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OSHA Launches New Fall Safety Web Resources
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has launched a new “Preventing Fatal Falls in Construction” Web page that provides information and links related to construction falls and methods to prevent them.
According to the NAHB study, “Residential Construction Industry Fatalities 2003-2006,” falls are the most common cause of accidental deaths in home building, accounting for 45% of industry fatalities.
Included on the new Web page are links to the OSHA Fall Protection Standard, the Alliance Program Construction Roundtable Web page and the Construction eTool, which is an interactive, Web-based training tool. Also included are fall safety training resources developed by Georgia Tech, West Virginia University and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
Fall safety tips on aerial lifts, portable ladders, supported scaffolds and other topics can be downloaded from the site on OSHA QuickCards in English and Spanish.
NAHB and the NAHB Research Center recently received a $265,007 Susan Harwood Training Grant from OSHA to train English- and Spanish-speaking employees in the residential construction industry to recognize hazards and prevent falls from roofs, scaffolds and ladders.
NAHB provides members and others in the residential construction industry with information, guidance and access to training resources to help them protect worker health and safety. A variety of safety resources and guidebooks, including the English-Spanish NAHB Fall Protection Handbook and Fall Protection Video, are available through www.builderbooks.com/safety.
For more information on NAHB construction safety issues and training programs, e-mail Rob Matuga at NAHB, or call him at 800-368-5242 x8507.
 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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