Put Your Guard Up and Protect Your Workers on the Job

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Join NAHB and its official safety sponsor, Builders Mutual, as they celebrate the fifth annual Guardrail Safety Week, Oct. 14-18, and be part of the difference proper guardrail use makes in protecting workers and saving lives.

Fall protection is consistently OSHA’s most-cited violation on jobsites, with more than twice the number of violations for inadequate fall protection as the second most-cited standard.

Builders Mutual, a leading writer of commercial insurance for the construction industry in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast, has joined forces with NAHB, the Job-site Safety Institute (JSI) and Safety Maker to promote the initiative and encourage proper and consistent guardrail use.

This year’s campaign will feature various marketing materials, email campaigns, and news articles to raise awareness and show the preventative impact of guardrails. Builders Mutual is also giving you the chance to win a safety bundle worth up to $500: Just watch its new “Put Your Guard Up” video and you’ll be able to enter for a chance to win.

Additionally, NAHB, Builders Mutual and its supporting partners have created resources that can be used to build and strengthen safe habits on jobsites.

These materials include:

“We are proud to team up with NAHB, JSI and Safety Maker to promote the fifth annual Guardrail Safety Week and encourage everyone to ‘Put Your Guard Up,’” said Mike Gerber, president and chief executive officer of Builders Mutual. “Proper guardrail installation, use and safety is a topic of great importance to us. Guardrails are proven to prevent falls and fall-related injuries, and they should never be overlooked or undervalued. Builders Mutual will continue to advocate for and encourage preventative measures to ensure anyone who steps foot on a jobsite goes home safely.”

During Guardrail Safety Week, join NAHB and Builders Mutual in changing the safety culture — and remember to Put Your Guard Up.

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