# Presentation: 410019

## by Gary Jones
Manager, EHS Affairs                       Graphic Arts Technical Foundation Printing Industries of America
412/741-6860
garyjgatf@aol.com

**Manager, EHS Affairs                       Graphic Arts Technical Foundation Printing Industries of America**
**412/741-6860**
**garyjgatf@aol.com**

**Developing the ****Printing Industry’s ****Ergonomics Guidelines**** **

**by Danielle** **Waterfield***** *****Government Affairs Associate**
**Specialty Graphic Imaging Association**
**703/359-1304   dwaterfield@sgia.org**

## Printing Industry

_**Background **_
- Size and Scope
- One of the Largest Manufacturing Industries
- 100,000 Establishments and 1.5 Million Employees
- Over 80%of Printers Have Less Than 20 Employees
- Types of Printing
- Divided By Process
- Lithography, Screen, Flexography, Gravure, Digital
- Divided By Product
- Books, Magazines, Flyers, Textiles, Packaging, Wall Paper, Flooring, Electronics, Dashboards, etc.

## Printing Industry and Ergonomics

_**Printing Industry’s Response**__** **_
- Strongly Opposed OSHA’s Regulation
- Not Opposed To Ergonomics Only the Regulation
- One Size Fits All, Trigger, Risk Factors, Job Protection, Grandfathering and Costs
- Embraced OSHA’s Four Point Plan
- First Industry To Sign an Alliance:           1st Alliance signed in June, 2002
- Re-signed Alliance In February 2004
- Agreed To Work With Each Other To               Identify Solutions To Ergonomic Concerns In Printing

## Printing Industry OSHA Ergo Alliance

_**Implementation**_
_** **__** **_
- Fund Raising Campaign For Ergo Guides
- GATF Awarded OSHA Harwood Training Grant
- Printing Specific Ergonomics Guidelines
- Assembled Ergo Guide Development Team
- Printing Industry Safety Professionals
- Printing Industry Association Safety Professionals
- Hired Professional Ergonomist
- Dr. Phyllis King – U of Wisconsin

## Printing Industry OSHA Ergo Alliance

_**Implementation  **_
- Compiled Guidelines
- Collected Information On Existing Printer Programs
- Conducted Plant Visits
- Evaluated Options
- Produced Suggested Solutions
- Developed Support Material
- Video
- Fact Sheets and Pocket Cards
- Leaders Guide

## Printing Ergonomics Guidelines 

_**Design Principles**_
- Helpful But **Not** Prescriptive
- Provide Basic Ergo Information
- Assessments and Solutions
- Provide Specific Solutions
- Focus On Jobs With Highest Injury Rates
- Present Info On Printing Process Category
- Identify Additional Resources
- Provide Material Appropriate For Audience
- Incorporate Visual Images

## Printing Ergonomics Train-the-Trainer Program

_**Materials**_
**Leaders Guide**
- Guide for Presenting Material
**Guide Book**
- Reference Guide for EHS, HR, Supervisors
**Facility Checklists**
- General Awareness and Task Specific
**Fact Sheets**
- 10-12 for Supervisors and Employees
**Pocket Cards**
- 10-12 for Supervisors and Employees
**Videotape and *****MS PowerPoints***
- For Employee Training  - 1 Hour

## Printing Ergonomics Train-the-Trainer Program

_**Leader’s Guide**__**  **_
- Learning Process
- Learning Styles
- Teaching Methods
- Planning For Training
- Ergonomics Program Overview and Materials

## Printing Ergonomics Train-the-Trainer Program

_**Employer Guidebook**__** **_
**Introduction**
- Ergonomic Issues & Benefits
**Program Approaches**
- Mgt & Employee Participation
**Worksite Evaluation**
- Find, evaluate, and identify solutions
**Controlling Ergonomic Issues**
- Office Ergonomics
- Common Solutions

## Printing Ergonomics Train-the-Trainer Program

_**Pre-Press**_
- Plate Making
- Stencil and Screen Preparation
- Material Handling
- Cleaning screen mesh
- Computerized data and design input
_**Press**_
- Loading/unloading paper on presses
- Handling screens
- Roll tending on web pre-press
- Distribution of ink through screens
- Stacking materials
- Unloading/bundling signatures on presses

_**Guidebook Worksite Focus Areas**_

## Printing Ergonomics Train-the-Trainer Program

_**Post Press**_
- Guillotine operation and blade handling
- Stencil removal from screens
- Jogging and fanning
- Pocket feeding
- Loading finished bundles/products into boxes
_**Shipping**_
- Bagging mail
- Loading/unloading trucks
- Palletizing/shrink wrapping/strapping

## Printing Ergonomics Train-the-Trainer Program

_**Employer Guidebook**_
_**Toolbox**_
- Glossary
- Ergonomic Factor Checklists
- Ergonomic Factsheets
- Pocket Cards
- References
- Contacts and Hotlinks

## Printing Ergonomics Train-the-Trainer Program

_**Facility Checklists**_
- General Awareness
- Preliminary Evaluation
- Task Specific
- Office & Computer Workstations
- General Shop Workstations
- Material Handling
- Hand Tool Analysis
- Production Activities

## Printing Ergonomics Train-the-Trainer Program

_**Fact Sheets**_
- One-Two Pages Long
- Describes Ergonomic Issues and Solutions For A Particular Job
- Contains Images Showing Issues and/or Solutions

## Printing Ergonomics Train-the-Trainer Program

_**Pocket Cards**_
- Designed For Pockets
- Laminated
- Provides Short Statements On Correct and Incorrect Practices For A Specific Job
- Wrong vs. Right
- Contains Images Showing Wrong and Right

## Printing Ergonomics Train-the-Trainer Program

_**Training Instruction**_** **
**Sample *****MS PowerPoint***** Slides**
- Adult Learning
- For Training Trainers On Presenting Material
- Ergonomics Trainer
- Detailed Ergo Info and Areas of Concern/Solutions
- Employee Training
- Includes Basic Ergo Info Areas of Concern/Solutions
- What’s Wrong With This Picture

## Printing Ergonomics Train-the-Trainer Program

_**Video - Working Smarter, Not Harder**_** **
- Provides General Awareness On Ergonomics
- 15 Minutes Long
- Presents Printing Perspective
- Common Risk Factors or Stressors
- Includes Examples With Suggestions On How Employees Can Do Their Jobs Safer

## Printing Ergonomics Train-the-Trainer Program

_**Training CD ROM**_
- Containing:
- Electronic Fact Sheets
- Extra Checklists
- Sample MS PowerPoint Presentations
- Training Evaluation Form
- Employee Sign-in Sheets

## Printing Ergonomics Train-the-Trainer Program

_**Next Steps**_
- Materials Ready For Distribution
- Available for members and non-members
- Conduct Training
- Train-the-Trainer Training at GATF
- Regional Train-the-Trainer By PIA Affiliates
- Web conferences conducted by SGIA
- Evaluation

## Printing Industry and Ergonomics

- Questions?