For wide-format print service providers, and the industry as a whole, OSHA compliance is not limited to a binder on a shelf. It reaches into the cords powering equipment, the bottles used during cleanup, the guards surrounding moving parts, and the response to an employee who reports an odor. In a conversation with Wide-format Impressions, Gary Jones, vice president of Environmental, Health, and Safety Affairs for PRINTING United Alliance, outlined recurring risks and practical steps print service providers (PSPs) can take to address them.
1. Start With the Violations That Recur
OSHA compliance can feel sprawling. Luckily, PSPs do not have to begin from scratch. Jones points to the printing industry’s recurring violation categories as a practical roadmap. Although OSHA’s statistics do not isolate every individual print process, he said the industry’s overall list remains a useful indicator for most operations.
“Really what happens, I think the top five don’t really change a whole lot. They just change their order, if that makes sense,” Jones says. “So HazCom (Hazard Communication), for at least 2025, was the most commonly violated standard in the printing industry.”
Powered industrial trucks also moved into the top five for 2025, while lockout/tagout, machine guarding, and electrical safety remain prominent. PSPs can use those familiar categories as an internal audit framework and focus on the places where problems repeatedly surface.
Read this full article on Wide-Format Impressions, a publication of PRINTING United Alliance, ASI’s strategic partner.
