LibGuides: Printing -- Lithography Topic Hub: Reasons for Change

Reasons for Change

To reduce risk exposure for employees.
To reduce workers compensation, fire and liability insurance costs.
To improve credit worthiness as a result of reduced risk of contaminated property concerns.
To improve operational efficiency (reduce material costs).
To improve product and work environment.
To gain or maintain market advantage.
To reduce or eliminate applicability of environmental regulations (reduce disposal costs and annual permit fees).

Benchmark operations using compliance & pollution prevention checklists.
Identify options/alternatives for action.
Consider ramifications of not making a change, review future risk.
Consider how recent changes in regulation apply to past activities that were at one time legal.
Act on best alternative.
Evaluate change and document measurable reductions. This may require a long-term evaluation/review.
Obtain assistance from trade associations, peers, and environmental assistance organizations (State & University programs).

Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic Chemicals: A Printer’s Roadmap
Written by Gary Jones of the Graphic Arts Technical Foundation. Federal regulatory information related to PBTs. (PDF format; Length: 12 pages)
State Regulations Locator
Links to state regulations, searchable databases.
Toxics in Packaging Clearinghouse (TPCH)
The Toxics in Packaging Clearinghouse (TPCH) maintains the Model Toxics in Packaging Legislation and coordinates implementation of state legislation, based on the Model, on behalf of its member states, with the goal of promoting consistency across states. TPCH is a resource and single point of contact for companies seeking information on toxics in packaging requirements or an exemption.