Past New Laws & Government Affairs

imPRINT: Senate Passes Emergency Rescue Plan  PIA-supported copyright legislation becomes law…  Government Affairs WatchDog - July 2008  Government Affairs WatchDog - June 2008  Government Affairs WatchDog: December  TROs and Workplace Violence Safety  PIC Government Affairs Watchdog: Now on Line  Using Digital Printing to Prevent Fraud  imPRINT: PIA Making Print's Mark on Capitol Hill  Legislation to Deny Right to Secret Ballot at Work  Post OSHA Form 300A from 02/01-04/30/07  House Votes to Prevent EPA from Easing  WatchDog for May 2006: Government Affairs  Compliance & Safety News: April 2006  PIA/GATF’s Human Relations Professionals for 02/06  Compliance & Safety News. Vol 3, Issue 1  WatchDog for February 2006  Compliance & Safety News. Vol 2, Issue 3  PIA/GATF Capital LetterDecember 2005  WatchDog for January 2006  WatchDog for November:Government Affairs  WatchDog for October 2005  Senate Death Tax Vote Postponed  50 FREE Self-Inspection Safety Checklists  Medicare Deadlines Coming Up!  WatchDog for September: Government Affairs Update  WatchDog for August: Government Affairs Update  Compliance & Safety News - June 2005  FCC rules prohibiting unsolicited faxes - 07/01/05  WatchDog for July 2005 by Gerry Bonetto  WatchDog for June 2005 by Gerry Bonetto  WatchDog for May 2005 by Gerry Bonetto  Military Reservists: New Interim Final Rules  WatchDog for April 2005  WatchDog for March 2005  WatchDog for February 2005  WatchDog for January 2005  WatchDog December 2004: Government Affairs  November 2004 PIA's Capital Letter from Washington  WatchDog November 2004: Government Affairs  New Tax Law May Help US Printers.  WatchDog's Government Affairs for October  WatchDog's Government Affairs for September  Postal Reform at a Critical Point  WatchDog for July  WatchDog for August  Postal Reform Update  Postal Reform: PIA Government Affairs Update  Solvent-Contaminated Towels and Wipes  DOT Training Programs  Periodic LO/TO Inspection Procedures Clarified  VP Cheney Hears Industry Position on Postal Reform  Postal Reform Advancing  WatchDog for June  EPA Haz Waste Generator Program  Shop Towel Comments (BNA article on Westlaw)  Shop Towel Hearing: News Story  OSHA's Printing Health and Safety Web Page  WatchDog for April:Governor supports Initiative  ANSI Standard For Lockout/Tagout  EPA Increases Maximum Civil Penalty  OSHA & Injury and Illness Recordkeeping  EPA Issues Rule Clarifying Monitoring Requirements  ANSI eyewash and shower equipment standard  Clean Air Act National Stack Testing Guidance  EPA Issues Rule Clarifying Monitoring Requirements  EPA's Preliminary Effluent Guidelines Program  SARA Title III Section 312 Inventory Reporting  Shop Towel Rule Update (02/24/04)  Shop Towel Rule Update  EPA &Superfund Liability Protection From Neighbors  Public Hearing On Shop Towel Proposal  WatchDog for March  Postal Reform Bills Moving Forward  Former Printer Sentenced For Falsifying  Time To Post OSHA Injury and Illness Form 300A  Supplemental Environment Projects Issued by OECA  OSHA Inspection Fact Sheets  OSHA Outlines Enhanced Enforcement Program  Clean Air Act Changes Blocked  OSHA Revisits TB and Respiratory Protection  Equipment Replacement Rule Update  EPA Action and Compliance with UST Rule  Recognizing Warning Signs of Workplace Violence  Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records  OSHA Logs for 2004  EPA's "Waters of the US" Decision  EPA's Proposed Priorities for 2004  Shop Towel Proposed Rule Webinar  EPA's Enforcement and Compliance Statistics - 2003  OSHA 300 Logs Change Again in January 2004  Shop Towel Rule Comments  Have you modified your forklift?  