A printing press is a workplace with large, fast machines, chemicals, and lots of paper. Good professional work is always safe work—both for yourself and your colleagues.
§Safety with the machinery
Printing machines have moving rollers and parts that run quickly and with great force. Most serious injuries occur when someone reaches into a moving machine.
- 01Never reach into a running machine.
- 02Use the machine's safety guards — do not remove them.
- 03Stop the machine completely before you correct an error or clean.
- 04Keep sleeves, jewelry and long hair away from the rollers.
§Chemistry and air
In the printing shop, printing inks, cleaners and other chemical products are used. Always read the instructions, use gloves and fume extraction where required, and handle waste correctly. Good ventilation and clean procedures protect your health in the long run.
§Quality that lasts
Quality in printing means that all copies in the print run look the same and meet the agreement. A single wrong colour or a crooked trim can make thousands of prints unusable.
- 01Compare continuously with the approved test pressure.
- 02Check colors, sharpness, and placement on test sheet
- 03Keep the machine clean so dirt doesn't end up in the pressure
- 04Stop and adjust at the first sign of deviation — not when half is done.
Finally quality is about catching errors early. A graphic technician who detects a deviation on the first sheets saves the entire run — and that is exactly where craftsmanship makes a measurable difference.