NAHB-OSHA Fall Protection Handbook, English-Spanish (English and Spanish Edition)

Prevent construction-related falls! This handbook explains in simple language what builders, remodelers, and other industry professionals can do to comply with OSHA fall protection standards. You will learn how to eliminate the most common fall hazards found on home building jobsites. In an easy-to-use English-Spanish format, the handbook provides guidelines for establishing a written fall protection plan and identifies safe work practices that can prevent costly accidents and injuries. The clear text, photographs and drawings with captions demonstrate how to select and use the right ladder, protect stairways, leading edges, window and wall openings, and floor holes, use a personal fall arrest system (PFAS), safely build and erect exterior and balloon-framed walls, safely construct rafters and install roof trusses and sheathing, provide fall protection for application of roofing materials, guard against implement hazards, provide protection from falling objects, use safe work practices to protect workers working at heights, and train workers to identify fall protection hazards. NAHB-OSHA Fall Protection Handbook is a MUST for your company s safety program. Use the handbook with the Fall Protection Video.