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LEED can Help Mitigate Legal Risks in ESG Disclosures

Green Building Law Update

This blog post highlights the legal risk associated with ESG disclosures and proffers that with green building practices companies can mitigate their legal risk while still being responsive to the trend of investor demands for more disclosure. But the risks associated with ESG disclosures are real and should not be underestimated.

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Does Access to Flood-Risk Data Impact Homebuyer Decisions?

Pro Builder

Does Access to Flood-Risk Data Impact Homebuyer Decisions? A new Redfin survey reveals that prospective buyers are less likely to bid on homes with high flood-risk scores. million Redfin.com users, half of which had access to property-level flood-risk scores and half of which did not. after reviewing flood-risk data.

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4 Tips to Help Mitigate Joint-Employer Risks

Construction Business Owner

186 (2015) ( Browning-Ferris )—a decision that upended decades of National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) precedent and dramatically expanded the definition of “joint employer” under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). 362 N.L.R.B. On August 16, 2016, in Retro Environmental, Inc./Green Green JobWorks, LLC , 364 N.L.R.B.

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Objectively Validate Contractor and Subcontractor Quotes

Job Order Contracting

3 Sharing and estimate developed using a locally researched cost database with contractor improves SOW definition and significant reduces risk for all parties. Using a standard data architecture (expanded CSI MasterFormat) and industry standard terms and definitions is also critical to information sharing.

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Defining acceptable risk in LOTO or machine guarding

FDR Safety

Safety professionals concerned with safety, efficiency and compliance should have the concepts of “acceptable risk” and “feasibility” in the forefront of their thinking. In every case, the “acceptable risk” and “feasibility” of lockout/tagout or machine guarding was the central issue. Risk can be reduced or traded but not eliminated.

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Adjusting During A Pandemic: Skepticism Abounds – It Can’t Happen to Me… or Can it? Part 2

FDR Safety

Table 2 provides one example for determining the risk for each hazard. By agreeing to the probability that an event may occur and then the potential severity of the event, then the risk can be determine. It is critical to remember the primary purpose of using Table 2 is to drive consistency between risk assessments.

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DEFINITION OF TERMS IN BRICK MASONRY

The Constructor

Course: A course is a horizontal layer of bricks or stones. Bed : it is the surface of stone perpendicular to the line of pressure. Tweet Loading GET LATEST TOPICS IN YOUR EMAIL- SUBSCRIBE NOW.

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