Citation
(2012), "NPES, NAPIM announce reaffirmation of safety standards", Pigment & Resin Technology, Vol. 41 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/prt.2012.12941caa.005
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:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2012, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
NPES, NAPIM announce reaffirmation of safety standards
Article Type: Environment and safety From: Pigment & Resin Technology, Volume 41, Issue 3
The reaffirmation of two safety standards was announced by NPES, The association for suppliers of printing, publishing and converting technologies and the National Association of Printing Ink Manufacturers (NAPIM):
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B65/NAPIM 177.1-2007, safety standard: three-roll printing ink mills, which applies to all three-roll mills used in the printing ink manufacturing industry, establishes safety requirements for safety controls, operating procedures and the design of three-roll mills.
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B65/NAPIM 177.2-2006, safety standard: printing ink vertical post-mixers provides standardized guidance, advice and recommendations to both equipment designers and operators aimed at reducing the risk of personal injury during the operation of vertical post-mixers.
“In-running nip accidents occur when the washup stick (in-running nip point guard) is not in the rear nip during roll cleaning […] the NGSIS (Nip Guard Safety Interlock System) that is part of the B65/NAPIM 177.1- 2007 electrical package prevents this worse case accident,” said Jon Hatz, President of Keith Machinery Corporation. “B65/NAPIM 177.1- 2007 works; it is something that the committee should be proud of.”
This work was completed by the ANSI-accredited B65 Committee, which consists of several subcommittees that address safety for printing press systems, cutting machines and stand-alone platen presses, as well as binding and finishing systems. NPES serves as the Secretariat to ANSI CGATS, ANSI B65 and the USTAG to ISO TC130 (Graphic Technology).
The B65/NAPIM standards are available for purchase from NPES. For more information or to order, visit the NPES Standards Workroom at: www.npes.org/Programs/Standards-Workroom.aspx, or contact Debbie Orf, NPES Assistant Director of Standards, at: (703) 264-7229 or e-mail: dorf@npes.org.