Gary Jones
Gary A. Jones is the Vice President of Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Affairs at PRINTING United Alliance. His primary responsibility is to monitor and analyze EHS and sustainability related legislative and regulatory activities at the federal and state levels, including some international actions. He provides representation on behalf of the printing, packaging, and graphic arts industry. 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 customer demands for sustainable printing.
He holds a BS in biology from LaRoche College and an MS in chemistry from the University of Pittsburgh.
Now that the dust has settled from the 2024 elections, it is time to assess what impact the Trump administration will have on OSHA.
The Washington Department of Ecology (DoE) released a draft Safer Products Report recommending regulation to reduce the amount of inadvertent polychlorinated biphenyls (iPCBs) found in pigments used in printing inks.
EPR legislation failed to pass the NY State Legislature. It wasn’t voted on in the Assembly before the legislature adjourned for 2024.
With the change in OSHAs enforcement policies at the beginning of this year, there has been a resurgence in the number of inspections occurring at screen printing operations.
Printing operations need to ensure their programs are following OSHA’s regulations. Printers are well-advised to spend some time addressing workplace safety hazards and mitigating their OSHA risks now before OSHA comes knocking.
Here is a list of the top 10 OSHA violations for the printing industry that should be used as a guide.
The lawsuit argued that OSHA overstepped its authority in issuing an ETS to address COVID-19. Here are the concerns raised.
The United States Supreme Court upheld a “stay” on the Emergency Temporary Standard, three PRINTING United experts weigh in.
Over the past several years, a renewed intensity in sustainability has emerged with new focuses on microplastics; ocean plastics; circular economy; environmental, social, and governance (ESG) scoring; and extended producer responsibility.
The CDC issued new guidelines for fully vaccinated people in a non-health care setting on March 8, 2021.














