NBN Online for the week of May 2, 2005

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In This Issue:

Front Page
Materials Problems Persist in Robust Housing Market
Will You Be the Next Winner of a Digital Camera?
North Dakota Twenty-Fifth State to Enact NOR Law
Coast to Coast
Owners Hold Off on Sales of Homes
Economics & Finance
March New Home Sales Smash Record
Tips
Builders’ Tip: Self-Centering Router Base
Business Management
Creating Effective Incentive Compensation Programs
Seniors Housing
Find Out How to Get Started in the Active Adult Market
Multifamily
Builders Prepare for When Condo Boom Starts to Fade
Remodelers
Relationships Are the Core of the Building Industry
May Is National Home Remodeling Month
Building Systems
Basement From Hell Chosen as Basement of the Year
Concrete Tour Mixes Demos, Networking, Six Plant Visits
Lubbock Building Affordable Concrete Homes
New Course Looks at Insulating Concrete Forms
Education
National Leadership Conference Comes to Texas
Education Calendar
Green Building
Site Plans Preserve Natural Settings, Raise Density
NAHB’s Model Green Guidelines Making News
Wisconsin's Largest Builder a Green Building Proponent
Sales
How to Gain a Prospect's Commitment
Legal
Ask the Lawyer: About Permit Fee Increases
Construction Safety
OSHA Compliance Assistance Web Page Updated
Idaho Training Sessions Focus on Construction Safety
Labor
Students Tour Infill Sites in Pittsburgh
Building Products
Air Conditioner Quietest, Most Efficient Yet
Builder's Engineer
SOOOPerman to the Rescue!
Association News
Endowment Awards Training, Land Use Programs Funds
North Central Florida Honored for Membership Growth and Retention
Get GM Discount on More Than 80 Vehicles
Calendar of Events

Related Articles

Idaho Training Sessions Focus on Construction Safety

OSHA Compliance Assistance Web Page Updated

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently announced updates to its Compliance Assistance Web page.

The page provides a public gateway to OSHA resources that can help home builders and other employers meet their responsibility to provide their workers with a safe and healthful workplace.

Among the new features:

  • A Hispanic Outreach module has been added to the Compliance Assistance Quick Start to help English-speaking or bilingual employers identify Spanish-language outreach resources for Spanish-speaking workers. Quick Start introduces employers and employees, especially those at new or small businesses, to the compliance assistance resources that are available on OSHA’s Web site.
  • The Highlights box on the Compliance Assistance page now features New Compliance Assistance Products. This feature lists new or updated fact sheets, publications, Safety and Health Information Bulletins, Web pages and other recently issued OSHA compliance assistance products.
  • A new Hispanic outreach success story features efforts by Rinker Materials Corporation to redesin its training materials to communicate more visually with Spanish-speaking employees.
  • A new Regional Showcase story highlights efforts by OSHA’s Region III to reach out to small businesses in northwestern Pennsylvania.
  • At the request of the Department of Labor, the Highlights box also includes a link to the department’s Web Site Customer Satisfaction Survey to provide feedback on the effectiveness of the Compliance Assistance page.


NAHB has been working with OSHA to provide its members and others in the residential construction industry with information, training opportunities and guidance that will help them protect the health and safety of their employees. To learn more about this comprehensive alliance, click here.

For more information on construction safety and training, e-mail George Middleton at NAHB, or call him at 800-368-5242 x8590.


 

Find OSHA Regulations Fast!

OSHA 29 CFR 1926 Construction Industry Regulations,” available through BuilderBooks.com, contains the most recent updates to OSHA sections, amendments and forms regarding the construction industry. To view or purchase this publication online, click here, or call 800-223-2665.


 

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