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OSHA Hispanic Taskforce

• August 24, 2004
• Denver, CO

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Outline

• Overview of the Home Building Industry
• Hispanics in Residential Construction
• NAHB Hispanic Safety Outreach

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What Is Residential Construction?

• Generally applies to single homes (detached
  single family) and townhomes (attached single
  family)
• Condominiums or apartments usually not included

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OSHAs Definition of Residential Construction

• where the working environment, materials,
  methods and procedures are essentially the same
  as those used in building a typical single-family
  home or townhouse.

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OSHAs Definition of Residential Construction

• Residential construction is characterized by
• Materials Wood framing (not steel or concrete)
  wooden floor joists and roof structures.
• Methods Traditional wood frame construction
  techniques.
• From OSHA STD 03-00-001 - STD 3-0.1A

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Traditional Materials
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Traditional Methods
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Traditional Materials ?
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Residential Construction Facts

• Over 80 of NAHB members are small businesses
• NAHB members will build about 80 of the 1.8
  million new homes in 2004
• Value of of ALL construction put in place 84
  billion
• Residential construction accounts for nearly 50
  of this amount or approximately 42 billion

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NAHBs Membership

• 215,000 Total NAHB Members
• 34 are Builders
• 66 are Associates

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How Many Homes Do Companies Build Each Year?
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NAHB Statistics

• 81 of the Single Family Builders build fewer
  than 25 Homes per Year

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Single Family Builders THREE MAJOR CATEGORIES

• Custom Builders
• Small Volume Builders
• Production Builders

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Related Construction Activities

• Remodeling
• Land Development
• Commercial Construction
• Multifamily Development

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Hispanics In Residential Construction

• Hispanics are the fastest growing segment of
  residential construction labor force
• In some markets, Hispanics comprise 77 of the
  residential construction labor force

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Hispanics In Residential Construction

• Many diverse Latino groups
• Mexicans (1 group)
• Puerto Ricans
• Salvadorians
• Hondurans
• Guatemalans
• Even Colombians and Argentineans from South
  America

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Working in Many Trades CARPENTRY/FRAMING
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Working in Many Trades PAINTERS
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Working in Many Trades PLUMBING
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Working in Many Trades INSULATION
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Working in Many Trades CONCRETE FINISH WORK
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Working in Many Trades DRYWALL
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Working in Many Trades LANDSCAPE FINISHING
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Working in Many Trades MASONRY
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Working in Many Trades CONCRETE FORM WORK
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Working in Many Trades HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR
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Working in Many Trades ROOFING
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Working in Many Trades VINYL SIDING INSTALLATION
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Working in Many Trades CLEANING
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Working in Many Trades PUNCH OUT CARPENTRY
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Working in Many Trades LABORER
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Issues

• Communication issues many dont speak English
  (or even read Spanish)
• Lack of proper training
• Not enough training specialists who speak Spanish
  
• Lack of resources to attend training
• GC/Subcontractor(s) relationships (tiered)

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NAHB Hispanic Safety Outreach

• NAHB/OSHA Alliance
• Publications
• Training
• Video
• Future?

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Alliance

• Focusing on Hispanic outreach
• NAHB-OSHA Scaffold Safety Handbook
• Orientation video
• Hispanic safety summit in Orlando, FL

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Safety Orientation Video
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Bi-Lingual Actor
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English/Spanish Publications

• NAHB-OSHA Scaffold Safety Handbook
• Covers types of scaffolding used in residential
  construction
• Written in plain language
• Distributed 2,800 this year

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English/Spanish Publications

• NAHB-OSHA Jobsite Safety Handbook
• Covers key safety issues
• Identifies safe work practices
• Written in plain language
• Distributed 36,000 since 2002

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English/Spanish Publications

• Toolbox Safety Talks
• 52 talks specifically for residential
  construction
• Topics include
• Electrical
• Fall protection
• Trenching/excavation
• PPE
• Tools
• HAZCOMM

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English/Spanish Publications

• Jobsite Phrasebook
• Spanish translations and pronunciations
• Common jobsite phrases for the most heavily
  populated Hispanic construction fields

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English/Spanish Publications

• Spanish In-A-Pinch Construction Safety
• Unique pronunciation key
• Construction safety reminders
• Accident reporting
• Construction safety commands
• Emergency contact information
• Safety expressions

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Spanish Training

• Recognizing the Big-4 Safety Hazards for the
  Home Building Industry
• Falls from elevations (e.g., floors, platforms,
  roofs),
• Struck-by (e.g., falling objects, vehicles),
• Caught-in/between (e.g., cave-ins, unguarded
  machinery), and
• Electrical shock (e.g., overhead power lines,
  power tools and cords)
• How to develop a company safety plan

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Spanish Training Video

• Orientation video
• Spanish speaking host
• Follows NAHB-OSHA Jobsite Safety Handbook

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Spanish Outreach

• 2004 2005 International Builders Show
• Protecting the Hispanic Worker
• Hispanic Workers, Safety and Your Companies
  Bottom Line
• NBN Online Articles
• El Nuevo Constructor
• Fall Protection with guardrails
• Scaffold Safety

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Obstacles

• Safety and the uneven playing field
• Lack of bi-lingual trainers
• Translation of materials
• Piece work and hours worked
• Training Lack of resources
• Subcontractors are tiered
• Cultural differences
• Communication

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Future Outreach EffortsFOCUSING ON BIG-4
Hazards

• Trenching Safety Handbook
• Fall Protection Handbook and video
• Scaffolding video
• Trenching video

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Construction Safety Resources

• DirectorLabor, Safety and Health Services
• Rob Matuga [phone]
• Senior ManagerLabor, Safety and Health Services
• George Middleton [phone]

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Questions or Comments?
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