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  •  When You Have To Layoff Employees
  •  USPS Rates Go Up 05/12/08
  •  GPO Goes Green: Public Printer Bob Tapella
  •  PIA/GATF's HR Update: December 2007
  •  Who Pays for Personal Protective Equipment?
  •  Scheduler for Holidays and Vacations in 2008
  •  Green is Hot. Just Annouced...!
  •  Expected Rise in Paper Costs
  •  ITC Negative Determination&CFS Paper Investigation
  •  Safety & Environmental Issues 11/07
  •  HR Update from PIA/GATF: November 2007
  •  OSHA Reform & Compliance
  •  Streamlined Sales Tax (SSTA) Update: 10/31/07
  •  Safety & Environmental Issues 10/07
  •  Printing Industry Profits Increasing
  •  New Digital Test Form For Process Control
  •  Social Security Cards Get a Face-Lift
  •  EPA’s Proposed Revision to the Ozone Standard;
  •  HR Update from PIA/GATF: October 2007
  •  PIA/GATF Offers Podcast Full of Marketing Advice
  •  Oregon and Hawaii State Updates 09/07
  •  Graph Expo and Thoughts on Océ and Xerox
  •  More Graph Expo '07 Coverage
  •  Safety & Environmental Issues 09/07
  •  MAN Roland Launches 3 New Presses at Graph Expo
  •  HR Update for 09/07 from PIA/GATF
  •  Looking For Experienced Employees?
  •  Leica Freedom Train Carried More Than Cameras
  •  Label Printing Industries of America (LPIA)
  •  OnLine Help for Small Business
  •  Amazon's Self-Publishing/Books On Demand Service
  •  MAN Roland a contributing partner to Cal Poly GrC
  •  Social Security Number Verification Service
  •  VDP Conference Keynote Focuses on Marketing
  •  PIA Education Awards Educator Recipient Announced
  •  2007 SME Conference in Snowbird Utah
  •  Printing Industry and Paper Tariffs Case 7/07
  •  Update on Adobe/Kinko's Software Connection~08/01
  •  How the Agency Business is Getting Greener
  •  Hawaii Travel Tips from Laura
  •  Price Increase Expected on Coated Paper
  •  It's Unmailable?!
  •  Keep Your Mailing Lists Current
  •  PIA/GATF's QuickReads: New Members-Only Resource
  •  PIA/GATF Center for Lean Practices Formed
  •  PIA/GATF Announces Student Landing Page
  •  PIA/GATF Update on EPA Risk Assessment
  •  ROLAND 700 DirectDrive earns an InterTech
  •  YOUR Company Policy on Employee Reference Checks?
  •  Heidelberg News: Diecutter and Packaging Solutions
  •  BIA Announces Winners Product of Excellence Awards
  •  Health and Safety Updates from Gary Jones/PIA
  •  Beware: New Credit Card Scam
  •  Printing Executive Network Peer Groups Forming
  •  Printfest 2008 at 71% of Last Year's Size
  •  GAIN Gets Easy
  •  USPS News: Temp Rate Reduction Till 09/29/07
  •  Ancillary Services Update from PIA/GATF
  •  Departing Reps
  •  Forklift Safety: Wear Your Seat Belt
  •  Get Connected with GAIN's RSS Feeds
  •  Health & Safety Updates From OSHA (June 2007)
  •  FSC Chain of Custody Certification with SmartWood
  •  PIA Economic/Print Market FlashReport: 5 Year View
  •  May 2007 HR Update from PIA/GATF
  •  PrintED Responds to the New World of Print
  •  More on Do-Not-Mail from PIA/GATF
  •  Postal Rate Commission Update 02/07
  •  Member News: xpedx certified
  •  Newspaper Employees Arrested - Allegedly Stealing
  •  Printing Injury/Illiness and OSHA Citation Stats
  •  National Do Not Call List for Wireless/Mobile
  •  Free Driver Safety Guide for Employers
  •  NAPL Equipment Lease Review Service
  •  NAPL Research: Signs of Slowing Intensify
  •  PIA/GATF Buying Power Programs Discounts 4 Members
  •  PIA/GATF Takes Position on Anti-Dumping
  •  Resources and Services Available through PIA/GATF
  •  Printing Industry Profits on the Rise!
