Home Depot and the International Code Council: Building Safety Partners

Building Safety Month is a public awareness campaign celebrated worldwide during the month of May that reinforces the importance of:

Modern, regularly-updated building codes

A strong and efficient system of code enforcement

A well-trained, professional workforce to maintain the system

Home Depot is partnering with the Code Council, its 64,000 members, and a diverse partnership of professionals from the building construction, design and safety communities to support the campaign.

Home Depot is the world’s largest home improvement retailer with more than 2,200 stores in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. In addition to their stores, Home Depot offers over 35 services ranging across interior, exterior and home systems projects. Safety is important to Home Depot, and they ensure that their service providers are licensed, insured, and familiar with local building codes, laws and building officials.

Code professionals across the U.S. are dedicating their time to share the building safety message at their local Home Depot store. Here’s why you should participate:

1. The right audience in the right place. Home Depot customers are looking for products and services that improve their home. They’re predisposed to be thinking about the built environment.

2. Improve compliance. By educating your constituents about the importance of the codes, you will be lifting the veil from a process that is sometimes seen as confusing, unnecessary or tedious. Constituents who understand the why and how are more likely to follow local rules and regulations.

3. Make the world a safer place. Your time will be helping your community understand what it takes to create safe and sustainable structures.

4. Earn CEUs. You can receive .1 CEUs per hour for the Building Safety Month events that you host at your local Home Depot.

Sign up today and be first in line for a special Building Safety Month kit with all the essentials for a successful tabling event by emailing communications@iccsafe.org. Please note: supplies are limited.

For more information about partnering with your local store, visit booth 607 at the Building Safety & Design Expo or email Scott_Harrington@homedepot.com.

Questions? Contact the International Code Council at communications@iccsafe.org or 888-ICC-SAFE, ext. 6255.

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