used in the manufacture of printing ink.

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OSHA Publishes Final Rule on GHS

Posted on April 9, 2012 by George Fuchs

OSHA released its long-awaited Final Rule on the integration of the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) into the Hazard Communication Standards (29 CFR 1910.1200) in the March 26,2012 Federal Register. Please visit the EHS members area of the NAPIM website to see the compliance schedule. More information on this important Final Rule will be coming from NAPIM in the next few weeks. Please contact George Fuchs at the NAPIM office if you have any questions.

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FDA Announces Decision on BPA

Posted on April 2, 2012 by George Fuchs

On Friday, March 30, 2012 the Food and Drug Administration issued its formal response to the Natural Resource Defense Council (NRDC) petition to ban bis phenol A (BPA) in food contact materials. Visit the NAPIM EHS members area for more details on this important decision.

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California Adds Methanol to Prop 65 List

Posted on March 20, 2012 by George Fuchs

Effective March 16, 2012, California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) added methanol (CAS No. 67-56-1) to the list of chemicals known to the State to cause reproductive toxicity for purposes of Proposition 65. The listing of methanol is based on formal identification by the National Toxicology Program (NTP), in a report by the NTP Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction, that methanol causes reproductive toxicity (developmental endpoint). The criteria used by OEHHA for the listing of chemicals under the authoritative bodies mechanism can be found in Title 27, Cal. Code of Regs., section 25306.

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RadTech Announces 2012 Technology Expo and Conference

Posted on March 15, 2012 by George Fuchs

The 2012 RadTech UV/EB Technology Expo and Conference will be held at Hyatt Regency, Chicago, IL April 30 – May 2.

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California Steps Up Enforcement of Solvent Cleaning Rules

Posted on March 12, 2012 by George Fuchs

NAPIM member ink companies in California have been reporting increased air quality inspections in both the Sacramento Air Quality Management District and the South Coast Air Quality Management District. One of the items specifically addressed in these inspections was compliance with the VOC content limitations in the solvent cleaning rules in the districts. Additional information is available in the Members Area of the NAPIM website. Please contact George Fuchs at the NAPIM office is you have any questions.

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Flint Group Issues Press Release on Raw Materials Costs

Posted on March 12, 2012 by George Fuchs

Jan Paul van der Velde, Senior Vice President of Procurement, Flint Group provides insight into expected raw material cost developments in 2012. Click here to read the press release. More detailed information on this issue is available on the Flint Group website.

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2010 Illness/Injury Statistics – Printing Ink Manufacturing

Posted on March 7, 2012 by George Fuchs

The illness and injury statistics for printing ink manufacturing for 2010 have been released by the Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. The NAPIM Bulletin covering this information is avaialable in the EHS members area of the NAPIM website.

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