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OSHA has cited Nance Carpet and Rug Co. Inc. with 10 serious violations for exposing workers to amputation and electrical shock hazards at the company's Calhoun facility.

There are still too many regulatory loopholes that allow labour abuses in big brand supply chains, argues Jon Entine.

Safety Marketing Group (SMG), the world's largest consortium of independently owned safety equipment distributors, has released the names of the Annual Partnership Conference Award Winners.

Between 2007 and 2011, Ford reduced its global waste to landfills by 44 percent, or 100 million pounds – 49 percent in North America, according to a company press release.

AIHA has been expanding its quality programming to reach out to product stewards.

Stef Kranendijk is chief executive of Desso, a Netherlands-based manufacturer of carpets for home and commercial use, and artificial grass for sports.

L’Oreal has published its 2011 Sustainable Development Report in the form of a printable summary in the corporate website.

The American Industrial Hygiene Foundation will once again hold a run/walk fundraising event during its annual gathering of industrial hygenists.

The Obama administration on Thursday once again sided with industry instead of workers on regulations and withdrew the Department of Labor's (DOL) proposed rules that would have restricted child workers from the most dangerous tasks in agriculture.

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) released its 2011 Corporate Sustainability Report on Earth Day, outlining its performance in five non-financial areas – environmental, ethics, diversity and inclusion, global community outreach, and occupational health and safety.