  •  Current Research Projects in the Works at PIA/GATF
  •  National Special Interest Groups for Local Members
  •  CEO Update. . .For Key PIA/GATF Executives (11/06)
  •  PIA/GATF Industry Briefing: Focus on Copyright Law
  •  The future of PIA/GATF: a WhatTheyThink interview
  •  Will Your Company Be Prepared In an Emergency?
  •  Top 5 Weirdest Questions People Asked OSHA
  •  OSHA issues first aid guidelines
  •  OSHA Announces Targeted Inspection Plan for 2006
  •  75% Faster Makeready with JDF Workflow
  •  Implementing NFPA 70E at your Facility
  •  2006 InterTech Technology Award Recipients
  •  Paper Shredder Safety - Fact Sheet
  •  Eletrical Safety Tips
  •  Static Electricity Hazards When Using Solvents
  •  Health Care Cost&Coverage in the Printing Industry
  •  Jules Van Sant Named Executive Director
  •  New NAPL Website Provides Quicker, Easier Access
  •  Economic & Print Market Flash Report: May 2006
  •  Angelo Possemato Joins Komori America
  •  Suzanne Noguere Joins NAPL as Senior Director,
  •  Luxe, textile-like printing papers available in US
  •  Newspaper companies put the squeeze on print
  •  Avoid Ergonomic Injuries
  •  Save Energy Now: 20 Ways
  •  $afety & the Bottom Line
  •  Apple Offers Free Computer Take-Back Program
  •  Keeping Injury Claim Costs Down
  •  Creating Ergonomic Limits In-House
  •  Avain Flu Info, Including More Resource Links
  •  What do Facts Got to Do With It?...Everything
  •  More Info On Recent Fatalities In Printing
  •  Steve Forbes Tells All
  •  Creating a Culture of Accountability
  •  Let Your Prospects Sell Themselves
  •  The Ten Biggest Mistakes in Hiring
  •  NAPL 2006 State of the Industry Report
  •  PIA/GATF's new website a quick overview
  •  NAPL Acquires eKG Research Associates
  •  2006, the Year of Digital Print: PIA's Digital
  •  EPA's Air Pollution Rule Could be a Threat to
  •  Over The Horizon: The Economy & Print Markets
  •  Shop Towel Disposal
  •  Keeping Electrical Safety Simple
  •  Economic & Print Market FLASH Report for 12/13/05
  •  PaperSpecs and PrintNet partner
  •  PIA/GATF's Marketing4Digital Seminars Coming to SF
  •  Electronic Waste: Frequently Asked Questions
  •  DPC Established As New PIA/GATF Member Benefit
  •  Printers Share Success Stories--PIA/GATF Ratios
  •  IRS Increases Mileage Rate Until 12/31/05
  •  Will Adobe Be the New Seybold?
  •  Interview with John Compton
  •  Free Software to Write Your Hazcom Plan
  •  Latest rules on giving and getting references
  •  Are ANSI Standards Really Voluntary?
  •  Online Safety Courses from Washington State Dept.
  •  Copyright Basics
  •  OSHA Alliance and the printing industry
  •  PRINT '05 was a huge success for PIA/GATF!
  •  Katrina and Rita Hurt U.S. Economy,
  •  Qualitites that Distinguish Women Leaders
  •  Counterfeit Power Strips: potential safety hazards
  •  Paper-Purchasing Habits of the Fortune 100
  •  Ergonomic Internet Resources
  •  How to Protect Workers from Mold During Cleanup
  •  The ABCs of AAI
  •  Extension Cord Safety
  •  Free Downloadable Hazmat Placards
  •  NAPL Printing Business Index Remains High in June
  •  Good Article On OSHA Compliance Documentation
  •  Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls: Free Software
  •  NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards - FREE
  •  OSHA Updates Small Business Handbook
  •  Electrical Safety Tips
  •  Prevent Back Injuries: Basic Lifting Instructions
  •  Economic & Print Market Report for 08/10/05
  •  Emergency Exit Checklist
  •  Safety Tips For Working In Hot Weather
  •  Checklist: Welding, cutting and brazing safety
  •  Need a Consultant? PIA/GATF Has You Covered!
  •  What is JDF?
