Operating lawfully.
WHAT TYPICALLY APPLIES
Business registration Local authority premises permit Signage permit for your own signage Fire safety Environmental and waste requirements Tax registration Employer obligations
WHAT MAY APPLY TO THE WORK ITSELF
Permits for installing signage in public view Restrictions on certain advertising content Rules about political and campaign material
WHAT TO ESTABLISH
Whether the work you produce requires permission to display.
WHAT TO BE CAREFUL WITH
Reproducing copyrighted material Reproducing trademarks without authority Producing counterfeit branded items Producing official documents or security items
WHY
Printers are asked to do all of these, and liability attaches to the producer.
WHAT TO ESTABLISH
That the customer has the right to reproduce what they have supplied.
WHAT TO ASK FOR
Confirmation, in your terms.
WHAT TO DECLINE
Anything you believe is counterfeit or fraudulent Anything reproducing official documents Anything you cannot establish the right to produce
WHY DECLINE
The exposure is criminal as well as commercial.
WHAT WASTE REQUIRES
Proper disposal of solvents, inks and materials.
WHAT TO NEVER DO
Pour solvents or waste ink into drains.
WHAT TO ESTABLISH
Collection by an authorised handler.
WHAT TO KEEP
Permits, renewals and disposal evidence.
