NAIMA's Health and Safety Partnership Program (HSPP)

This worker training tool is a 15-minute DVD designed to provide important information in a fun and entertaining way to contractors and workers who handle fiber glass, rock and slag wool (synthetic vitreous fiber) insulation products.

NAIMA maintains a substantial library of free and low-cost documents and videos including detailed information about the heath and safety of its members’ products. Below is an overview of several key documents. For more, visit the NAIMA Online Literature Library Health and Safety Section.

	HSPP - A Voluntary Program Designed to Assure Greater Worker Protection – This describes the HSPP program overview and its origins, recommended PEL for SVFs, comprehensive work practices, recommended respiratory protection, exposure database, and implementation and communication. Download: PDF \|HTML \| Order printed copies from Literature Library (N030)
	FAQs about the Health and Safety of Fiber Glass – Find out answers to the most commonly asked questions about fiber glass insulation. See also the related publication - Facts #62: Health and Safety Facts for Fiber Glass - Download: PDF \|HTML \| Order printed copies from Literature Library (N040)
	FAQs about the Health and Safety of Rock and Slag Wool – Find out answers to the most commonly asked questions about rock and slag wool insulations. See also the related publication - Facts #63: Health and Safety Facts for Rock and Slag Wool - Download:PDF \|HTML \| Order printed copies from Literature Library (N041)
	"Play It Smart, Play It Safe" Video Packet – Find out about recommended work practices contained in the HSPP from NAIMA’s innovative new worker training video. Order this entertaining and informative video from the Literature Library (N028).
	Work Smart with Fiber Glass, Rock Wool and Slag Wool Products – Recommended Work Practices for the Installation of Synthetic Vitreous Fibers (SVF). Includes background on NAIMA's Health and Safety Partnership Program (HSPP) and reviews the complete list of recommended work practices for fiber glass, rock wool and slag wool insulation products, as developed under the HSPP and endorsed by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Order from the Literature Library (NO27).
	HSPP Work Practices – Contains the actual work practice recommendations accepted by OSHA as part of the HSPP. Download: HTML
	OSHA’s Letter to NAIMA – Read the letter from Dept. of Labor Assistant Secretary Charles Jeffress commending NAIMA on the HSPP. Download: HTML
	HSPP Annual Report – Read the results of the HSPP. Download: HTML

Health and Safety Literature

NAIMA's Health and Safety Partnership Program

Health & Safety Literature

Research on Fiber Glass and Rock and Slag Wool

Safety of Fiber Glass Insulation

Safety of Rock and Slag Wool Insulation

Play it Smart, Play it Safe - DVD (English/Spanish)