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08/19/2020
Industry Guidance Available from GMA
The 2020 Safety Manual, provided in PDF format, is a basic safety and health program designed and authorized for use by members of the Graphic Media Alliance Group Rating Trust. It is now available to ALL our members. It was developed in cooperation with American Safety and Health Management. This handbook has been reviewed by industry experts, safety professionals and by member safety managers. It is comprehensive, industry-specific and a valuable tool for any size printing firm. The manual is available to purchase for $275.
Along with an up-to-date safety manual, it is important to have a contingency plan in place should you experience a disaster which interrupts business operations. The Disaster Planning Mutual Assistance Guide assists with planning your company’s course of action should you find yourself in such a situation. Planning and preparation will help smooth your journey through any potential adversity. This guide is available to purchase for $50.
For non-member information, please call your Business Development Director at 614-794-2300.
Free Guidance Offered by the Association
American Safety & Health Management Consultants, Inc. (ASH) works in partnership with Association members to provide the best services available. This includes providing complimentary on-site safety evaluations for members monthly, along with plant safety inspections. They help identify OSHA violations that could potentially cost hefty fines and assist members in the development, implementation and management of employee safety training programs.
As OSHA and EPA continue their efforts to enforce Federal Safety and Environmental Regulations, some of the largest penalties in history are being levied. Safety, Health, and Environmental compliance are becoming increasingly complicated, requiring close monitoring and attention as new standards are being written and implemented. ASH is equipped to keep client companies up to date and in compliance with these developing regulations.
We plan on resuming monthly ASH safety evaluations beginning September 1. Please contact the Association for available days and times in your region.
The Association's Disaster Mutual Assistance Plan (DMAP) Program is Like Insurance – It's There In Case You Need It.
Fortunately printers do not often experience a disaster which interrupts their business operations but occasionally it happens. Storm damage, floods, fire, equipment breakdown, labor disputes, cyber-attacks, or other regional or national disasters can bring production operations to a screeching halt and prevent or delay a company from fulfilling its customers’ needs. Companies can buy insurance to cover the cost of the damage and recover the cost of additional business expenses, but still must serve their customers. If we don’t meet the customers’ needs quickly, everything else becomes unimportant.
Printing businesses may also find that having a contingency plan in place is required by some customers before they can enter into a contract or place an order with the company. DMAP certificates have been used to fulfill this requirement, at no cost to Association members.
Participants in the DMAP Program are asked to complete an Equipment Inventory and sign a Confidentiality and Non-Compete Agreement. Participants agree that in the event the Association calls them on behalf of another member needing assistance, the participant will respond favorably by offering to perform the services needed in a confidential manner subject to the following guidelines:
- Any relationship with the customer will be disclosed at the beginning of discussion between the firm outsourcing the work and the firm performing the work. This disclosure includes having the customer on a prospective call list.
- All discussions and outsourcing of the work will be strictly confidential and be conducted under the highest ethical standards.
- The printer or graphic arts firm performing the work agrees not to contact the customer or solicit work from the customer for a period of one year.
- The work will be performed at reasonable trade prices, which are mutually agreed upon between the firm outsourcing the work and the firm performing the work.
To learn more about the DMAP Program, contact your BDD.
