In printing industry, it is important to manage Machinery Safety in order to minimize accidents on machineries. These could be done by first identifying problem areas in machines. After problem shooting decisions must be made on what to do and act on these decisions. Effective management of machinery safety means, that you troubleshoot and make sure that following are done:

- Equipment is suitable for use that it was intended for. - Equipment is adequately maintained. - Guards and protective devices are supplied and kept in good working order. - Equipment whose safe operation is critically dependant on its condition in use and where deterioration would lead to a significant risk, are inspected at suitable intervals by a competent person. - Adequate operator training and instructions are given.

Following Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) places general duties on employers to ensure that work equipment they provide is suitable and safety for use. Practical improvements must be made especially on troublesome printing equipment identified. By this, accidents may be more lessened and workers would not have to risk too much in their performance.

Advantages and Limitations of Heat Transfer The heat transfer process offers unlimited print color combinations, photographic quality reproductions, and versatility to print small quantities with multicolor designs. It also allows an opportunity to have small quantities of shirts made with colorful designs at affordable prices. Moreover, heat transfer printed shirts are fully washable and can be ironed after a wash while screen-printed shirts cannot be ironed. However, this process doesn’t work properly on dark shirts.

There you have it, folks! With this information on screen printing and heat transfer, choice is still left for you to decide on which process best suits you. I agree that both methods of printing can be truly fun and rewarding but then, there will always be one that will stand out from among these two. What do you think, is it screen printing or heat transfer?