Construction safety awareness can result in saving lives and a drastic reduction of preventable accidents on the job site.

Propane is used widely in a number of industrial and domestic applications. Everything from forklifts to towel racks can be fuelled by propane, but not a lot of people give this type of gas enough credit—or respect, for that matter. Propane (more commonly and currently known as called LP gas) is highly flammable, and can easily be forced into a liquid state for easy storage.

Definitions of what constitutes recycling present problems in transparency for the paper industry, as it strives to meet targets. Government departments with regulations governing buying procedures classify recycled paper in different ways, leaving the industry divided on a true definition.

The Talmud cites an incident that allows a seller to retract a sales based on the circumstances surrounding the sale.

This article describes the importance of business ethics and how negligence towards them can have a negative impact on the business.

This article explains the different type of dropshipping scams one might encounter and what possible precautions can be taken to avoid these scams.

This article highlights the concept of dropshipping including its working process with an example. In the end it depicts some hazards of dealing with dropshippers.

This article throws light on the ever worrying issue of dealing with legitimate wholesalers and explains how various important checks can be used to detect and avoid fraudulent wholesalers and companies.

How can diversity recruitment help the minority groups and who is actively seeking applications from these groups.

The blood diamond issue is no longer in the news, yet these diamonds still are widely traded. This insider's view, written by a jeweler, gives a present day and historical context to the diamond trade. Ultimately the consumer concerned about ethics is empowered to make informed decisions when purchasing their own diamond.

There's a great deal of confusion and misleading information around fair trade jewelry. While there is no such thing as third party certified fair trade jewelry, many companies sell fair trade jewelry. This interview with Carmen Iezzi, director of the Fair Trade Federation, clarifies why fair trade jewelry is listed as a product category on their website.

Steve D'Esposito, executive director of Earthworks, discusses his organization of a multi-sector "Ethical Jewelry Summit" on socially and environmentally sourced jewelry production. This article discusses some of the issues involved in the very early stages of this important movement in the mainstream jewelry world. The summit is to take place in Washington DC, Oct. 25th and 26th.

You wanted to have that second cup of coffee from your favorite mug and you will only be a few minutes late. Whats the big deal. It is a big deal to be late by five minutes or an hour.

Working in a stockroom can be a dirty job and someday you hope that your efforts will be noticed and you will get the chance to prove what you can with a promotion into a supervisors role.

You wanted to have that second cup of coffee from your favorite mug and you will only be a few minutes late. Whats the big deal. It is a big deal to be late by five minutes or an hour.

Laurens Mare, the CEO of the South African Jewelry Counsel, discusses Vukani-Ubuntu, a Non-Profit Organization that trains people from rural townships into the commercial jewelry trade. This social entrepreneurial effort applies fair trade principal of economic empowerment for the economically disadvantaged to the main stream jewelry world.

It used to be the stolen kisses in the cleaning closet and the joint business trips, but today's tracking of illicit employee behavior has reached a new level of surveillance. Almost every communication and every message is tracked, recorded and catalogued by a company's IT department. Here are three things to watch out for if you are personalizing your work communications:

A practile guide for the Employer if you find mold in your place of business, How to protect your employees and your property safely.

Suppose that you are a passionate leader in the jewelry industry advocating fair eco trade. You go to the most important industry tradeshow with a big banner screaming "ECO FAIR TRADE JEWELRY NOW." Thousands pass by without noticing. This semi-biographical article, ranging from elk hunting to dentistry in Haitian slums, delves deeply into the human tragedy behind the industry's fragmentation.

The author, who owns a jewelry company, argues that those in the jewelry industry attempting to fend off critiques from NGOs are actually doing more harm than good. He calls for to a truthful reckoning of the atrocities of environmental and social upheaval. Everyone involved in the industry, from suppliers customer, shares responsibility and moral obligation to create a better future.