On June 22, Printing Industries of America will be sponsoring the webinar Controlling Unemployment Insurance Costs. This webinar will give you an inside look into the soaring Unemployment Insurance (UI) costs and how you can manage them. The webinar will be presented by expert Ronald Adler, President and CEO of Laurdan Associates Inc. Ronald is a nationally recognized expert in unemployment insurance issues and co-developed Employment-Labor Law Audit™  (ELLA®), the leading HR auditing and employment practices risk-assessment tool.

The Treasury and IRS have released the 2011 inflation-adjusted amounts for health savings accounts under Code Sec. 223(g). After the application of cost-of-living adjustment rules under Code Sec. 223(g), there is no change in the amounts from 2010. Therefore, for calendar year 2011, the annual limitation on deductions under Code Sec. 223(b)(2) for an individual with self-only coverage under a high-deductible plan remains $3,050 ($6,150 for an individual with family coverage).

A "high-deductible health plan" is defined under Code Sec. 223(c)(2)(A) as a health plan with an annual deductible that is not less than $1,200 for self-only coverage or $2,400 for family coverage and annual out-of-pocket expenses (deductibles, co-payments and other amounts, but not premiums) that do not exceed $5,950 for self-only coverage or $11,900 for family coverage.

Source: Rev. Proc. 2010-22, I.R.B. 2010-23

Last week congress acted to address jobs and the economy as the House passed the “American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act” (H.R. 4213), which included several business tax relief provisions.

Included were a one-year extension of the Research & Development credit, refundable AMT credits for printing companies making a 2010 investment in capital equipment for use in domestic facilities, and a one-year extension of a tax provision that provides eligible small printers with a wage credit for activated military reservists. Also included was multi-employer pension plan funding relief that would allow an optional use of 30-year amortization periods, optional longer recovery periods for plans in endangered or critical status, and alternative default schedule for plans in endangered or critical status. The Senate must pass its version of a jobs bill before President Obama is able to sign the legislation into law; passage is expected following the Memorial Day recess period.

Naomi Berber Memorial Award is the graphic communications industry’s only award specifically honoring women. Berber Award recipients join over thirty years of outstanding women from the graphic communications industry, such as Diane Romano, Sue Baylin, Laura Gale, and Betty Maul. An engraved plaque is presented to the recipient to commemorate her accomplishments. Nominations must be postmarked, faxed, or emailed by July 2, 2010.

The Frederick D. Kagy Education Award of Excellence recognizes an exemplary middle school, high school, or community college graphic communications program. Nominations must be postmarked, faxed, or emailed by July 16, 2010.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced the 2011 inflation adjusted amounts for health savings accounts (HSAs) in Revenue Procedure 2010-22.
 
Annual contribution limits for calendar year 2011 are unchanged from 2010 amounts:

• Deductions for an individual with self-only coverage under a high deductible health plan: $3,050
• Deductions for an individual with family coverage under a high deductible health plan: $6,150

High deductible health plans (for calendar year 2011): A “high deductible health plan” is defined as a health plan with an annual deductible that is not less than $1,200 for self-only coverage or $2,400 for family coverage, and the annual out-of-pocket expenses (deductibles, copayments, and other amounts, but not premiums) do not exceed $5,950 for self-only coverage or $11,900 for family coverage.

On May 17, 2010 the Treasury Department released more details on the ways certain very small businesses can take a tax credit from the new health care law.Notice 2010-44 provides various guidelines, illustrated by more than a dozen examples on the small employer tax credit.  Issues covered include: seasonal worker exclusion, exclusion of owners family member who work at firm to determine FTE and average wages, vision and dental plans are included in the tax credit eligibility but only if the firm is paying 50% or more of the premium, exclusions of tax credit if employer is paying less than 50% of premium for family coverage, but more than 50% for single (for example), state-level tax credits or subsides will not reduced the federal tax credit, and explains the tax credit phase out if over 10 FTEs (up to 25) and average wages over $25K (up to $50K).  The tax credit may be claim for all of 2010. The notice also requests public comment on issues that should be addressed in future guidance.