  •  Tips: Ten ways to maintain a healthy back
  •  Heavy Overtime
  •  Printing Industry's GrowingCommitment to Packaging
  •  One Buyer's Criteria for Being "Favorite Printer"
  •  Association Health Plan Battle Heats Up in Senate
  •  Pay/Benefits NOT Most Important Factors
  •  Preventing Heat Stress
  •  Postal Reform is an Employee Issue
  •  Teamsters Welcome GCIU
  •  Kodak Buys Creo for $998 million
  •  From the Old School to the New School
  •  New Law Gives Shredders Importance
  •  Free and Discounted PIA/GATF services available
  •  e-Waste Gets Attention
  •  Ladder Safety brochure published by OR-OSHA
  •  The Production Applicant Interview
  •  Digital News from Xerox
  •  Economic & Print Market Flash Report for 06/07/05
  •  Flash Report: First Quarter Print Sales (05/05)
  •  NAPL March 2005 Printing Business Index
  •  Machine Safeguarding: Risk Assessment
  •  Repetitive Motion Injuries Still No. 1
  •  Economic & Print Market Flash Report 03/15/05
  •  Economic & Print Market Flash Report 03/05
  •  Safety and Fatigue: research & recommendations
  •  EPA's new Hazardous Waste Manifest System
  •  USERRA Posting Requirement
  •  National Association for Print Leadership (NAPL)
  •  Carpal Tunnel Study: Night-time Splinting Benefits
  •  Tech Alert 2005 Summary
  •  USPS rates to increase by 5.43% on 01/08/06!
  •  OSHA Between the Lines: Breathing Right
  •  Ergonomics Committee Offer Recommendations to OSHA
  •  Working alone: Make sure it's safe
  •  OSHA clarifies Consumer Product exemption
  •  Stress Is MSD Factors, But Not Age or Sex
  •  Hand Tool Selection - Ergonomic Considerations
  •  Trade·Märks: new opt-in e-newsletter from PIA/GATF
  •  Vise Safety Tips
  •  "Power Strips" in the workplace
  •  Cal Poly's Graphic Communication receives $100,000
  •  FTC's CAN-SPAM now includes "commercial" email
  •  Spring Meeting of Financial Execs Highlights Skill
  •  Death and Disaster Prep: Be ready for the worst.
  •  Chemical Reactivity Information/Hazards
  •  Chemical Health Assessments: Online Tracking Tool
  •  Heavy computer use tied to glaucoma in men
  •  Noise reduction ratings for hearing protection
  •  Aerosol Can Pollution Prevention Tips
  •  Loading Dock Safety
  •  Bloodborne Pathogens: Revision to OSHA's Standard
  •  PPE: How to Get Workers to Wear It
  •  QuarkXPress: free English technical support
  •  First aid for eye injuries
  •  Call for Entries: Adobe Design Achievement Awards
  •  Stormwater: prevent pollution rom waste handling
  •  EPA Sets Record For Enforcement
  •  Update On Shop Towel Rule
  •  GAMIS, NPES Market Research Committee to Merge
  •  Print to Prevail Differently: Speakers predict
  •  Cal Poly's Malcolm Keif Receives Second Annual
  •  Flammable and Combustible Materials - checklist
  •  Recycling Rechargeable Batteries
  •  Handling Materials Safely - the checklist
  •  Vehicle safety checklist
  •  Buying An Anti-Fatigue Mat? 9 points to consider
  •  Pre-Activity Stretch May Hurt Performance
  •  What To Do About the Flu
  •  Preventing carpal tunnel syndrome
  •  Arc Flash Safety Training Program
  •  PIA/GATF's Digital Print Council Sponsors
  •  National Human Relations News: 10/04
  •  Direct Mail Promotion Newsletter from USPS
  •  Economic & Print Market Flash Report: October 2004
  •  OSHA Training Grant: bad news for PIA/GATF
  •  Conducting A Water Use Audit
  •  Electrical Safety: A Far Better 70E
  •  OSHA Guide For Emergency Response and Preparedness
  •  The Check 21 Act -- Watch Your Cash Flow!
  •  Please Complete Online PNEAC Survey
  •  Get the ABCs of VDP from EFI.
