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National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
(signed May 8, 2003; renewed October 18, 2005; renewed June 7, 2007)
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NAOSH 2009
(L to R, sitting) Thomas Lentz, Scientist, NIOSH;
Walter Jones, Associate Director, LHSFNA; Kevin Cannon, Safety Specialist, NAHB;
John Masarick, Director of Codes and Safety, IEC; Nancy McNabb, Director,
Government Affairs, NFPA; John Mroszczyk, Member, ASSE.
(L to R, standing) Matt Gillen, Senior Scientist, NIOSH; Jason Jeffries, Lead
Security and Safety Engineer, Parsons, NCSE; Luke George, Manager, Government
Affairs, National Safety Council; Thom Stohler, former-Deputy Assistant
Secretary, USDOL-OSHA; David Hicks, Manager, Technical Initiatives, AIHA; Jeff
Stachowiak, National Safety Director, Sun Belt Rentals, SIA; Thomas Stowell,
Vice President, CSDA; Doug Walker, Vice President, Atlantic Concrete Cutting,
Inc, CSDA; Ron Pilla, Vice President of Operations, Valcourt Building Services,
SWR Institute; at the OSHA Alliance Program Construction Roundtable Joint Design
for Safety and Fall Protection Workgroup meeting on September 18, 2008.
(L to R) Melissa Low, Director, Industry Resources and Legislative Services, Club
Managers Association of America; Michaela Rydstrom, Assistant, Environmental Health and Safety,
Brick Industry Association; Robin Crawford, Marketing Manager, American Heart Association; David
Hicks, Manager/Technical Initiatives, American Industrial Hygiene Association; Karen Orso, Director,
National Accounts and Commercial Markets, American Heart Association; Patrick Voight,
President-Elect, Association of periOperative Registered Nurses; Kevin Cannon, Safety Specialist,
National Association of Home Builders; and Bill O'Connell, Manager, Government Affairs, National
Safety Council; attended the 2008 NAOSH Week Kick-off event on May 5, 2008 at the Department of
Labor.
(L to R) Edwin G. Foulke, Jr.; former-Assistant
Secretary, USDOL-OSHA; and National Association of Home Builder's, First Vice
President, Sandy Dunn; at the national Alliance renewal signing on June 27,
2007.
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The OSHA and NAHB Alliance focuses on providing the association's members and
others in the residential construction industry, including non-English and limited English speaking
employees and trade contractors, with information, guidance, and access to training resources that
will help them protect employees' health and safety. In addition, the agreement addresses fall,
electrical, struck-by, and caught in/between safety hazards. The Alliance's goals include:
Training and education:
- Work with OSHA to provide expertise to develop training and education programs for the
residential construction industry, including non-English and limited English speaking employees
and trade contractors, regarding fall, electrical, struck-by and caught in/between safety hazards
and to provide expertise in communicating such information, in English, Spanish and/or other
languages, to employers and employees in the industry.
Outreach and communication:
- Work with OSHA to provide expertise in developing information on the recognition
and prevention of workplace hazards, and to provide expertise in developing ways of
communicating such information in English, Spanish and/or other languages (e.g., print and
electronic media, electronic assistance tools, and OSHA's and NAHB's Web sites) to employers
and employees in the residential construction industry.
- Share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals
regarding NAHB's best practices and effective approaches and publicize the benefits of
implementing safety programs and best practices through outreach by NAHB and through OSHA-
or NAHB-developed materials, training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any
other applicable forum).
- Work with other Alliance participants on specific issues and projects such as fall,
electrical, struck-by and caught in/between safety hazards that are addressed and developed
through the Alliance Program.
Promoting the national dialogue on workplace
safety and health:
- Convene or participate in forums, round table discussions, or stakeholder meetings
on issues including: fall, electrical, struck-by and caught in/between safety hazards in the
residential construction industry, to help forge innovative solutions and provide input on
safety and health issues.
Milestones and Successes
Related Documents
Alliance Agreements
Alliance Annual Reports
Alliance News Releases
Activities and Events
(Archive)
- May 3-9, 2009:
2009 North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week. The
National Association of Home Builders and a number of other Alliance Program
participants are supporting 2009 NAOSH Week, "Safety Means Always Coming Home."
Sponsored annually by the American Society of Safety Engineers and the Canadian
Society of Safety Engineering, the Week focuses on the importance of preventing
injuries and illnesses in the workplace.
- January 19-23, 2009: 2009 International Builders Show, Las Vega, Nevada.
- January 21-23, Veneta Chatmon, Exhibits and Meeting Specialist, Office of
Communications, USDOL-OSHA; and OSHA Region IX, Nevada OSHA, and Nevada On-site
Consultation staffed the OSHA exhibit booth at the 2009 International Builders
Show.
- January 21, 2009: Danezza Quintero, Senior Occupational Safety and Health
Specialist, Office of Construction Services, Directorate of Construction, USDOL-OSHA,
gave a presentation entitled, " OSHA Trenching and Excavation Safety” to
residential construction industry safety and health professionals.
- September 19 - 26, 2008: National Safety Council 2008 Congress and
Exposition, Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California.
- September 24, 2008: Lee Anne Jillings, Deputy Director, Directorate of
Cooperative and State Programs, USDOL-OSHA; Rob Matuga, Assistant Staff Vice
President, Labor, Safety and Health Department, National Association of
Homebuilders; and Ron Pilla, Vice President of Operations, Valcourt Building
Services, Safety Chairperson, SWR Institute presented a technical session
entitled "Safety and Health Resources - Tools for the Construction Industry."
