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New Scaffold Safety Video Essential for Fall Protection
In an effort to increase job-site safety and reduce the chance of job-related accidents, NAHB recently released its new “Scaffold Safety Video, English-Spanish,” available through BuilderBooks.com. The video provides easy-to-follow instructions on how to prevent construction-related falls.
The video, as well as all safety publications, are 15% off if purchased only at BuilderBooks.com by Thursday, July 31.
According to NAHB’s “Residential Construction Industry Fatalities 2003-2006” report released earlier this year, falls, which accounted for 45% of the industry’s reported deaths, were the most common cause of home building fatalities.
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the vast majority of falls are not from skyscrapers, but are from buildings as low as one to three stories and from less than 30 feet. OSHA incident reports clearly indicate that scaffold safety training, procedures, supervision and equipment are critical to preventing accidents.
“We take job-site safety very seriously, and education must be part of the equation for success,” said NAHB President Sandy Dunn. “This new video provides great demonstrations and tips for protecting against falls and other job site injuries and will enhance any builder’s scaffold safety efforts.”
The video, which is made up of two 30-minute segments — one in English, the other in Spanish — clearly demonstrates how to safely build, use and dismantle the most common types of scaffolding found in residential construction, including fabricated frame, pump jack, ladder jack, mobile and aerial scaffolding.
Both video segments highlight OSHA’s general requirements for scaffolding and identify safe work practices that address the most common scaffold hazards on the job site.
To order the video, click here, visit www.BuilderBooks.com/Safety, or call 800-223-2665. To receive the 15% discount on safety products, use the discount code “SAFE15” when ordering online.*
*The 15% discount is available only on Web orders until July 31, 2008, is not good on prior purchases and cannot be combined with any other offer.
Construction Industry Fatality Study Available Free From NAHB
“Residential Construction Industry Fatalities 2003-2006,” available free from NAHB, is the most comprehensive analysis of home building industry fatalities to date.
The study evaluated the 1,385 work-related deaths that were reported in residential construction from 2003 to 2006 and found that falls were the most common cause of home building fatalities.
Data was collected from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries as well as employment estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey and the BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.
To download a free copy of the full study or its executive summary from the NAHB Web site, go to: www.nahb.org/fatalitystudy.
 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.
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.
 Create a Safer Job Site
Four common hazards cause 90% of the injuries and fatalities on residential construction job sites.
The “Recognizing the Big-Four Safety Hazards for the Home Building Industry” course from The NAHB University of Housing shows how to comply with OSHA regulations and to recognize and minimize those hazards most likely to cause accidents.
The course teaches builders to protect their workers from harm and themselves from liability. This course is also available in Spanish.
To find out where upcoming courses are being held, click here, or call 800-368-5242 x8154 for more information.
Home Builders Institute Offers New Program to Teach Hispanic Adults English
 Sed de Saber™-Construction Edition is an easy-to-use, take-home learning tool created exclusively for the construction industry by the Home Builders Institute to improve communication, quality and safety on the job site.
The product, now available at www.seddesaberconstruction.com, uses proven LeapFrog technology to allow workers to listen, record and play back their pronunciation of more than 500 vocabulary words and 340 phrases. Participants who practice 30 minutes each day will complete the program in just four months. Learning at home, on their own time, also eliminates scheduling conflicts.
 Sed de Saber™-Construction Edition was developed by a team of subject matter experts assembled through HBI — including superintendents, craft skills experts, remodelers and builders — to ensure that the information is relevant to today’s home building workforce. To address worker safety issues related to the language barrier, HBI created a seventh book based entirely on the NAHB-OSHA Job Site Safety Handbook.
NAHB members can purchase the learning system, all seven books and a skills assessment to chart employee progress for $395 per kit. The non-member price is $495. Order today and empower your workers to learn English at www.seddesaberconstruction.com.
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