Safety
Safety
Working Toward Affordable, Resilient Homes
A new natural disaster protection act from NAHB aims to support hazard mitigation projects
Construction Practices
Crawl Spaces to Basements: Proceed with Caution
Converting a crawl space to other uses can upgrade a home and add significant value, but when done incorrectly, it can also be disastrous
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NAHB Releases Remodeler Jobsite Safety Plan Outlines
NAHB recently released a remodelers safety & health program for small remodeling businesses
Checking Your Client’s Chimneys? Look For These Common Damages
Brick spalling, crumbling, moisture—these failures result from a lack of chimney maintenance. As fall approaches, remodelers must ensure their client…
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CSDA Testifies on OSHA Silica Rule
The proposed silica rule, released by OSHA in September 2013, would cut the current permissible exposure limit (PEL) in half, from 100 to 50 μg/m3, and demand the execution of set procedures at or above 25 μg/m3.
Is Passive Passé?
Construction work is dangerous and the costs of injury are high, both on a personal level and a business level.
NARI Asks OSHA to Withdraw Silica Rule
The Construction Industry Safety Coalition asked OSHA to address its list of concerns before proceeding.
MSA V-Gard Green
The V-Gard Green meets the same performance standards as its other protective hard hats and will be marked with a recycling label.
Stress is overlooked in Health and Safety Occupations
New survey by MySafetySign reveals workplace problems.
OSHA denies extension for comments to Crystaline Silica rulemaking
The coalition seeks to foster reasonable solutions and is not taking a stance that is against protection of worker health.
Remodeling Show 2013 Product Intro: USP Max X-Line
The system incorporates a pneumatic air hose within the fall-arrest system’s lifeline to eliminate the presence of the air hose in addition to a lifeline beneath their feet.
Getting Lead Out of the House
The Remodeler’s Exchange examines a variety of topics on the subject of lead paint. Professional Remodeler’s Tom Swartz talks with William Shaw and George “Geep” Moore.
fall protection again most cited OSHA standard in 2013
Fall protection and hazard communication are the most frequently cited standards for fiscal year 2013.
Remodeler's Exchange: How to manage government regulations
This month, the Remodeler?s Exchange focuses on how to handle the ever-changing construction regulations enforced by our national and local governments. Professional Remodeler?s Tom Swartz spoke with Bob Hanbury and Mike Nagel about how they manage regulations in their firms.