May 4-10, 2008:
2008 North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week. The National
Association of Home Builders and a number of other Alliance Program participants supported 2008
NAOSH Week, "Safety is Good Business." Sponsored annually by American Society of Safety Engineers
(ASSE) and the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering, the Week focuses on the importance of preventing
injuries and illnesses in the workplace.
- May 5, 2008: Representatives of the National Association of Home Builders
attended the NAOSH Week Kick-off event at the U.S. Department of Labor.
Deputy Assistant Secretary Donald Shalhoub, USDOL-OSHA; and Michael Thompson,
then-President, ASSE; were the keynote speakers. Mr. Shalhoub presented "Safety
is Good Business" to OSHA and Alliance Program participants and other safety and health
representatives.
April 21, 2008:
Teen Summer Job Safety Campaign Kick-off, Rockefeller Plaza, New York, New York. U.S.
former-Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao kicked off the OSHA national 2008 Teen
Summer Job Safety Campaign during an appearance on NBC's TODAY show. In
addition, the event on Rockefeller Plaza featured a presentation by
former-Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Edwin G.
Foulke, Jr. Representatives from Alliance Program participants, SkillsUSA,
Independent Electrical Contractors and National Association of Home Builders,
also attended the event which included SkillsUSA students demonstrating safe
work practices for some of the most common tasks that teens may encounter in
summer jobs. Sponsored by OSHA, the Teen Summer Job Safety Campaign is a
multi-year project to increase awareness about workplace hazards and provide
information about the hazards to young workers and their parents.
February 13-16, 2008: 2008 International Builders Show, Orlando, Florida.
- Veneta Chatmon, Exhibits and Meeting Specialist, Office of Communications, USDOL-OSHA, staffed
the OSHA exhibit booth at the 2008 International Builders Show.
November 1, 2007: How to Build a House Seminar, Laurel, Maryland. Key residential construction
worksite safety issues, such as fall protection, were among topics presented to federal and state
government representatives at the "How to Build a House" seminar at the Maryland Occupational
Safety and Health (MOSH) Staff Training Center. [More...]
- November 1, 2007: Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., former-Assistant Secretary, USDOL-OSHA, spoke to 41 attendees about the OSHA Alliance Program and the
activities of the OSHA/NAHB Alliance.
Products and Resources
OSHA Safety and Health Topics Pages
Publications and Newsletters
- Nations Building News, February 19, 2007. This
edition of NAHB's weekly e-newsletter includes an article, "OSHA Chief Says
Builders Are Reaching Out and Saving Lives" which describes former-Assistant
Secretary Edwin G. Foulke Jr.'s presentation to the NAHB Executive Board and
provides information about the OSHA and NAHB Alliance.
- Nations Building News, November 11, 2006. This
edition of NAHB's weekly e-newsletter includes an article, "OSHA Inspectors See
Safety Through the Eyes of a Builder" that describes that describes a
residential construction training course that was developed through the OSHA
and NAHB Alliance.
- Nations Building News, July 3, 2006. This
edition of NAHB's weekly e-newsletter includes an article, "NAHB Meets with
OSHA Head to Advance Construction Safety" that describes the organization's
June 27, 2006 meeting with former-Assistant Secretary Edwin G. Foulke Jr.
- Nations Building News, April 3, 2006. This
edition of NAHB's weekly e-newsletter includes an article, "Maryland Alliance
Committed to Work Site Safety" that describes the Alliance signed on March 10,
2006 between NAHB's Maryland-National Capital Building Industry Association,
the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation and the Maryland
Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
- Nations Building News, February 6, 2006. This
edition of NAHB's weekly e-newsletter includes an article, "OSHA Resources
Helping Katrina Recovery Workers" that describes the OSHA Quick Cards and fact
sheets available on the OSHA Hurricane Recovery Web page.
- Nations Building News, February 6, 2006. This
edition of NAHB's weekly e-newsletter includes an article, "Web Tool Provides
Quick Start on OSHA Compliance" that describes the Construction module of the
Compliance Assistance Quick Start.
- Nations Building News, December 12, 2005. This
edition of NAHB's weekly e-newsletter includes an article, "NAHB Gives OSHA
Staff Insights on Home Building" that describes a residential construction
training course that was developed through the OSHA and NAHB Alliance.
- Nations Building News, December 5, 2005. This
edition of NAHB's weekly e-newsletter includes an article, "Manually Lifted
Balloon Framed Walls Present Hazards." The article describes how the OSHA
Safety and Health Information Bulletin: Hazards of Manually Lifting Balloon
Framed Walls, which was developed through the OSHA and NAHB Alliance, provides
a list of safe lifting methods to prevent an accidental collapse of framed
walls from occurring.
- Nations Building News, October 24, 2005. This
edition of NAHB's weekly e-newsletter includes an article, "Builders Cement
Working Alliance With OSHA" that describes the October 18, 2005 renewal signing
ceremony and the goals of the renewal agreement.
Related Alliances
Additional Resources
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Alliance Program Construction Roundtable. Through the Alliance Program's Construction
Roundtable and its Design for Safety and Fall Protection Workgroups, a number of products and
resources have been developed for the construction industry.
Areas of Emphasis
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