Legislative & Regulatory

Texas Association of Builders (TAB) professional government relations staff work year-round to advocate legislative reforms that benefit our industry. Our experienced lobbyists monitor bills and legislative hearings that affect the building industry and work to amend or defeat measures that would adversely impact the industry.

The government relations program is nationally recognized for its innovative programs and legislative successes. Legislation endorsed by the association has been passed which resulted in significant savings to the home building industry and in turn, to the home buying public. The association has routinely defeated a long list of bills potentialy harmful to the industry. Learn more about TAB's advocacy efforts.

TAB Members, log in to the Members Only portion of this website for additional TAB legislative and regulatory news.

 

Regulatory Information

The TAB staff works closely with elected state officials and regulatory agencies in the development and adoption of regulations, codes and standards for housing with the goal of creating safe, quality and common sense construction standards.


EPA

Get Certified for Lead-Safe Work Practices. Find out how, from the US EPA.

♦  Renovate Right brochure http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/renovaterightbrochure.pdf  
♦  Small Entity Compliance booklet http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/sbcomplianceguide.pdf        
♦  Building Manager trifold http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/bldg-mgr-brochure.pdf            
♦  RRP firm certification application form http://epa.gov/lead/pubs/firmapp.pdf                                            
♦  Locator to find accredited training providers http://cfpub.epa.gov/flpp/searchrrp_training.htm                        


OSHA

 
OSHA Animated Educational Videos:
Potential hazards on residential and other construction job sites are reviewed in 12 educational animated videos recently released by OSHA. Most of the videos are two to four minutes in length, and they are available in both English and Spanish.

OSHA Residential Fall Protection Information:
♦  OSHA Roof Repair Factsheet
♦  OSHA Installing Roof Trusses Factsheet
♦  OSHA Installing Tile Roofs Factsheet
♦  Fall Protection Update - NAHB Fall BOD
♦  OSHA Residential Fall Protection Program Update
♦  OSHA Guidance Document
♦  OSHA Multi-Employer Worksite Policy
♦  OSHA Website 

 

OSHA extends temporary enforcement measures in residential construction through March 15 

Dec. 11, 2012 - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration will extend for three months its temporary enforcement measures in residential construction. The temporary enforcement measures, now extended through March 15, 2013, include priority free on-site compliance assistance, penalty reductions, extended abatement dates, measures to ensure consistency and increased outreach. Fatalities from falls are the number one cause of workplace death in construction. Link to an OSHA press release.

 

New OSHA worker educational publication on protection from noise in construction

February 1, 2012 from QuickTakes Volume 11, Issue 3 - the bimonthly OSHA Newsletter for the USDOL OSHA  

OSHA published a new educational publication for construction workers, Protecting Yourself from Noise in Construction. The booklet, written for workers and employers, provides information on the hazards of loud noise in construction, how noise levels are measured, and how to find out if noise on the job site or from tools is loud enough to cause hearing loss. It also gives examples of administrative and engineering controls employers can use to reduce worker exposure to noise, as well as information on the proper selection and use of personal hearing protection. To order copies of this or other OSHA publications please call 1-800-321-OSHA or 202-693-1999 or visit OSHA's Publications Web page.