Nation's Building News Online for June 7, 2004

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	President's Message n You Can Help Solve the General Liability Insurance Problem

	Housing Politics n Find Out How Your Members of Congress Voted on Key Housing Issues n Homeownership Alliance Presents 'Homeownership Hero' Awards

	Housing and Economics n Commerce Proposes to Cut Canadian Lumber Duties in Half, But Builders Want Them Eliminated n Homeownership Declining Among Families With Children, Study Finds n No Unsustainable Speculative Bubble in U.S. Housing Market, According to UCLA Physicists n Eye on the Economy

	Construction Safety n Home Builders Responsible for the Safety of Subcontractors n Free Construction Safety Seminar at Various Locations This Summer

	Environment n Report Finds Insufficient Link Between Mold and Serious Illnesses

	Research n Competition Opens for EnergyValue Housing Awards

	Business Management n Do Your Financial Statements Add Up? If Not, Be Alert to Fraud

	Small Builders and Remodelers n There’s Nothing Sub About Your Subs

	Design n Best in American Living Awards Entry Deadlines Near

	Seniors Housing n Rentals for Active Adults: An ACE Opportunity for Builders

	Multifamily n Luxury Apartments Rekindle Hollywood’s Golden Era n NAHB Multifamily Is Looking for Speakers for Pillars Conference

	Military Housing n Air Force and Navy Housing Opportunities Announced

	Labor n New Training Program Enables Association Members to Improve Skills of Their Superintendents

	Building Products n HVAC Contractors Using Fiber Glass Duct Board After Rise in Price of Scrap Metal

	Building News Coast To Coast

	Association News & Events n Builders Mark National Homeownership Month With Efforts to Meet Workforce Housing Needs n Sign Up for 2005 Committees and Councils by July 9 n Builder Ralph Manley, 80, Re-enacts D-Day Jump Over Normandy n Online Registration for 2005 Builders’ Show Now Open n Calendar of Events

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Free Construction Safety Seminar at Various Locations This Summer

A seminar for home builders and trade contractors focusing on the development and effective implementation of a company safety and health program is being held at a dozen home builders associations around the country from July through September. The seminar is free, but some associations may charge a nominal fee for any food or beverages that are provided.

The four-hour seminar, “Develop and Implement a Home Builder Safety and Health Management Program,” has been developed by the NAHB Research Center and NAHB through a training grant funded by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

Training materials focus on the importance of a safety and health program and are designed to help participants write a clear and easy-to-understand program and successfully put it into operation.

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Each participant will receive a student manual and CD-ROM that includes a how-to guide that is easy to customize and adapt to meet the safety needs of individual businesses. Participants also receive a training completion card and valuable materials on worker safety and health.

The seminar will be held at the following associations, which can be contacted for registration information:

Gold Coast BA, in Boynton Beach, FL; July 13
Missoula, MT, BIA; July 21
BIA of Southern California chapters: Baldly View, Riverside and Los Angeles County East; seminar will be held in Rancho Cucamonga; July 27
BIA of Hawaii, in Honolulu; July 29
Greater San Antonio BA; Aug. 5
HBA of Fort Wayne, IN; Aug. 11
Utah Valley HBA, in Orem; Aug. 17
Springfield, IL, Area HBA; early September, date not yet final
NY State BA, in Albany; Sept. 14
HBA of Metropolitan Portland, in Lake Oswego, OR; Sept. 16
Housing and BA of Colorado Springs; Sept. 21
BIA of Superior California, in Roseville; Sept. 23.

For further information on the seminar, click here, or e-mail George Middleton or call him at 800-368-5242 x8590.

Safety Publications and Resources Available Through BuilderBooks.com

BuilderBooks.com offers a variety of safety publications online. To view or purchase these publications, click here.

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