OSHA

OSHA

• Everything you want to know about OSHA's fall protection makeover

   

• OSHA Offers Extended Deadline for Fall Protection Compliance

  Through September 15, the regulatory agency is using a carrot and a stick to compel industry cooperation.

   

• As states effect new OSHA fall protection, builders push back on timing

   

• The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the NAHB in a dispute over handing Clean Water Act permitting authority over to states.

  The NAHB's first venture before the U.S. Supreme Court as a named party resulted in a great victory for members earlier this summer. In a 5-4 decision, the court ruled in favor of our position that the EPA did not need to consider listed endangered species when handing Clean Water Act permitting...

   

• NAHB Briefs

  - Online registration is now open for the 2008 International Builders' Show. - The NAHB urges lawmakers not to abandon efforts to overhaul the nation's immigration laws. - The NAHB produces two new products to increase jobsite safety and reduce the chance of job-related accidents.

   

• Cost of Living

  America is experiencing a serious housing affordability crisis that affects the quality of life of millions of families by locking them out of homeownership or forcing them to make significant financial and personal trade-offs to buy or rent a home.

   

• NAHB Briefs: May 2007

  - 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...

   

• Safety First

  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.

   

• Safety Concerns

  Construction is an inherently dangerous industry: Workers use sharp, powerful tools and caustic chemicals, lift heavy weights, and work at sometimes dizzying heights. Jobsite safety issues are magnified for immigrant workers, who are particularly susceptible to getting hurt on the job.

   

• Star Power

  Seattle builder takes jobsite safety to the next level.