News Release USDL: 97-16
Firday, January 17, 1997
Contact: Susan Hall Fleming, (202) 219-8151
OSHA/National Association Of Home Builders Offer Handbook
On Worker Safety For Residential Construction
To help residential builders work safely, the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National
Association of Home Builders (NAHB) have developed the "Jobsite
Safety Handbook."
The 26-page booklet offers a pictorial guide to safe work
practices in residential construction. Using easy-to-understand
language, the booklet explains what builders must do to comply
with OSHA requirements for the most hazardous activities in home
building. Photographs and drawings illustrate the way to perform
common tasks safely and avoid hazards often found at residential
building sites.
Topics covered include employee training, personal
protective equipment, housekeeping, stairs and ladders,
scaffolds, fall protection, roof work, excavations and trenching,
tools and equipment, vehicles, electrical safety and fire
prevention. The booklet represents the first cooperative effort
between NAHB and OSHA.
A limited number of single copies of "Jobsite Safety
Handbook" are available free from OSHA regional offices. The
booklet also may be purchased from the NAHB, 1201 15th St., N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20005, telephone (800) 368-5242, ext. 226. OSHA
also plans to put the booklet on its Internet site
(http://www.osha.gov/) under "Publications."
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