  •  DOT's 2004 Emergency Response Guidebook
  •  Put Your Own Face on a Stamp
  •  Newsletter Developed by The Print Council and USPS
  •  Members Only: New Overtime Rules Compliance Info
  •  Members Only: Get HR Update from PIA/GATF National
  •  Pre-Hire Carpal Tunnel Testing Not Cost Effective
  •  Formaldehyde Classified As Human Carcinogen
  •  Welding: Safety is critical
  •  Economic & Print Market Flash Report (08/04)
  •  Hazwaste Container Management Essentials
  •  PIA/GATF's HR Update for 09/04
  •  To RECORD or not to RECORD is the question…
  •  Ladder Safety Tips
  •  Stormwater pollution prevention tips:
  •  Paper Industry Announces of 50% Paper Recovery
  •  New NEA Study Finds Americans Reading Less
  •  Direct Mail Drives Online Sales, per USPS Research
  •  GAMIS Study Reveals Direct Mail’s Future
  •  New Source Review equipment replacement rules
  •  New PIA/GATF Ratios
  •  Preventing Workplace Violence
  •  Important NLRB Ruling for Non-Union Firms
  •  North America: Trinational Occupational Safety
  •  Boosting Employee Performance:
  •  Hone your safety-teaching skills
  •  LO/TO Annual Program Inspections
  •  Ergonomics for computer workstations checklist
  •  Lawn equipment safety tips
  •  Hearst Magazines Adopt Adobe Creative Suite
  •  New OSHA Fact Sheet
  •  OSHA Clarifies Incident Commander Role
  •  Protective Glove Selection
  •  Mold Fears Overgrown Says Fed Study
  •  Recording Hearing Loss Cases on the 300 Log
  •  Employee Misconduct Defense For OSHA Citation
  •  Fire protection and prevention check list
  •  Salary Increases Show No Change From Last Year
  •  EPA's Air Emission Estimating CD Updated
  •  Understanding JDF: A White Paper from Agfa
  •  SPCC Regulation Update
  •  Small Business Safety Committees Guide
  •  Healthy Eyes: the checklist for computer-users
  •  Managing used electronic equipment
  •  Using air power tools
  •  Comments Need On OSHA's SST Program
  •  Managing empty containers
  •  Carpal tunnel precautions
  •  3 U.S. States Comprise Huge Market for IT Products
  •  Cal Poly Plays Major Role in Variable Data Project
  •  Discarded Cell Phones, Printers, and Keyboards
  •  Ergonomic research on night shift workers
  •  MSDS Submission
  •  Spill Kit
  •  Update On Michigan's Ergonomics Standard
  •  Stretch or Just Take the Plunge?
  •  Preventing pollution from aerosol cans (tips)
  •  Abrasive wheel equipment grinders (Checklist)
  •  Electrical Installation Standard proposed revision
  •  EPA's Meeting on Electronic Manifests on 05/19-20.
  •  New Industry Website for Elementary Students
  •  Spill Kit Content
  •  Effective Hearing Conservation Program, Part I
  •  Conserving Energy at Work
  •  Stormwater pollution, prevention tips - Part 2
  •  Synchronicity: (Environmental Disclosures)
  •  Failure to Train Employees--Now a Federal Crime
  •  Stormwater pollution, prevention tips - Part 1
  •  Hazardous Material Handling Checklist
  •  Electrical safety training for unqualified workers
  •  Tech Alert 2004 Highlights
  •  National e-Waste Recycling Program
  •  Selling: Reaching the Ultimate Decision Maker
  •  NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards on CD
  •  Printing Industry Renews Ergo Alliance With OSHA
  •  Biological, chemical or 'dirty bomb' attacks
  •  Mail Still Top Choice for Marketing to Consumers
  •  Safety Program Tips
  •  Stormwater pollution prevention tips.
