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by Nahb Labor Safety & Health Services (Author)
Protect your workers and reduce accidents with this essential safety handbook. The fourth edition of the NAHB Jobsite Safety Handbook is a must-have resource for residential builders and trade contractors. This plain-language guide helps you identify and correct common hazards on construction jobsites, reducing work-related injuries and fatalities.
This updated handbook includes information on fall protection, personal protective equipment, confined spaces, heat and cold stress, hazardous materials, silica, and first aid. It also covers employer duties, training, and protective equipment. Use this guide to create a safer work environment, comply with OSHA regulations, and save money by reducing workers' compensation costs.
Author Biography
The National Association of Home Builders is a Washington-based trade association representing more than 140,000 members involved in home building, remodeling, multifamily construction, property management, subcontracting, design, housing finance, building product manufacturing, and other aspects of residential and light commercial construction. The Construction Safety & Health Committee provides NAHB members and state and local associations with assistance and resources to help builders operate safe job sites, comply with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations, and lower workers' compensation costs through injury prevention. The committee guides the association's legislative and regulatory policy actions as it relates to occupational safety and health reform to ensure that OSHA regulations are practical, feasible, cost effective, and have a positive impact on worker safety.
