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- The NAHB and the International Code Council announce the appointment of members of the Consensus Committee on the National Green Building Standard.
- The NAHB recently announces the release of its latest safety product, the Home Builders' Safety Program.
- Four NAHB member developers win the...
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Without adequate safety and health policies in place, jobsite injuries are inevitable. One of the most important tools any builder can give to employees is adequate on-the-job training to prevent work-place injuries.
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- The NAHB and Wells Fargo & Co. embark on a three-year relationship that extends and expands an initial package begun in 2004.
- The House of Representatives passes four bills aimed at easing OSHA burdens on small businesses.
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GARY STONEWALL, SAFETY DIRECTOR for R&H Construction in Portland, Ore., says that back in the late 1980s and early 1990s, home builders really didn't have much of a choice when it came to workers' compensation insurance.
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For builder and developer Shea Homes, a proactive approach to safety has been so successful that its California operations earned an award from the state-administered Cal/OSHA program. It's a notable achievement: To qualify for the Cal/SHARP (Safety and Health Recognition Achievement Program) award...
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THE INJURIES WERE FRIGHTENING in both their severity and their frequency. Framing crews were the most common source of accidents. One framer fell from a scaffold, breaking his wrist and tearing the rotator cuff in his shoulder. Another tore ligaments in his knee when he leaned against a safety rail...
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A test of OSHA safety standards.
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YOU CAN LEARN A LOT BY TALKING with OSHA inspectors. First, they're not jack-booted thugs who are out to get you. Second, they do have a mission, and if you get in the way of that mission, you may pay the price.
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IT WAS A CRY FOR HELP IN CYBERSPACE: “Anyone know where I can find a pair of safety glasses that will fit me?! I am so tired of mine slipping down while my hands are too busy to push them back up!”
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ALFREDO ALVAREZ'S LAST WORDS were, “Help me, I'm going to die. Talk to my family.”
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THE REPORTS COME IN WITH AN almost numbing regularity.
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MAKE NO MISTAKE: Working on a home building jobsite is a matter of life and death. Someone is killed on a home building job every other day of every workweek.
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BEFORE THE PROJECT TEAM COULD VISIT THE JOBSITE, we were subjected to a safety briefing in a conference room. We would be expected to wear hard hats and safety gear on the site at all times.
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- The House introduces four bills toimprove OSHA's enforcement of rules that govern small business owners.
- The nation's home builders endorse bipartisan legislation allowing affordable health coverage for up to two million uninsured working families.
- The NAHB launches a major advertising...
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Florida has been in OSHA's "to do" spotlight lately.
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- OSHA's new Web page provides information specifically related to the health and safety of people who work in the residential construction industry.
- NAHB accepting entries from multifamily housing industry professionals to enter the 2005 Pillars of the Industry Awards.
- A new government...
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One of the most important tools that a builder can give to employees is adequate on-the-job training to prevent workplace injuries
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- The NAHB supports the bipartisan resolution in the House of Representatives calling for open trade between the United States and Canada on softwood lumber.
- The House of Representatives approves the Healthy Forests Restoration Act.
- The Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the...
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By Matthew Power. Ever spent half the day patching together a wobbly, temporary handrail for an open stairway or balcony? Safety Maker Inc., based in Houston, has created a simple solution with its Safety Boot product.
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Growth restrictions proposed by the American Farmland Trust would sharply increase the cost of housing and price hundreds of thousands of families out of the housing market, says the NAHB.Growth restrictions are part of an October report, "Farming on the Edge," from the American Farmland Trust...