Environmental and safety requirements are among the leading concerns of GAA members. Maintaining compliance with these requirements can be time consuming and confusing even for facilities with full-time environmental and safety staff. Non-compliance may adversely effect employee health, public relations and the company’s bottom line. From October 2002 through September 2003, OSHA conducted over 200 inspections of companies in the printing and publishing industry that resulted in over 1,000 written violations and $600,000 in fines. A single release of hazardous chemicals by a facility into the environment can cost thousands to clean up and bring unwanted scrutiny by government agencies and public watchdog groups.

GAA’s Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Manager, Michelle Donohue, is ready to assist your company in navigating through the regulations, interpretations and guidance documents that make up the realm of environmental and safety compliance. Michelle has more than 8 years experience in the environmental and safety field. Prior to joining GAA, Michelle was the Environmental Affairs Manager at the Philadelphia Newspapers printing facility in Conshohocken. She understands the day-to-day activities and problems associated with maintaining environmental and safety compliance. She will be able to provide you with realistic, practical and economical solutions to your issues.

As part of your membership in GAA, please take advantage of the following FREE services provided by our EHS Department:

• Safety Audits – Written safety programs, injury recordkeeping activities, training programs, machine guarding, materials handling and other safety issues will be reviewed during the audit.
• Environmental Audits – Written programs, hazardous waste generation, air pollution issues, waste water issues, spill response capabilities, training documentation and waste minimization possibilities will be reviewed during the audit.
• Regulatory Questions – Have a question regarding federal, state or local environmental and safety rules? GAA has the resources available to research any environmental or safety issue you may have. Answers will be provided in plain English and GAA will assist you in implementing any measures necessary to obtain, maintain or document compliance.

The following services can be provided to your facility for a fee that is significantly less than if an outside consultant was used.

• Written Programs – GAA will create site specific safety and environmental programs for your facility including Hazard Communications, Lockout/Tagout, Emergency Procedures, Spill Response and many other required programs.
• Training Programs – GAA will conduct training programs on a variety of topics including Hazard Communication, Lockout/Tagout, Forklift Operations, Hazardous Waste Handling, Fire Extinguishers and many other topics.
• Environmental and Safety Reporting – GAA will complete or train your in-house staff to complete the environmental and safety reports required by your facility for federal, state and local agencies including hazardous waste, air emissions, residual waste and OSHA recordkeeping.

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