On Wednesday, May 19, 2010, twenty-one of the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) member companies and nine environmental organizations unveiled the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement. The Agreement will conserve significant areas of Canada's Boreal Forest, managing it in a more responsible manner

What does this mean for printers?
Canopy, ForestEthics, and Greenpeace will be suspending their “Do Not Buy” campaigns against participating FPAC member companies and their customers while the agreement is being implemented. There have been some well-known “Do Not Buy” campaigns against highly visible brands such as Sears/Lands End, Victoria’s Secret, and Kimberly-Clark due to their paper purchasing practices for the production of catalogs, direct mail, and other paper products. The suspension of these campaigns translates into relief for the end users of the products.

This is good news for the printing industry, as the “Do Not Buy” campaigns impact their businesses directly. This agreement will allow print customers to feel more secure that they will not come under attack for using paper from the participating FPAC members.

The Dead Tree Edition, a blog offering comments related to the production and distribution of publications stated the following after the announcement:

It’s surprising enough that the former enemies signed a deal involving forestry practices and conservation for an area of the Canadian boreal forest larger than Texas.

Even more stunning is that radical environmental groups like Greenpeace and ForestEthics signed an agreement that calls for “policies and investments that improve the competitiveness of the Canadian forest sector” and “improved prosperity of the Canadian forest sector and the communities that depend on it.”

The agreement also recognizes the legitimacy of the industry-backed Sustainable Forestry Initiative in addition to the rival Forest Stewardship Council.

To learn more about the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement visit www.canadianborealforestagreement.com.

 

This environmental update has been provided by Printing Industries of America. For more information about Printing Industries of America’s sustainability tools and resources, visit www.printing.org/ehs or call 800-910-4283.

OSHA has announced three enforcement efforts that impose increased obligations on employers and result in increased penalties for violations. They include:

1.      Rescinding the Enhanced Enforcement Program (EEP) and replacing it with the Severe Violator Enforcement Program (SVEP). OSHA has replaced the EEP with the SVEP to increase its enforcement efforts against employers who have demonstrated an “indifference” to workplace safety obligations including situations that result in fatalities or catastrophic events and industries that expose employees to the most severe hazards, including those identified as “high-emphasis hazards”. Due to the persistent high level of amputations, the printing industry has been classified as a high hazard industry and any printer receiving a citation could be subject to the SVEP. Under the SVEP, OSHA will conduct follow-up and nationwide inspections to at companies with more than one location, issue press releases, and will seek enhanced settlement agreements including requiring the employer to hire an independent safety and health consultant, applying settlement agreements company-wide, if there is more than one location, imposing corrective actions if violations cannot be fixed in a short period, require employers to report work-related injuries and illnesses on a quarterly basis, and require employers to report for a specific time period any serious injury or illness requiring medical attention, and to consent to inspections based on that data. 2.      OSHA is altering its penalty classification and assessment scheme, which will result in increased fines for violations. They will be expanding the time frame they use to consider an employer’s history of violations and issuing repeat citations from three to five years, increasing the minimum fines for serious violations, and limit area directors to only allowing a 30% maximum penalty reduction for employers during an informal conference. The old policy was to allow area directors to reduce the penalty by up to 50% and now, to obtain any penalty reduction beyond this 30%, area directors will have to obtain approval from regional administrators. As a result of the changes, OSHA predicts that the average penalty for a serious violation will increase from $1,000 to $3,000 to $4,000. 3.      OSHA plans to initiate a rulemaking for an injury and illness prevention program. Under the rule, OSHA would require employers to create a plan for identifying and remedying risks associated with hazards and OSHA violations. The rule would contain three distinct parts requiring employers to plan, prevent, and protect employees from workplace injuries and illnesses. Under the rule, OSHA would require employers to create a plan for identifying and remedying risks associated with hazards and OSHA violations.

Printing Industries of America can help. Contact our Environmental, Health and Safety Department at 800-910-4283, ext. 792 to determine if your company is at risk.

Additional information regarding OSHA and the printing industry can be found at www.printing.org/osha.

