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FAQs About Contractor Management Platforms

Safety Services Company

2023 was a year of resilience, pressure, and economic uncertainty for our industry. Ensuring you have the accurate NAICS code listed on your OSHA logs is key to ensuring your TRIR is accurately reported for your industry. Contact OSHA – As an extra step, you can contact OSHA and speak with the officer who reviewed your logs.

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The Danger of Over-Reporting on your OSHA 300 Forms

Safety Services Company

However, when in doubt, it is recommended that a company representative consult an expert or call their local OSHA office. Even one OSHA recordable can put a company’s TRIR above the industry average. The lower the EMR of a business, the lower their worker compensation insurance premiums will be. What is EMR?

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COVID-19 Liability for Building Owners

Green Building Law Update

And these questions are not unfounded because as of November 1, 2020, legal industry databases of state and federal litigation are tracking more than 6,100 cases involving Covid-19 claims. All of this begs the question if a business owner’s premises liability insurance covers such claims? With Covid-19 spreading across the U.S.

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Estimating- The New Normal

Chianelli Estimating

Construction is resuming but the effects of COVID-19 has drastically altered the industry’s mode of operations forever. COVID-19 isn’t the same type of work-related hazard the industry is accustomed to. Some Example are as follows: Office Rent. Office Utilities. Office personnel. Office supplies.

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Home Builders and Developers Beware: SC Supreme Court Beats Up Hybrid Arbitration Clauses Mercilessly

Best Practices Construction Law

Today’s guest post is by one of my favorite construction lawyers and friends, Burr partner Ned Nicholson in our Columbia, SC office. Ned regularly represents clients in construction defect and compensation claims, manufacturer/dealer disputes, and insurance coverage lawsuits. He is also a South Carolina certified mediator.

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Top 8 Construction Health and Safety Hazards — and Ways to Protect Your Jobsite

Levelset

In the construction industry, a lot can go wrong with the progress and completion of the structure itself. Falls trigger a lot of OSHA safety inspections, and they account for half of the top 10 violations handed out by the Office. of all deaths in the construction industry. . Hydration helps combat the frequency of heat stroke.

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Top OSHA Violations in Construction (2021)

Levelset

To those on the jobsite day-to-day, it’s no surprise that construction consistently tops the list of the most dangerous industries in the US. The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) is the federal agency responsible for maintaining workplace safety across all industries. Workers’ compensation insurance.

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