The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
recently announced the release of its two latest safety products, the Fall Protection
Video and the NAHB-OSHA Fall Protection Handbook, English-Spanish. The two products
provide easy-to-follow instructions on how to prevent construction-related falls.
According to NAHB Labor, Safety & Health, more than one third of all fatal
accidents in the construction industry are a result of falls. In an effort to
increase job site safety and reduce the chance of job related accidents, NAHB
produced these two products, which are now available through BuilderBooks, NAHB's
publishing arm.
"The fall protection video and handbook provide our industry with critically
important information for maintaining a safe work site environment," said
NAHB President Brian Catalde, a home builder from El Segundo, Calif. "The
two products compliment each other nicely and serve as easy-to-use resources
for both English-and Spanish-speaking employees."
The 30-minute Fall Protection Video 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.
The Fall Protection Video and the NAHB-OSHA Fall Protection Handbook, English-Spanish
are essential tools for learning how to:
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Select and use the right ladder
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Protect from injuries surrounding stairways, leading edges, window and
wall openings and floor holes
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Use a personal fall arrest system (PFAS)
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Safely build and erect exterior and balloon-framed walls
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Securely construct rafters and install roof trusses and sheathing
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Provide fall protection for application of roofing materials
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Guard against implement hazards
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Provide protection from falling objects
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Use safe job site practices to protect workers operating at heights
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Train workers to identify fall protection hazards