The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), in conjunction with the NAHB Research Center, has developed a 2-1/2 hour seminar for builders, trade contractors, supervisors, and workers. This training program focuses on identifying scaffold and ladder hazards in residential construction, as well as providing student attendees an understanding of the OSHA scaffold and ladder regulations and safe work practices to prevent fall-related injuries and deaths.
Special emphasis is placed on common fall hazards associated with using scaffolds and ladders including: how to safely build, use, and dismantle scaffolds; proper scaffold fall protection including guardrails and personal fall arrest systems (PFAS); falling object protection; how to access scaffolds safely; competent person requirements; scaffold inspection; job built scaffolds and their hazards; how to choose the right ladder; how to properly set-up and use extension and step ladders; how to secure ladders; job built ladders and their hazards; and other safe work practices when working at elevated heights.
This training program is funded under a grant from the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The target audience for this safety training seminar is small to medium size builders, remodelers, and trade contractors in the residential construction industry. NOTE: The Scaffold and Ladder Safety Training will be conducted in English, however training conducted in Spanish is available upon request.
The content for the 2-1/2 hour seminar is based on the English/Spanish NAHB-OSHA Scaffold Safety Handbook and Video and the NAHB-OSHA Fall Protection Handbook and Video. Each of these are straightforward guides for builders, remodelers, and trade contractors and have been designed to show you how to eliminate the most common hazards associated with ladder and scaffold use and what you need to do to comply with OSHA regulations.
The seminar will teach you how to:
Recognize the most common hazards associated with ladder and scaffold use
Use safe work practices to reduce the risk of injuries
Understand and comply with OSHA scaffold and ladder regulations
Each participant will receive:
NAHB-OSHA Scaffold Safety Handbook
NAHB Scaffold Safety Video
NAHB-OSHA Fall Protection Handbook
NAHB Fall Protection Video
If you would like to register for a Scaffold and Ladder Safety Training Course in your area, then check out the training schedule for a list of available seminar locations and contact the Host for that particular location.
For more information about this item, please contact Lindsay Cather at 800-368-5242 x8163 or via e-mail at lcather@nahb.org.
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), in conjunction with the NAHB Research Center, has developed a 2-1/2 hour seminar for builders, trade contractors, supervisors, and workers. This training program focuses on identifying scaffold and ladder hazards in residential construction, as well as providing student attendees an understanding of the OSHA scaffold and ladder regulations and safe work practices to prevent fall-related injuries and deaths..png)
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