Tools and Resources
How to Prepare for the New Aggressive OSHA Inspections Webinar Archive (free to members)
OSHA Primer (free to members)
How to Avoid OSHA’s Combustible Dust Citation
OSHA Targets Amputations
What You Need to Know for Safe Equipment Operation

This is your last chance to nominate an academic educator or industry trainer in the graphic communications field for the 2010 Education Awards of Excellence. All nominations are free and are due Friday, May 21.

The most recent incident at a printing company in California where a guillotine operator cut off his hand is a gruesome reminder that working with printing equipment requires a special focus on safety. Unfortunately, the printing industry has earned a dubious distinction and is now considered one of the most hazardous industries to work in as it pertains to amputations.

As a result, OSHA has initiated a special program targeted directly at printing operations and has been aggressively inspecting and issuing citations in the thousands of dollars. Since 2008 Printing Industries of America has seen a dramatic increase in the number of members reporting that they have been inspected under the special amputation prevention inspection program and many of them are receiving citations for violations.

Under the inspection program, each of OSHA’s Regional Offices develops a list of targeted companies in their area including printing companies. Once the list is developed, OSHA conducts random inspections of the companies on the list. The inspections are focused on machine guarding, lockout/tagout, and safe work practices. Understand that once OSHA starts an inspection, they can and will look for other possible violations and with 250 newly trained inspectors being recently released, there will be more inspections.

To help prepare its members to pass an inspection under the new amputation prevention program, Printing Industries of America has developed a toolkit that will enable printing operations to adopt and implement a prevention program suited to meet OSHA’s regulations and protect its employees from serious injury. The guideline, “What You Need To Know For Safe Equipment Operation” was designed and produced to assist the printer in evaluating their production operation and help reduce the overall amputation injuries associated with equipment operations.

The guidance publication enables members to:

• Increase awareness and understanding by supervisors and equipment operators of amputation hazards and controls specific to their workplace
• Establish an amputation prevention program specific to the printing industry with a focus on the common circumstances and activities that have lead to amputations.
• Develop site specific amputation prevention training material using the power point presentation, workbooks, and fact sheet as a basis.

Get your copy of What You Need To Know For Safe Equipment Operation today. 

Printing Industries Press has just lowered the prices on all of our archived webinar products recorded from 2006 through 2009. Members, you can now access these select webinar recordings for just $25; nonmembers, you pay just $75 for each recording. Visit www.printing.org/store

Pittsburgh, PA, April 26, 2010 - The Automation Solutions Network (previously the JDF User Group) comes to agreement to formalize its organization and name the committee members. The change reflects the various interest areas within membership; commercial, web, digital, and in-house printers using JDF-enabled automation to boost profitability as well as vendors and technologist that help provide the solutions printers demand.  “The Automation Solutions Network isn’t just for one slice of the printing industry”, says, Ray Hartman,  “while there are some issues unique to, say web printing, most printers find they share similar experiences when managing automation projects at their companies. Ultimately, the Automation Solutions Network is discovering what it means to be a printer in the 21st century, and the new structure will help us keep the balance necessary to represent the diverse interests within the Automation Solutions Network membership.”
The positions on the Automation Solutions Network Steering Committee, and the representatives filling those positions are:

Steering Committee Chair: Mark Bohan, Vice President, Technology and Research, Printing Industries of America

Vice Chair: Ray Hartman, Independent Consultant

Membership & Marketing Officer: Mark Wilton, President, Wilton & Partners Consulting, Inc.

Steering Committee Members:

• Technology Representative: Brandon Iskey, Computational Research Scientist, Printing Industries of America
• Printer Representative (Digital Printing): Dave Zamorski, Chief Operating Officer, Associate Graphic Services
• Printer Representative (General Commercial): Rick Riegger, Color Control Manager, Japs-Olson Company
  
• Printer Representative (In-house Printing): Tom Coker, Senior Manager of Premedia, Communicorp, Inc
• Printer Representative (Web Printing): Christy Miners, Director of Prepress and Technology, Democrat Printing & Lithographing Co
• CIP4 Liaison: Jim Harvey, Executive Director, CIP4 Organization

The Automation Solutions Network a joint partnership between Printing Industries of America & CIP4 was established as an open forum for users and vendors to discuss their automation issues and experiences, with a solutions-oriented focus. The Automation Solutions Network has established itself as the premiere event to exchange ideas and solutions for JDF workflows. It focuses on the development and practical implementation of JDF-enabled systems and cross-vendor implementations. The group welcomes a wide range of users of JDF-enabled systems as well as the suppliers of those systems.

