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NAHB Helps OSHA Understand Home Building, Safety Hazards
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OSHA's Edwin Foulke, Jr., left, and John Rose of NVHomes | Key labor and safety officials from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) met with NAHB staff members during an NAHB training session in Laurel, Md. last week to discuss construction safety issues that impact home builders and to view work practices used on residential construction job sites..
The Nov. 1 site visit by Edwin Foulke, Jr., OSHA assistant secretary of labor for occupational safety and health, and Steve Witt, the OSHA director of construction, was part of the “Building a House” training that was developed under the NAHB-OSHA Alliance agreement.
The one-day program provides OSHA staff members with basic knowledge of the home building process and the safety hazards found in residential construction.
Maryland Occupational Safety and Health (MOSH) staff participated in the training, which was held at the MOSH Training & Education Center and at a Ryan Homes/NV Homes community construction site.
Host a Free Fall Protection Training Seminar
NAHB and the NAHB Research Center have developed a fall protection training seminar for builders, trade contractors, supervisors and workers that is available free to NAHB members and their companies.
The program focuses on identifying fall hazards in residential construction, and provides student attendees with an understanding of OSHA fall protection regulations and safe work practices to prevent fall-related injuries and deaths.
Training is conducted in English. Training in Spanish is available upon request.
Each participant receives a copy of the NAHB-OSHA Fall Protection Handbook, English-Spanish and the NAHB Fall Protection Video, English-Spanish.
Both resources are also be purchased from BuilderBooks.com at www.builderbooks.com/safety.
NAHB members can apply to host a Fall Protection Training Seminar. To find out more about hosting a seminar, click here.
For more information about NAHB’s Fall Protection Training Seminars, e-mail Lindsay Cather at NAHB, call her at 800-368-5242 x8163 or visit the NAHB Web site: www.nahb.org/fallprotectiontraining.
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Edwin Foulke, Jr., left |
 Boost Job Site Safety With Fall Protection Training Products
In an effort to increase job site safety and reduce the chance of job-related accidents, NAHB has produced the “Fall Protection Video, English-Spanish” and “NAHB-OSHA Fall Protection Handbook, English-Spanish.”
Both are available through BuilderBooks.com.
The 30-minute “Fall Protection Video, English-Spanish” can be used by builders to train workers to use safe work practices that eliminate fall hazards and comply with OSHA fall-protection standards in either English or Spanish.
The “NAHB-OSHA Fall Protection Handbook, English-Spanish” provides guidelines for creating a written fall-protection plan and identifying safe work practices that can prevent costly accidents and injuries. Written with clear text, photographs and illustrations, the book serves as a user-friendly resource for promoting safety on any job site.
To purchase the handbook and video online, click here, or call 800-223-2665.
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