EDUCATION CORNER
DESIGNATION COURSES GENERAL EDUCATION
PREP - PROFESSIONAL REMODELER EXPERIENCE LEAD RENOVAtOR, REPAIR AND PAINtINg
PROFILE: StARtINg POINt FOR thE CgR CERtIFICAtION PROgRAM
Required to obtain NAHB’s Certified Graduate Remodeler designation. Instructor: Scott Reach, CgR, CAPS, CgP
This is a self-paced skills assessment. Advance registration required.
tuesday, January 12 * 1P-5P Fee: $195
ChOOSE FROM tWO CONVENIENt COURSE DAtES!
Registration closes on January 5 at 11 a.m.
Friday, January 8 * 8A-4:30P
Friday, January 22 * 8A-4:30P
BAR - BUILDER ASSESSMENt REVIEW:
Fee: $225 members / $300 nonmembers
StARtINg POINt FOR thE CgB
Limited to 25 participants. Lunch will be provided.
Required to obtain NAHB’s Certified Graduate Remodeler designation.
CONtENt: Beginning April 22, 2010 the EPA will require anyone who is paid to
This is a self-paced skills assessment. Advance registration required.
perform work that disturbs paint in housing and child occupied facilities built before
1978 to be trained as certified renovators and follow prescribed lead-safe work practices
tuesday, January 12 * 1P-5P Fee: $195
and record-keeping requirements. The EPA is authorized to enforce penalties of up
Registration closes on January 5 at 11 a.m.
to $32,500 per violation, per day. Don’t put yourself and your company at risk. Sign
up for training today.
RISk MANAgEMENt AND INSURANCE FOR BUILDINg As a graduate of this course you will learn:
PROFESSIONALS
 Why lead-based paint is a problem during renovations.
Credit: gMB; Continuing Ed: CAPS, CgA, CgB, CgR, gMB
 What the EPA and HUD regulations require of Certified Firms and Certified
Instructor: kaycie Berley, CgA
Renovators.
Wednesday, January 20 * 9A-5P
 How to determine if lead-based paint affects work.
Fee: $220 members / $270 nonmembers
 How to begin the work.
CONtENt: Today builders face a liability insurance crisis. Coverage has become
 How to set up the work area to contain dust.
scarce, expensive and restrictive. In this environment, builders must employ
 How to work in a lead-safe manner.
comprehensive risk management strategies. To survive the current crisis, builders
 How to clean the work area and verify cleanliness.
must use comprehensive risk management strategies to reduce construction risks
 How to dispose of waste safely.
and other exposures. As a graduate of this course, you will:
 How to document your work.
Understand how to reduce, avoid and transfer risks
WhO ShOULD AttEND? General contractors, remodelers, painters, plumbers,
Get practical solutions to obtain the most competitive quotes
carpenters, electricians, HVAC contractors, window replacement companies, and
Be confident that your coverage will meet your needs
anyone that is working in pre-1978 housing and child occupied facilities.
Know how to make insurance claims
WhO ShOULD AttEND? Land developers, accountants, architects, planners,
designers, residential builders, commercial contractors, engineers.
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RECOgNIzINg thE BIg FOUR SAFEty hAzARDS
Credit: CgB www.GhbA.ORG
Instructor: Dave yelovich, CgB, CgP
Wednesday, January 27 * 9A-5P
Fee: $220 members / $270 nonmembers
2009 NAhB EDUCAtION PARtNERS
CONtENt: Construction can be a dangerous and hazardous business. Any day,
workers on the construction job site might fall, get electrocuted, be trapped
in a trench collapse, or be struck by falling materials or moving vehicles. The
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recognizes these as the
four most common types of worksite hazards that cause 90% of the injuries and
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fatalities on construction jobsites. Don’t take chances on your workers’ lives or your
company’s checkbook.
BOLFING BROTHERS MARBLE PELLA WINDOWS AND DOORS
WhO ShOULD AttEND? Land developers, accountants, architects, planners,
BUILDERS POST TENSION PITTSBURGH PAINTS
designers, residential builders, commercial contractors, engineers.
DOW SHERWIN WILLIAMS
DUPONT/TyVEK STRUCSURE HOME WARRANTy
HUBER ENGINEERED WOODS WEyERHAEUSER
INNOVATIVE SKyLIGHTS & ATTICS WINDROSE LAND SERVICES
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