The Automation Solutions Network meetings allow printers to exchange and share ideas with their peers and vendor members. This rare opportunity to communicate with vendors in a private setting benefits the entire printing community.

The next Automation Solutions Network meeting is being hosted by Ampersand Printing, and the meeting will be held June 15-16, 2010 in Toronto, Ontario.

The group welcomes a wide range of users of automation systems as well as the suppliers of those systems. All interested parties are welcome to become members. To become a member and register for the next meeting, please visit www.printing.org/automation, call 412-259-1706, or email automation@printing.org.

Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) at Printing Industries (link)

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About Printing Industries of America: Printing Industries of America is the world’s largest graphic arts trade association, representing an industry with more than one million employees. It serves the interests of more than 10,000 member companies. Together with its nationwide affiliate network, Printing Industries delivers products and services that enhance the growth, efficiency, and profitability of its members and the graphic communications industry through advocacy, education, research, and technical information.

About CIP4: CIP4 brings together vendors, consultants, and end-users in the print communications, graphic arts industry, and associated sectors, covering a variety of equipment, software, peripherals, and processes. Members participate in focused working groups to define the Job Definition Format (JDF), PrintTalk, and other standards relevant to process automation; to study user requirements; to test product interoperability; and to develop a range of JDF software development tools. Information on CIP4, including membership details, is available from the organization’s website: www.cip4.org.  “CIP4” and “JDF” are registered trademarks of the CIP4 Organization.

About JDF: The Job Definition Format (JDF) is the industry specification designed to facilitate process automation and the integration of different applications and systems in and around the graphic arts industry. JDF also enables the integration of business management and job planning applications into the production workflow. JDF is based on the W3C’s Extensible Markup Language (XML), ensuring maximum interoperability between different platforms and ready interaction with Internet systems. More information is available at http://www.cip4.org.

You first fell in love when you realized the true profit potential of variable-data printing (VDP).

You saw how VDP brought a new level of value to your clients. Your customer’s campaigns had more impact, increased response rates, and were more targeted.

Now it’s time for you to plan your company’s future with variable data. It’s important to realize that every company has a different approach based on the wants and needs of their customers. But just like in any relationship, the fundamental issues with VDP are all the same.

Discover what you need to develop a solid strategy and take your company’s relationship with VDP to the next level at Printing Industries of America’s VDP Training Programs this June.

Answer the Questions Below to Discover How to Keep Your VDP Love Alive

Is Your VDP Romance Fairly New?
If you answered yes, then VDP Boot Camp is right for you. Build on your VDP relationship today by visiting www.printing.org/vdpbootcamp.

Have You Been in a Long Term Relationship with VDP?
If you answered yes, then Total Immersion: VDP is the program for you. Keep the VDP love alive by visiting www.printing.org/vdpimmersion.

For more information contact Joe Marin at 412-259-1731 or jmarin@printing.org.

The Binding Industries Association’s Mid-Management Conference, May 17-19, in Baltimore, Maryland will feature many dynamic speakers, as well as in-depth plant tours.

Attendees will have the opportunity to take an inside look at three companies, including Bindagraphics Incorporated, K & W finishing, Inc., and Advantage Book Binding, Inc on Wednesday May 19th.

This annual meeting brings together attendees from trade binderies, graphic finishing, information packaging, custom loose-leaf manufacturing, and the suppliers to those industries.

Speakers of interest include Ken Lerman and Linda Bishop. Lerman brings positive next steps to businesses desiring to improve their level of performance, sustain growth, and increase profits. While, Bishop will discuss ways in which attendees can sell more of their product and succeed in any situation. To sign up immediately please visit www.printing.org/biaconference

Sewickley, PA, April 20, 2010—The Binding Industries Association (BIA), the world’s largest association for trade binderies, graphic finisher, custom loose-leaf manufacturers, and suppliers to those industries, is pleased to announce the deadline for the 2010 awards has been extended to April 30th, 2010.

