Packaging Digest

Risk assessment is key in new safety standard
The Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI [www.pmmi.org]) has published the new B155.1-2006 safety standard for packaging and packaging-related converting machinery. This revised version, approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI [www.ansi.org]), is harmonized with the international (ISO) and European (EN) standards by the introduction of hazard identification and ...

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