Associations & organizations

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Binding Industries Association (BIA)
www.printing.org/bia
A special interest group of the Printing Industries of America, represents a membership of privately and publicly owned graphic finishers, trade binderies, custom loose-leaf manufacturers, information packagers, and those suppliers to these industries.

Flexible Packaging Association
www.flexpack.org
The leading trade organization for flexible packaging converters and suppliers

Flexographic Technical Association
www.flexography.org
Flexographic trade association

Printing Industires of America /
Graphics Arts Technical Foundation (PIA/GATF)
www.printing.org
Technical association for the graphic communications industries

Gravure Association of America
www.gaa.org
Gravure trade association

The International Association of Printing House Craftsmen
www.iaphc.org
Dedicated to individuals in the printing and graphic arts industry for the purpose of self development, their companies' success, and the enhancement of the printing and graphic arts industry in society.

National Association of Litho Clubs
www.graphicarts.org
Forum for the sharing of information among, and the education of, its members and affiliates. The NALC provides support, advice, and training for the officers of each local club

National Association of Printing Ink Manufacturers
www.napim.org
Trade association whose purpose it is to represent the printing ink industry in the U.S.A and to provide direction to management in regulations and regulatory compliance

National Association for Printing Leadership
www.napl.org
Dedicated to helping the graphic arts community profit from change

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
www.cdc.gov/niosh
Safety and health at work for all people through research and prevention.

North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS)
www.census.gov/eos/www/naics

NPES, The Association for Suppliers of Printing, Publishing and Converting Technologies
www.npes.org

Packaging and Label Gravure Association
www.plga.com

Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA)
www.sgia.org
The only international association for specialty imaging, providing imaging professionals with the tools and information they need to make the best possible business decisions.

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) System
www.census.gov/epcd/www/sic.html

Screenprinting and Graphic Imaging Association International
www.sgia.org
Screenprinting trade association
[More screen printing links]

Waterless Printing Association
www.waterless.org
Informs designers and print buyers about the many benefits the waterless printing process offers.

Federal Programs

Common Sense Initiative Printing Sector Homepage - U.S. EPA
www.epa.gov/compliance/assistance/sectors/printstep.html
Broad-based agenda to make environmental and pubic health protection work smarter, more fairly, and more cost-effectively for all Americans

Design for the Environment
www.epa.gov/dfe
Encourages businesses to incorporate environmental considerations into the design and redesign of products, processes, and technical and management systems

Environmental Management Systems
www.epa.gov/ems
EMS is a set of processes and practices that enable an organization to reduce its environmental impacts and increase its operating efficiency, while reducing and mitigating risks

EPA Small Business Ombudsman
www.epa.gov/sbo
Conduit for small businesses to access EPA and facilitates communications between the small business community and the Agency

Manufacturing Extension Partnership
www.nist.gov/mep
Nationwide network of more than 70 not-for-profit Centers whose sole purpose is to provide small and medium-sized manufacturers with the help they need to succeed

Small Business Environmental Home Page
www.smallbiz-enviroweb.org
Helps small businesses access environmental compliance and pollution prevention information

USEPA Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
www.epa.gov/compliance
Responsible for ensuring the compliance of the regulated community with Federal environmental statutes