The Feingold Award began in 1992 as a tribute to Bill Feingold of Charles Leonard Inc., to honor products and processes that break new ground in the graphic finishing and custom loose-leaf manufacturing industries.

Entries are eligible from suppliers, domestic or international, for technology that helps advance trade binderies, graphic finishers, and custom loose-leaf manufacturers. The award is given to the company whose product or process is deemed most unique or innovative by a panel of experts.

“It’s crucial to recognize quality and outstanding achievements from the supplier community” says BIA Board member Patricia Traynor, Finish On Demand “Suppliers bring life to projects, help with tough challenges, and advance the industry in which we work.”

The top supplier winners will be honored at the 2010 BIA Mid Management Conference May 17-19 at the Baltimore Hilton, Baltimore, Maryland, considered by many to be the preeminent conference for the binding industry.  

For more information on the 2010 Feingold Award, visit www.feingoldaward.com, download a Call for Entries brochure, or contact Justin Goldstein at 412-259-1806 or jgoldstein@printing.org.

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About BIA:The Binding Industries Association (BIA), a special interest group of the Printing Industries of America, represents trade binderies, loose-leaf manufacturers, and suppliers to those industries. The BIA is the definitive organization for the binding industry and helps its members maintain a competitive advantage and respond to today’s changing environment. Whether you’re a veteran or new to the industry, the most cost-effective way to gain knowledge, visibility, and access is by becoming a BIA member. For more information, visit www.bindingindustries.com or call 412-259-1806.

About Printing Industries of America: Printing Industries of America is the world's largest graphic arts trade association, representing an industry with more than one million employees. It serves the interests of more than 10,000 member companies. Together with its nationwide affiliate network, Printing Industries delivers products and services that enhance the growth, efficiency, and profitability of its members and the graphic communications industry through advocacy, education, research, and technical information.

As a graphic communications educator, you know how critical it is to stay current with today’s technology, industry trends, and teaching methods. That is why Printing Industries of America partners with the Graphic Arts Show Company (GASC) to offer the Teacher’s Update and Teacher’s Conference, two invaluable opportunities for graphic arts teachers. The funding application deadline for both the Teacher’s Update and Teacher’s Conference is April 23. Don’t hesitate—send in your funding applications today!

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A major industry event will be taking place right in your back yard—the 2010 Offset & Beyond Conference, May 17–19 in Baltimore, Maryland.

This conference focuses on the business of printing—both the core, offset, and what lies beyond. Attendees will discover ways to drive down costs and increase revenue.

If you are in the business of offset printing and/or digital printing, then this is the conference for you.

Bonus! Because of the location of this year’s event, travel costs will be greatly reduced for you and your team members.

Learn more about the 2010 Offset & Beyond Conference—taking place right in your back yard by visiting www.printing.org/offsetandbeyond.

Two Easy Ways to Register

1. Call 800-910-4283, ext. 770
2. Download the Registration Form, complete it, and fax it to 412-741-2311

For questions regarding the conference, contact Laurie Reynolds at 412-259-1802 or lreynolds@printing.org.

Did you know that while it’s accepted that preventive equipment maintenance should be scheduled regularly, companies are often reluctant to give up press time to do so? Though this may seem to be a daunting task, it is not to be overlooked. Learn how you can effectively accomplish Total Production Maintenance (TPM) by attending the webinar, Maximize Press Time with Pit-Stop Maintenance, on April 15, 2010.

 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania April 6, 2010— Printing Industries of America has announced that Jim Andersen, president and CEO of IWCO Direct, will be presented with the 2010 Harry V. Quadracci VISION Award for his leadership in the direct mail marketing industry.

The annual award, which is presented to one printing industry executive who has reached an unsurpassed level of excellence and achievement, will be presented during the Offset & Beyond Conference, May 17–19, 2010 at the Baltimore Hilton in Baltimore, Maryland.

Andersen joined Chanhassen, Minnesota-based IWCO Direct in 1999 and during the past decade has transformed the regional print and mail service provider into a top national integrated direct marketing solutions provider with locations across the country.

