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Authorities in New York City have charged a building owner with manslaughter in the case of a construction worker killed in the city when a trench excavation collapsed.
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As land costs have risen in recent years, builders have turned increasingly to urban infill sites, and parcels close to major highways are particularly attractive to commuters. But a study from the Department of Preventive Medicine at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles suggests that...
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Economists' predictions for employment in the housing industry are grim. With first-quarter housing starts and building permits down nearly 25 percent and 27 percent respectively, forecasts for layoffs in residential construction are topping off in the half-million range. And that's not including...
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- 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...
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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.
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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.
BRIAN PATRICK, A BUILDER BASED IN NORTHERN California, remembers that when he was growing up in Southern California in the 1960s, his uncle was a mason and always had Mexicans working for his company. The workers would be on hand during the height of the building season and then go back to Mexico...
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Seattle builder takes jobsite safety to the next level.
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- The House of Representatives passes legislation to strengthen the regulation of government-sponsored enterprises.
- The Home Builders Institute has been selected by Washingtonian magazine as one of the D.C. metropolitan area's “Great Places to Work.”
- The NAHB launches the Seiders on Housing...
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- The NAHB and Wells Fargo & Co. embark on a three-year relationship that extends and expands an initial package begun in 2004.
- The House of Representatives passes four bills aimed at easing OSHA burdens on small businesses.
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PRINCIPAL GEOLOGIST THE SOURCE GROUP comments on front cover and some articles to the Jul.,2005 issue of health and safety.
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Comments on article from the Jul., 2005 issue ("Working Without a Net,” page 108).
GARY STONEWALL, SAFETY DIRECTOR for R&H Construction in Portland, Ore., says that back in the late 1980s and early 1990s, home builders really didn't have much of a choice when it came to workers' compensation insurance.
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For builder and developer Shea Homes, a proactive approach to safety has been so successful that its California operations earned an award from the state-administered Cal/OSHA program. It's a notable achievement: To qualify for the Cal/SHARP (Safety and Health Recognition Achievement Program) award...
THE INJURIES WERE FRIGHTENING in both their severity and their frequency. Framing crews were the most common source of accidents. One framer fell from a scaffold, breaking his wrist and tearing the rotator cuff in his shoulder. Another tore ligaments in his knee when he leaned against a safety rail...
A test of OSHA safety standards.
YOU CAN LEARN A LOT BY TALKING with OSHA inspectors. First, they're not jack-booted thugs who are out to get you. Second, they do have a mission, and if you get in the way of that mission, you may pay the price.
IT WAS A CRY FOR HELP IN CYBERSPACE: “Anyone know where I can find a pair of safety glasses that will fit me?! I am so tired of mine slipping down while my hands are too busy to push them back up!”
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ALFREDO ALVAREZ'S LAST WORDS were, “Help me, I'm going to die. Talk to my family.”
THE REPORTS COME IN WITH AN almost numbing regularity.