EPA Names Emissions Cuts to Meet Ozone Standards  WatchDog for February  Common Alcohol Sub To Be Delisted As Air Toxic  EPA Makes Shop Towel Announcement  Shop Towel Proposed Regulation & Webinar  WatchDog for December  Source Review Updates  Physical Security Checklist from EPA  WatchDog for January  OSHA 300 Logs Have Been Revised  EPA Proposes Change In Hazardous Waste Rules  Hazardous Materials Safety Training  Mold: OSHA Safety/Health Information Bulletin  DOT Shipping Papers Retention  NIOSH Web Page on IAQ  WatchDog for November  EJ Issues in California are heating up  Nation's First Electronics Recycling Law  Hazards of Baling Equipment Identified by NIOSH  Criminal Reprecussions: Falsifying Air Permit App.  Environmental Justice and the EPA  IRS on OTC Drugs and FSAs  WatchDog for October  Database of Hearing Protection  Recording Injuries on the OSHA 300 Log  Protecting Your Body from Equipment Failures  Safe Lifting Principles Protect Your Back  PIA Comments on 541 Overtime Regs  Hazard Communication Publication from OR-OSHA  Abrasive Wheel Equipment Grinder Violations  Fire Protection Training for Employees  The Elements of Confined Space Success  Bush Picks Utah Gov. Leavitt to Head EPA  EPA Promotes Environmental Management Systems  New EPA Program May Impact Printers  Court Backs Tougher EPA Waste Standards  Workplace Safety Attitude Survey Results  WatchDog for September 2003  US Postal Update from PIA Government Affairs  OSHA's Tools for Recognizing Electrical Hazards  ANSI Z87 Standard for Industrial Safety Eyewear  OSHA's Emergency Exit Routes as a Pocket Card  Higher Civil Penalties: Environmental Violations  Potentially Contaminated Sites & EPA  OSHA's Proposal On Fall Protection  OSHA proposes respiratory revision  Heat-related work hazards during the summer months  OSHA Issues Final Rule on Recordkeeping Form  WatchDog for August  OSHA & forklift rule's personnel lifting provision  PIA Holds "Watershed" Meetings on Postal Issues  Tax Bill For Equipment Investment Incentives  Satellite Haz Waste Accumulation Area Requirements  WatchDog for July: Control Workers’ Comp Costs  Public Access to Tax Cut Bill: online & in print  Chemical-resistant Gloves Heat Up  EPA's new ground-level ozone standards  EPA Administrator Christie Whitman resigns  OSHA Provides Emergency Planning Guidance  Soot & smog: national standards to be re-examined  OSHA's Strategic Management Plan Unveiled  OSHA highlight 05/06/03: Ergonomics  US EPA extended SPCC Revised Rule Deadlines, again  Hazmat Transport Security Awareness Training  Hazardous Waste  Chemical Hazards Self Inspection Checklist  Formal Appeal on ANSI Z365 Standard  Postal Service Legisation, April 2003  GATF/PIA OSHA Safety Alliance Update  PM 2.5 Nonattainment Designation  Government Bid Solicitation Service  WatchDog for May  On-Duty Meal Periods - Nature of the Work  Hazmat Transportation Regulations  PIA to Attend Briefing of Proposed FLSA Changes  Human Resources March 2003 Update from PIA  OSHA’s 2003 Targets  New Ways to Reach the IRS Toll Free Lines  Human Resources February 2003 Update from PIA  WatchDog for June  OSHA's new Enhanced Enforcement Policy  FMLA and USERRA Eligibility  Means of Egress Checklist  Action Alerts: Workers Comp Initiative info  EEOC National Origin Discrimination  Resource Conservation and Recovery Act  OSHA Revises Standards for "Means of Egress"  Conveyor Belt Saftey  Industrial Truck Safety Overview  eTool by OSHA  WatchDog: Fall 2002  PIA California Update: November 2002  OSHA compliance assistance programs  Economic Census Forms 2002 to be Sent in December  OSHA: New Publications 11/02  IRS Withholding Calculator  Baby UI to be rescinded 12/4/02  WatchDog: December 2002 - January 2003  General Election November 5, 2002  DOI: Help Small Businesses Comply With Labor Laws  PreEmployment Questions: DON’T ASK  Exempt Employee Status Confusion  Unemployment Insurance Claims: Flight or Fight  State Printing  Human Resources Update: Summer 2002  Serious Injuries and Cal/OSHA  WatchDog: Summer 2002  California Legislative Update: Summer  Industry Statistics : Federal Government  Small Business & Regulatory Burden Relief  Harassment Lawsuit Prevention  Workers’ Compensation crisis grows April 2003  WatchDog for December 2005  New Lockout/Tagout Standard from Cal-OSHA  MEMBER ALERT: Simplifying Meal Rules