Job Site Safety Stand Down

On Thursday, April 16, NAHB is organizing a COVID-19 Job Site Safety Stand Down to educate residential construction workers on how to protect themselves from the coronavirus outbreak. As an industry, we must follow the guidelines set by health officials if we want to continue operating during this time. 
 NAHB is asking all members to halt work for at least 10 minutes on April 16 to educate themselves and their employees on the steps needed to help stop the spread of the coronavirus on job sites. These include maintaining a distance of no less than six feet from others at all times, limiting the number of workers in groups to 10, and properly sanitizing frequently used tools, equipment, and frequently touched surfaces. NAHB has developed a blueprint for builders, available in English & Spanish, to conduct these COVID-19 safety stand downs.

In areas where residential construction has been deemed essential, municipalities are starting to crack down on job sites that are not adhering to safety standards. This stand down is critical in the effort to maintain residential construction's status as an essential business and sustain our livelihoods. 
 

We need every HBA and every NAHB member to take this Stand Down, and this pandemic, seriously. Our jobs and our industry could be at stake. All of us need to do our part. Click here for program details, and join me as we Stand Down for safety. Use #COVID-19SafetyStandDown to share photos and stories from your Stand Down.
 

NAHB is committed to worker health and safety and continuing to build homes needed by families across the country. We need you to take part in the Safety Stand Down on April 16 so we can continue to carry out our mission: Build Homes, Enrich Communities, and Change Lives. Through this Stand Down, we just might save lives.