  •  Responding To Safety Complaints
  •  Overcoming Employee Resistance To Safety
  •  ANSI Industrial Head Protection Standard
  •  Fire Safety Checklist
  •  Air-Purifying Cartidge Calculation Help
  •  Computer Workstations and Ergonomics
  •  New Lifting Safety Assessment
  •  Workplace Stress Checklist
  •  An Evacuation Plan that Works
  •  Cal Poly to Celebrate 60: Fundraiser Launched
  •  Physical Security Checklist
  •  Safety Training Checklist for New Workers
  •  Tips: First aid for eye injuries
  •  Top Ten Ways to Save $ on Paper
  •  Consensus at Print Outlook: Growth in '04, '05
  •  Print Outlook 2004: In A Nutshell
  •  Lighting: Fighting the fluorescent flicker
  •  GCIU Members Approval Teamster Merger
  •  Printers See Reasons to be Thankful
  •  Cold Weather Safety Tips from OSHA
  •  Used Oil Management Fact Sheet
  •  ANSI Z365 Status
  •  ANSI Z358.1-1981 and Eyewash/Shower Stations
  •  Economist Tells NPES He's "Bullish on Economy"
  •  NIOSH Releases Hazard Risk Assessment Guide
  •  Senate OKs Leavitt as EPA chief
  •  PPE Head and Face Protection Checklist
  •  Printers' National Environmental Assistance Center
  •  Press Purchases Continue to Decline
  •  DMA Responds to Request for No-Call Information
  •  Forklift truck accidents - causal factors
  •  Effective Decision Making
  •  Hazards of Baling Equipment
  •  Checklist: Emergency Response Planning
  •  Fires in Related Industries: Reminder to Printers
  •  Dangers of Explosive Dust Not Well Known
  •  Ergonomics as a Management Tool for Back Pain
  •  Work Stress Causes
  •  NexPress: Lithographic Process or Not?
  •  NIH Everyday Product Health and Safety
  •  Consumer Privacy Survey by RR Donnelly
  •  ANSI Z87.1
  •  Tips: Compressed Gas Cylinder Safety
  •  Preventing Workplace Violence
  •  Employee Attitudes about Workplace Safety
  •  Work-Related Injury Fact Sheet
  •  Seatbelts and forklifts
  •  Injury and Illness Costs
  •  DOJ Emergency Checklist
  •  Carpal Tunnel Not the Keyboard's Fault
  •  9/11 Commission Final Report Available from GPO
  •  First Aid Kits: Guidelines and Precautions
  •  New NAPL Publication
  •  Brand and Product Changes
  •  Hand Tool Safety Notes and Checklist from OSHA
  •  Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
  •  Hazardous Chemical Safety Reminders
  •  EMS Study Conclusions
  •  Advertising Revenue for 2/03 up from 2/02
  •  February 2003 Manufacturing Report
  •  ANSI Safety Signs and Codes
  •  Ad Revenues Fall in 2002
  •  Montana Labor Report - December 2002
  •  Fire Extinguishers in the Workplace
  •  Flammable Liquids and OSHA
  •  Color Management: A Publisher's Perspective
  •  Digital Mechanical Standards Re-released
  •  Print Outlook 2003
  •  Consulting and Cost Cutting
  •  Folding Guide Published
  •  November Print Buyer Pulse Index 2002
  •  OSHA
  •  Explore Job Profiles in the graphic arts field
  •  October Printer Confidence Index
  •  PIA/GATF at Graph Expo 2002
  •  PrintED Accreditation Programs
  •  GraphExpo Reports from WhatTheyThink.com
  •  Universal Waste Guidelines
  •  September Manufacturing Report
  •  GraphExpo 2002
  •  Globalization of Print Buying Explored:
  •  New technique hides/extracts info in digital image
  •  GATF/PIA Launches Redesigned Web Portal GAIN 2.0
  •  September Print Pulse Index
  •  Invest in the future of the Printing Industry
  •  AIIM & NPES Partner to Standardize Use Of PDF
  •  Newspaper Advertising decrease less than expected
  •  Plate Remakes on Sheetfed Presses: Top Reasons
  •  Printing Union Labels: Dos and Don'ts
  •  What drives print demand?
  •  Economic and Print Market Outlook
  •  Economic & Print Market Flash Report: 11/05/04
  •  PIA/GATF Victory: House passes Postal Reform
  •  Federal Legal Holidays in 2007
  •  Update on GCIU merger (10/28/04)
  •  PIA/GATF's HR Update for 11/04
  •  NAPL's Economic Edge Summer 2004
  •  GCIU Pension Fund Update (10/28/04)
  •  PIA/GATF Economic&Print Market Flash Report 01/07
  •  Postal Reform VICTORY
  •  Guard Against Data Theft
  •  PPI Member Alert: Print Resource Guide Listings
  •  Senate passes Historic Postal Reform Legislation
  •  PPI Paper Luaus Coming to the Northwest
  •  USPS Rate Hike Announcement - PIA Reacts
  •  Mail: Standard vs. First Class. New rule for 06/01
  •  PPI Members: Reach Your Target Buyers in 2006
  •  Employee Benefits Update 01/07: Pension Protection