Applications
for the 2008 NAHB Safety Award For Excellence (SAFE),
which provides recognition for home builders who develop
outstanding work-site safety programs, are due by Oct.
13. Awards will be made in a variety of categories.
For an online application and to learn more about the
requirements and award categories, visit www.nahb.org/SAFE.
The award honors the achievements of builders and trade
contractors who have developed and implemented high-quality
construction safety programs, as well as those government
officials and NAHB-affiliated associations who have
made successful efforts to advance safety in the home
building industry. Last year, 14 companies were cited
for their safety achievements.
“The home builders and housing industry professionals
who have received SAFE awards during the past two programs
are an outstanding representation of the commitment
to safe behavior and safety education practiced by NAHB
members across the country,” said Buck Roberts,
president of A.B. Roberts Construction Company in Anderson,
S.C., and chairman of NAHB’s Construction Safety
and Health Committee. “We look forward to recognizing
many more safety best practices in Las Vegas in January
in the 2008 SAFE awards.”
NAHB member companies in good standing that build
residential homes or town homes using light construction
methods can apply for a SAFE award. Specialty trade
contractors, remodelers and light commercial and multifamily
builders, as well as NAHB-affiliated associations and
federal or state Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) officials who have been nominated by an NAHB
member or association, are also welcome to apply.
Award winners will be recognized during a breakfast
ceremony on Jan. 20 during the 2009 International Builders’
Show in Las Vegas. Winners will receive an award and
coverage in this publication.
NAHB is seeking companies to become sponsors for this
safety awards program. For sponsorship information,
click
here or contact Andy Flank at NAHB at aflank@nahb.com
or (800) 368-5242, ext. 8059.
NAHB provides 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 to help them protect employees' health and
safety.
A variety of safety resources and guidebooks, including
the NAHB-OSHA Jobsite Safety Handbook: English-Spanish
Edition, are available for purchase through www.builderbooks.com.
For more information on the SAFE Awards Program, visit
www.nahb.org/SAFEor
contact Lindsay Cather at NAHB at lcather@nahb.comor
(800) 368-5242, ext. 8163.
Source: NAHB’s Nation’s Building News,
August 25, 2008
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