New Confined Spaces in Construction

Description

This important webinar provides the information you need to understand the new 20 CFR 1926 Subpart AA - Confined Spaces in Construction, as well as general information about performing construction work in confined spaces. This webinar will also address the relationship between the new construction standard and the general industry rule that has been in place since 1993, and will finish by focusing on particular areas of concern for residential home builders and remodelers.

Learning Outcomes

• Understand the development process for the Confined Spaces in Construction standard
• Gain general understanding of confined space hazards, permit space programs and the permitting process
• Learn how confined space hazards affect residential construction workers, and how those hazards need to be addressed

Speaker

Jessica L. Douma has been a regulatory analyst with the OSHA Directorate of Construction since 2006, and has worked on several standards and a variety of subjects for the Office of Construction Standards and Guidance during that time. She has contributed to the agency's work in confined spaces, communication tower safety, cranes and derricks, steel erection, silica exposure, and injury and illness prevention. She has been the project officer for the confined space rulemaking for the past eight years. She worked for OSHA as a Presidential Management Fellow from 2004 to 2006, including a three-month detail with the Administrative Office of U.S. Courts. She received a Juris Doctor from George Mason University School of Law in 2004, and a Bachelor of Arts with a double concentration in English Literature and Government from the College of William and Mary in 2000.

This event has been cancelled due to low enrollment. HBAmembers may participate from their home or office online by registering at http://www.nahbclassic.org/meeting_details.aspx?meetingID=31550.