WASHINGTON, D.C. – August 5, 2014 – (RealEstateRama) — The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is now accepting applications for the 2014 NAHB/Builders Mutual Insurance Company Safety Award For Excellence (SAFE). This awards program recognizes the achievements of builders and trade contractors who have developed and implemented high quality construction safety programs, and honors government officials and NAHB-affiliated associations and student chapters that have made successful efforts to advance safety in the home building industry.
The SAFE Awards recognizes member companies, workers and other individuals for the excellent programs that make them leaders in the residential construction industry. New this year, NAHB added a category for NAHB Student Chapter Safety Program of the Year, which is open to student chapters in high schools and career technical schools (secondary school programs), community colleges (two-year programs), and universities (four-year programs) in the United States.
“Proper jobsite safety is of the utmost importance to our industry, and these awards were designed to honor those who have gone above and beyond in making safety a priority,” said Carl Harris, chairman of the NAHB Construction, Safety and Health Committee. “We are particularly excited to be able to recognize a new generation of industry professionals for the first time, and their efforts to move safety forward.”
Safety Program of the Year award categories are available for single-family builders, remodelers, specialty trade contractors, multifamily builders and more.
For a detailed list of categories, requirements and an online nomination form, visit www.nahb.org/SAFE. Applications are due by Friday, Sept. 26, 2014.
Award winners will be recognized at a ceremony during the 2015 NAHB International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas.
For more information on the NAHB/Builders Mutual Insurance Company SAFE Awards program, or to apply, visit www.nahb.org/SAFE. For any additional questions, please contact Chelsea Vetick at 
