NIOSH Supply Chain Project: Blitz Build – Residential Accelerated

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• Corporate Authors:
  Virginia Tech. Center for Innovation in Construction Safety, Health, and Well-being
• Description:
  Overview: The project involved in this case study was a pair of homes built by volunteers for a local Habitat for Humanity chapter. Context: The project featured in this case study was the construction of two residences by Habitat for Humanity using volunteer labor. The project had a PM who planned the build and supervised all construction activities. This build in particular was done on an accelerated schedule that took place over the course of a weekend. The presence of mostly unskilled volunteers working on an accelerated construction process presented several safety hazards which had to be addressed by the PM to ensure that the build went smoothly and safely. Objectives: After Habitat for Humanity chose the families that would receive the homes, the PM chose a house design from an online catalog approved by the organization. While Habitat dictated most of what the design could or could not include, the PM was allowed to make some changes to the design at their own discretion. One alteration was moving windows and doors on the gable end walls to the front and back walls. This simplified the framing of the gable end walls, which was to be performed by volunteers. In order to save time on the day of the build, the PM had the complex wooden frame and roof trusses pre-fabricated by a more skilled group of volunteers. Having more skilled workers was safer and allowed for a greater degree of build quality, which also prevented wasting valuable time fixing mistakes. Also, the only power tool permitted on the site was a power saw to cut the siding. Only pre-approved volunteers were allowed to use the power saw at any time. PPE such as gloves, sturdy shoes, and safety glasses were required for all volunteers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Case Reports Construction Industry Engineering Hazardous Substances Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety
• Keywords:
  Case Studies Construction Industry Engineering Controls Hazard Controls Occupational Safety And Health Personal Protective Equipment PPE
• 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:20062024
• 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: blitz build - residential accelerated
• End Date:
  20150131
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2dd14daf1d1bf086d03e7edbcec326726a6ae6ebf73fd35079c2a0a053a5c2331f4f38bb787aa510dd0d05b76ca5f253de4c15c7df551294ee976120898a108f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/225348/cdc_225348_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 573.15 KB ]