Register of hazardous materials in printing industry as a tool for sustainable development management

Occupational hazards in printing industry

“…For the quantitative determination of pollutants, the following methods and instruments were used (Kiurski et al 2012b):…”

“…Additionally, indirectly, through meteorological conditions and acid rain, it may endanger the living environment. (Kiurski et al 2012b). Beside that, our recent studies showed that microclimate parameters, temperature, relative humidity and light intensity, have influence on emission of various organic hazards in printing indoor environments that potentially affect the worker's health (Kiurski et al 2013a, b).…”

Management strategy for hazardous waste from atomised SME: application to the printing industry

“…Though some authors have analysed the implementation of environmental management initiatives in the sector (Kiurski et al, 2012;Vachon and Klassen, 2006;Worthington and Patton, 2005), most of the experience is gotten from regional and national associations worldwide. These associations have developed different activities and initiatives for the printing sector (Table 1) aiming to improve the environmental performance of the involved installations.…”

Analysis of Cleaner Production Practices in a Printing Company in Brazil

“…Worldwide, the printing industry is one of the most polluting because it processes large amounts of environmentally dangerous chemicals (Kiurski et al., ). In addition, the wide application of its products in various sectors of society, such as public services, financial services, publicity, and editing services, classifies the activity as very large in scale, thereby consuming significant amounts of natural resources (Trade Union of the Graphics Industry [ Sindicato da Indústria Gráfica ] [SINDIGRAF] & Brazilian Association of the Printing Industry [ Associação Brasileira da Indústria Gráfica] [ABIGRAF], ).…”