SCAFFOLD SAFETY VIDEO IS ESSENTIAL FOR FALL PREVENTION

June 24, 2008 - In an effort to increase job-site safety and reduce the chance of job-related accidents, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) recently released its new Scaffold Safety Video. The video, which is available through NAHB’s publishing arm, BuilderBooks, is an important resource that provides easy-to-follow instructions on how to prevent construction-related falls.

 

According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the vast majority of falls are not from skyscrapers, but are from buildings as low as one to three stories and from less than 30 feet. OSHA incident reports clearly indicate that scaffold safety training, procedures, supervision and equipment is critical to preventing accidents.“We take job-site safety very seriously, and education must be part of the equation for success,” said NAHB President Sandy Dunn, a home builder from Point Pleasant, W.Va. “This new video provides great demonstrations and tips for protecting against falls and other job site injuries and will enhance any builder’s scaffold safety efforts.”

 

The video, which is made up of two 30-minute segments—one in English, the other in Spanish—clearly demonstrates how to safely build, use and dismantle the most common types of scaffolding found in residential construction. These include fabricated frame, pump jack, ladder jack, mobile and aerial.

 

Both video segments highlight OSHA’s general requirements for scaffolding and identify safe work practices that address the most common scaffold hazards on the job site. The Scaffold Safety Video is an excellent companion to the NAHB-OSHA Scaffold Safety Handbook, English-Spanish.

 

[Editor’s Notes: Editors interested in receiving a review copy of Scaffold Safety Video, English-Spanish may contact Patricia Potts at 202-266-8224 or ppotts@nahb.com.]

 

Scaffold Safety Video, English-Spanish is available for purchase ($49.95 retail/$29.95 member, ISBN 978-86718-639-0) atwww.BuilderBooks.com or by calling 800-223-2665.

 

ABOUT BUILDERBOOKS: BuilderBooks publishes inspirational and educational products for the housing industry and is the official bookstore for the National Association of Home Builders, offering a variety of books, software, brochures, and more in English and Spanish.