The comprehensive denim finishing guidance is dedicated to helping denim finishing facilities provide a safe and healthy work environment that prevents accidents, injuries, and illnesses.

The guidance is an open-industry resource available to both AAFA members and the broader community to drive health and safety for workers in the denim manufacturing industry.

Go deeper with GlobalData

Data Insights

The gold standard of business intelligence.

Find out more

Related Company Profiles

View all

“This guide is a supplement that can be used by denim finishing facilities to enhance health and safety practices and reduce risks to their workers and their organisation,” explains Nate Herman, senior vice president, policy at the American Apparel & Footwear Association. “Our hope is that this translation will help move the needle forward in a region that supplies more than 15% of US denim imports. We wish to thank Bureau Veritas for their critical technical support in making this Mandarin translation a reality.”

The AAFA Health & Safety Guidelines for Workers in Denim Finishing is produced by AAFA’s Safety in Denim Finishing Working Group, which is dedicated to the establishment of the most responsible health and safety practices for the industry.

Over the next few months, AAFA will translate the document into Vietnamese, Spanish, Bangla, and Turkish. Combined with the Mandarin translation, those translations will cover the countries that supply almost two-thirds of all US denim imports.

The AAFA recently urged the US Department of Transportation and the wider Biden administration to take immediate action to reign in the ongoing shipping crisis.

How well do you really know your competitors?

Access the most comprehensive Company Profiles on the market, powered by GlobalData. Save hours of research. Gain competitive edge.

Company Profile – free sample

Thank you!

Your download email will arrive shortly

Not ready to buy yet? Download a free sample

We are confident about the unique quality of our Company Profiles. However, we want you to make the most beneficial decision for your business, so we offer a free sample that you can download by submitting the below form

By GlobalData
Visit our Privacy Policy for more information about our services, how we may use, process and share your personal data, including information of your rights in respect of your personal data and how you can unsubscribe from future marketing communications. Our services are intended for corporate subscribers and you warrant that the email address submitted is your corporate email address.

The AAFA submitted comments to the US Department of Transportation on 18 October in response to a Federal Register notice on the shipping crisis that is disrupting economic recovery in the US.

The guidance can be accessed here.