Andersen most recently guided the company through the successful acquisition of the U.S. operations of Transcontinental Direct. The transaction closed earlier in April and further strengthened the company’s exceptional ability to execute and deliver highly effective direct marketing campaigns with a national footprint.

The president and CEO of IWCO Direct was a key advocate in the decade-long struggle to enact postal reform, which was finally achieved at the end of 2006. He met with politicians and sat down with key leaders of other industries to reform a 30-year-old business practice and protect the interest of their common goal: a viable, enduring U.S. Postal Service (USPS).

IWCO Direct, led by Andersen, was one of 25 companies that joined forces with 25 associations to form the Mail Moves America (MMA) coalition in late 2006. This coalition touted the economic benefits of direct mail marketing and, through their efforts, convinced legislators that “Do Not Mail” legislation was unnecessary.

In addition to winning the Harry V. Quadracci VISION Award, Jim was named to the 2008 Printing Impressions/RIT Printing Industry Hall of Fame induction class.  He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from American University in Washington, DC, and serves on the boards of Minnesota Business Partnership, Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota, and IWCO Direct Holdings, Inc.

Prior to IWCO Direct, Jim spent 13 years with Banta Corporation, including three as the president of Banta Information Services Group and Global Turnkey. In this key leadership position, he had oversight of 13 facilities, including five overseas operations, with gross sales exceeding $330 million.

Past recipients of this prestigious honor include Edward Barr, Sun Chemical Corporation; Thomas Brinkman, Sr., Metroweb Corporation; Ken Field, Sr., Continental Web Press; John Frautschi, Webcrafters, Inc.; Michael Keene, The John Roberts Co.; Remi Marcoux, Transcontinental Direct USA, Inc.; Roger Perry, Perry Judds; Thomas Quadracci, Quad/Graphics, Inc.; F. Edward Treis, Arandell Corporation; and Jerry Williamson, Williamson Printing Corporation. We are now honored to include Jim Andersen on this esteemed list.

About the Harry V. Quadracci VISION Award
The Harry V. Quadracci VISION Award is conferred to that web offset printing industry executive who has reached an unsurpassed level of excellence and achievement in the industry. This award is dedicated to the spirit of those industry pioneers whose hard work and determination have created a growing and ever-changing industry. 

 

A Campaign to Showcase the Value and Effectiveness of Print in the Media Mix

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 6, 2010--A new print advocacy program, aptly named "Positively Print," designed to promote the power of print in the media mix, has been announced by The Print Council and Graphic Arts Show Company (GASC) with the support of GASC co-owners--NAPL, NPES, and Printing Industries of America.

The "Positively Print" program will recognize companies involved in the print production process that market, through their company-branded promotional activities, the value and effectiveness of printed products to corporate marketing executives, advertising agency personnel, print buyers, media specialists, buying influencers, and the business public. "Positively Print" submissions selected for recognition by a panel of industry experts will be announced on October 2, 2010 at the annual EXECUTIVE OUTLOOK Conference, held the day before GRAPH EXPO opens, October 3-6, 2010, in Chicago's McCormick Place.

"Print is a vital component of any successful integrated marketing campaign," stated Printing Industries of America President Michael Makin. "The print promotions recognized in this "Positively Print" program will highlight the unique attributes this effective form of media has to offer."

The program is intended to encourage companies involved in print to devote part of their ongoing advertising and promotional campaigns to a generic advocacy of print as a communications media. While the focus of program submissions must be on print--primarily directed at those who select media or create campaigns--eligible entries may be a part of corporate or product advertising produced in any media, preferably print, but may include TV commercials, Web advertising, and various other e-formats.

The "Positively Print" program, created as an extension of the EXECUTIVE OUTLOOK Conference, will be administered by William Lamparter, President of PrintCom Consulting Group who chairs the Conference for GASC.

Entries to the "Positively Print" program may be nominated by anyone, including print suppliers, who can enter their own campaigns or submit those created by others, as well as advertising agencies and public relations firms.

The "Positively Print" program submission deadline is August 2, 2010. No fee is required for participation and entry forms can be downloaded online at www.positivelyprint.org.

For more information contact William Lamparter, PrintCom Consulting Group, at 704-843-5350 or email PositivelyPrint@aol.com.