Safety and Environmental Services

Contact Paul Gutkowski, Director of Safety and Environmental Services, at 651/789-5505 or paulg@pimn.org

PIM EHS offers In-Plant EHS Training Programs

These courses are tailored to each company’s individual needs. Many companies combine Employee Right-to-Know, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Lockout/Tagout into one plant-wide training topic to satisfy these major OSHA-mandatory training requirements. PIM offers training 24-hours a day, 7 days a week to accommodate your company’s production schedules. Training material includes case studies or real-world situations to illustrate the importance of safety and compliance.

PIM training programs are:

• Cost effective, high quality programs tailored to the printing industry.
• “Hands on,” interactive approach.
• Limited to one hour to minimize employee downtime.
• Complete with all necessary documentation to demonstrate compliance (including training records/course materials/exams).

PIM EHS Professional Development Workshops

These half-day workshops are designed for plant personnel responsible for environmental and/or safety compliance. These workshops use a train-the-trainer approach to allow attendees to return to their company and train other key employees to an appropriate level.

Topics include:

• Forklift Operator Training
  You will learn how to train your company’s employees to meet OSHA’s powered industrial truck (PIT) training requirements. This “train-the-trainer” workshop can also be used to fulfill the OSHA classroom training requirements for the PIT operators. Evaluation is required at least every 3 years.
  


• Hazardous Waste Management
  If your company is a “Small” or “Large Quantity Generator” of hazardous waste, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) mandate training for employees who handle or otherwise manage hazardous waste. This training will help you to pass MPCA and county hazardous waste inspections and manage your hazardous waste properly.
  


• Complying With the Workplace Accident and Injury Reduction (AWAIR) Act: A Practical Approach
  All printers need to comply with Minnesota OSHA’s AWAIR Act. At first it appears to be a significant undertaking. This workshop takes a practical approach to help meet both the letter and spirit of this law without hours and hours of your time. The workshop covers the five basic elements of AWAIR and how to effectively comply without totally reinventing the wheel.

PIM EHS Professional Development workshops generally run from 8:30 am - noon and are held in the PIM conference room, unless otherwise specified. Registration fee is $105 per person. Visit the Classes site for dates and to register.

If you have specific questions regarding these classes, please contact Paul Gutkowski, Director of Safety and Environmental Services, at 651/789-5505 or paulg@pimn.org.