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Safety First, Bidding Next: How Safety & Compliance Wins Contracts

Safety Services Company

With growing scrutiny on job site dangers and liability concerns, prioritizing safety is crucial in sustaining a competitive edge. When accidents happen, it doesn’t just impact your employees; it costs money, time, and resources for your organization. demonstrates significantly lower past claims than the industry average.

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6 Dangers Of Falling Debris In Construction Sites

Construction Marketing

When you see or hear about construction accidents, they usually involve heavy equipment like cranes or scaffolding. How Accidents Happen Due To Falling Debris. Violations of safety rules can lead to workplace accidents. However, falling debris poses a serious threat to construction workers.

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Builder’s Risk vs. General Liability for Contractors: What’s the Difference?

Levelset

Covers contractors against accidents, property damage, and in some cases, libel. Construction is a risky industry, and costly or harmful accidents can occur on a jobsite. General liability provides coverage for injuries that other people sustain due to a contractor’s work.

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Which Insurance Carrier Is Responsible for Damages on a Construction Project? Depends.

Best Practices Construction Law

In this case, the trial court concluded that the policy issued by Insurance Company #2 did not provide coverage because the property damage sustained by the Owners in 2006 did not occur during the policy period. Ultimately, the court concluded that Insurance Company #2 had the duty to defend the claim. So What?

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Repetitive Stress Injuries: Don't Hurt Your Future Building Ours.

Contractor Bookkeeping

Guest Blogger : Patti McQuinn, Massage Therapist, Luna Massage Therapy She is a provider for many insurance companies such as Aetna, Premera and Regence, plus auto accidents and Workman''s Comprehension (L&I) claims. Repetitive stress injury. It''s a term you usually hear associated with wrist and hand problems of computer users.

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WILG president talks workplace injuries

Safety Services Company

I have been a sustaining member since1995, shortly after graduating from law school. Missouri law requires that an injured worker provide a written report of a workplace injury within 30 days of the date of the accident. In Missouri, the worker is required to give written notification within 30 days of having sustained the accident.

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Patented Precast Shaves Costs on Korean Highway | ENR.

ENR Construction

Sustainability. Paris-based Freyssinet Group claims its TechSpan technique is resulting in significant cost and time saving but acknowledges careful backfilling is key to maintaining safety during construction. Search our site: Infrastructure. Transportation. Environment. Power & Industrial. Water & Dams. Rebuilding Japan.

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