The EPA recently fined a painting contractor in Maine $150,000.

The EPA recently fined a painting contractor in Maine $150,000.
Are you next?
Not if you Get EPA/HUD Lead Certified NOW!

Contractors, Renovators, Painters, Landlords . .If you are working for compensation on a residential or child occupied facility that was built before 1978 you are required by the EPA to have this certification

Wednesday, June 15, 2011
8:30-5:30
HBRANH
119 Airport Road
Concord, NH
Members $200
Non-Members $250
Registration and payment required
Call to register 603-228-0351

Solving The Mystery of Building Green Homes
Tuesday June 21, 2011
3:00
HBRANH
Build Green NH Council Members-FREE
$25 for ALL others.

A fast paced, fact filled session on how to get certified, market these homes and make money on them.

Accredited Verifier for Nathional Green Building Standard,Philip LaRocque will be the presenter.
Call for more information and registration.

Appeals Court Upholds OSHA's Fall Protection Directive
All residential construction employers must comply with new Federal Regulations
Are You Prepared?
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently announced a new directive withdrawing a former one that allowed residential builders to bypass fall protection requirements. The directive being replaced, issued in 1995, initially was intended as a temporary policy and was the result of concerns about the feasibility of fall protection in residential building construction. However, there continues to be a high number of fall-related deaths in construction, and industry experts now feel that feasibility is no longer an issue or concern.

OSHA's action rescinds the Interim Fall Protection Compliance Guidelines for Residential Construction, Standard 03-00-001. Prior to the issuance of this new directive, Standard 03-00-001 allowed employers engaged in certain residential construction activities to use specified alternative methods of fall protection rather than the conventional fall protection required by the residential construction fall protection standard. With the issuance of today's new directive, all residential construction employers must comply with 29 Code of Federal Regulations 1926.501(b)(13). Where residential builders find that traditional fall protection is not feasible in residential environments, 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) still allows for alternative means of providing protection.

Construction and roofing companies will have up to six months to comply with the new directive.

Attend this class to receive the latest training and information on how to comply.

To view the directive and for more information, visit http://www.osha.gov/doc/residential_fall_protection.html.

June 16, 2011
HBRANH
119 Airport Road
Concord, NH
$40 for HBRANH Members-$50 for non-members
Registration by calling 603-228-0351.