Health & Safety Watch: NSC Lists 7 Common Workplace Hazards

The National Safety Council (NSC) employs a team of consultants who visit worksites to run safety audits. They have seen a great many different types of hazards, but a few are spotted over and over again. In the agency’s magazine, Safety + Health, three NSC consultants relate the top seven … Read more

Health & Safety Watch: NSC Lists 7 Common Workplace Hazards

The National Safety Council (NSC) employs a team of consultants who visit worksites to run safety audits. They have seen a great many different types of hazards, but a few are spotted over and over again. In the agency’s magazine, Safety + Health, three NSC consultants relate the top seven … Read more

OSHA Campaigns for Heat Safety

June is National Safety Month, which is organized through a partnership of the National Safety Council (NSC) and the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA). As part of its commitment to workplace safety and in conjunction with National Safety Month, OSHA is campaigning “to keep workers safe in the heat.” … Read more

OSHA Campaigns for Heat Safety

June is National Safety Month, which is organized through a partnership of the National Safety Council (NSC) and the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA). As part of its commitment to workplace safety and in conjunction with National Safety Month, OSHA is campaigning “to keep workers safe in the heat.” … Read more

LEED v4 and LBC Now Recognize Sustainable Stone Certification

The Natural Stone Council (NSC) – an association made up of the leading Natural Stone Associations in the country – announced its Sustainable Production for Natural Dimension Stone (ANSI/NSC 373) certification is now recognized by the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) LEED v4 building certification program, as well as the International Living … Read more

LEED v4 and LBC Now Recognize Sustainable Stone Certification

The Natural Stone Council (NSC) – an association made up of the leading Natural Stone Associations in the country – announced its Sustainable Production for Natural Dimension Stone (ANSI/NSC 373) certification is now recognized by the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) LEED v4 building certification program, as well as the International Living … Read more

TexaStone Quarries Named First Company to Meet NSC Sustainability Standards

TexaStone Quarries, based in Garden City, Texas, is the first company to achieve the level of certified stone producer under new sustainability standards. The creation of the program – ANSI/NSC-373 Sustainable Production of Natural Dimension Stone – was completed earlier this year, following several years of development using the consensus-based … Read more

TexaStone Quarries Named First Company to Meet NSC Sustainability Standards

TexaStone Quarries, based in Garden City, Texas, is the first company to achieve the level of certified stone producer under new sustainability standards. The creation of the program – ANSI/NSC-373 Sustainable Production of Natural Dimension Stone – was completed earlier this year, following several years of development using the consensus-based … Read more

NSF, Natural Stone Council Develop Stone Sustainability Standard

NSF International and the Natural Stone Council (NSC) have developed NSC 373 Sustainability Assessment for Natural Dimension Stone, touted as the first sustainability assessment standard for stone. It lays out criteria for sustainable development aspects of stone production while defining environmental requirements for stone quarrying and production. NSC utilized NSF … Read more