Now Hiring Outside Sales Reps

Action Business Systems currently has an opening for an outside sales rep.


We are looking for energetic and motivated people to market Toshiba digital office equipment and services.

Join our growing sales team in one of the most exciting industries. Whether you are a seasoned pro in search of a better earning potential, or just starting out in sales, we may have an opportunity for you.

Territory Sales Executive for ABS Toshiba Office Solutions (Digital Printers, Copiers and Faxes). Responsible for managing existing accounts and developing new customers in a geographic territory.

Toshiba is one of the leading office equipment manufacturers in the U.S. Action Business Systems has been in business for over 20 years with Corporate Headquarters in White Marsh, MD and branch offices in Annapolis and Lanham, MD and Arlington, VA.

Successful performance at Territory Sales Representative level earns the opportunity for either a Major Account or Sales Team Manager promotion.

Intensive Selling Skills and Product Knowledge training during the first 90 days.

Compensation includes Base Salary, Auto Allowance plus Commissions.
Positions available throughout the Baltimore area.

email your resume to: jsisk@abscare.com

Laser Printers More Toxic Than Cigarette Smoke

Emissions from office laser printers can be as unhealthy as cigarette smoke, according to an Australian professor who is now calling for regulations to limit printer emissions.
Office workers breathing easy since smoking was banned in public places in the U.S. and U.K. can start worrying again, according to research from the Queensland University of Technology's Air Quality and Health Program, led by physics professor Lidia Morawska.

The average printer releases toner particles that can get deep into the lungs and cause respiratory problems and cardiovascular trouble, according to Morawska's team, part of the International Laboratory for Air Quality and Health, and specialists in atmospheric particles.
The team tested 62 laser printer models--all relatively new--and found that 17 of them were "high emitters" of toner particles. Despite using similar technology, office photocopiers do not emit particles, the team found.

The particles have not had a full chemical analysis, but some are potential carcinogens, according to a report in The Sydney Morning Herald. Several of the high emitters were Hewlett-Packard LaserJet models, such as the 1320 and 4250, although eight HP LaserJet 4050 series printers were shown to have no emissions, according to reports.

The printer-emissions data were discovered by chance when an investigation of office ventilation systems, carried out jointly between the university and the Queensland Department of Public Works, found five times as many particles indoors as those produced by traffic outdoors. Using an electronic sniffer, researchers traced the emissions to printers. The emissions were found to increase during the day, when printers were left on standby or in full operation.