NIOSH Supply Chain Project: Blacksburg House – Residential Design-Build

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• Corporate Authors:
  Virginia Tech. Center for Innovation in Construction Safety, Health, and Well-being
• Description:
  Context: The project in this case study is a standard residential project in which the client contracted the constructor designer to design and construct the house. This particular house was constructed in an existing neighborhood in Blacksburg, VA. Due to the local topography, the house was designed to include a basement instead of just a concrete slab. Floor joists, external frame, and roofing system were all parts of the construction that drove cost. Objectives: The builder had to address several hazards commonly associated with residential construction, including interpreting OSHA regulations and making cost-safety decisions. OSHA fall protection for the assembly of the exterior wall frames on the first floor deck would have been multiple tie-off points and harnesses. The CM felt that this presented a greater tripping hazard for workers in such a small space, so no tie-offs were used and an orange stripe was painted six feet from the leading edge to warn workers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Case Reports Construction Industry Hazardous Substances Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Case Studies Construction Industry Construction Workers Fall Protection Hazard Controls Slips, Trips, And Falls STF
• Publisher:
  Innovation Center for Construction Safety and Health at Virginia Tech
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Case Studies
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-16
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20062015
• Citation:
  Blacksburg, VA: Innovation Center for Construction Safety and Health at Virginia Tech, 2015 May; :1-16
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20090901
• Source Full Name:
  NIOSH supply chain project: Blacksburg house - residential design-build
• End Date:
  20150131
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6ba27aa701c39f1a369233b48ce36fe945d1f60d44a80b56cb190387b1025ef851757982af69856adde99913f80fae6803d293e785795f7afd05e13846476561
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/225341/cdc_225341_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 126.08 KB ]