The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety & Health Administration announced a partnership with the Denver construction industry in a press release. The partnership between OSHA and the Home Builders Association (HBA) of Metro Denver will identify and abate home construction site hazards and prevent hazards by educating workers on proper safety procedures. A signing event was held September 27 in Arvada. OSHA Colorado Area Directors Herb Gibson and John Healy signed for the department, with HBA President Mark Krivel and Job Site Safety Chairman Brent Errickson representing the HBA.
The 'Home Safe Colorado Partnership' expands from one covering the seven-county area of Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson Counties to projects throughout Colorado. HBA contractors have agreed to take responsibility for the safety and health of their sub-contractors in this unique agreement.