“CURRENT ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, HEALTH AND SAFETY MEASURES IN FLEXO AND GRAVURE PRINTING INDUSTRY IN INDIA”
Deepak Kumar Sharma1, Ambrish Pandey2, Jitender Pal3*
Department of Printing Technology1, 2, Department of Environment Science & Engineering3
GJUS&T University, Hisar, Haryana
Corresponding Author*: Email: j_pal2k1@yahoo.com
ABSTRACT
The objective of this study was to investigate the industrial environmental conditions, health & safety measures in gravure, flexography printing processes and highlights the current environmental practices followed, while performing various operations in these printing processes. This study was conducted in four pre-identified gravure and flexography printing industries in India. A visually monitored research study was conducted to know about the environment conditions, health & safety measures at the industries. The selected printing industries (P, Q, R, and S) are kept confidential.
KEYWORDS: VOCs, IAQ, Pre-Press, Press, Post-Press.