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What Certifications Does A Crane Need To Operate On Construction Sites?

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Most construction companies and project owners require NCCCO-certified operators for bidding and subcontracting. Crane accidents can have severe consequences, including injuries, fatalities, property damage, and project delays. Proper certification and training are crucial for preventing these accidents.

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Those Controversial Subcontractor Indemnification Clauses

Construction Dive

Place one in every subcontract and if there is any injury on the project the subs will ultimately be liable. By Bruce Jervis General or prime contractors have always been enamored with indemnification clauses. The prime contractor will be exonerated even if it shared responsibility for a safety hazard. Read more.

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Additional Insured Status: Playing the Speak-Out Game on a Construction Project

Best Practices Construction Law

In that case, the contractor and subcontractor (and their insurance carriers) were pointing the finger at each other for injuries sustained by an employee of the subcontractor. The subcontract also required the subcontractor to include the contractor as an “Additional Insured” on its policy.

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Subcontractor Insurance: 7 Policies Subs Should Consider for Their Business

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When a subcontractor is uninsured, the business can still be liable for any property damage or injury to others. If your business is found to have caused an injury or accident, the other party will seek damages. Liability coverage is also a part of business auto policies if you collide with another vehicle and injuries occur.

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A Plumbing Contractor’s Guide to Insurance Coverage

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Plumbing contractor’s insurance may help your business stay afloat if accidents or injuries occur on the job. Each field of subcontracting work has its own area of focus in insurance matters. Worker injury. Business auto policies protect your work vehicle and cover damages or injuries to a third party.

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#70:  Owner and GC Tort Duties to Subcontractor Employees

NH Construction Law

Who is liable for injuries to the sub’s employees in such cases? A&M’s subcontract required it to assume full responsibility for implementing safety programs on the project, to maintain all work areas in a safe manner, and to furnish all safety equipment. The recent case of Grady v. 203 (2018), provides some guidance.

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Top OSHA Violations in Construction (2021)

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OSHA averages more than 30,000 inspections annually , including many unscheduled visits arising from employee complaints or injuries. This standard ( 1926.100 ) requires all employees to wear head protection anytime there is a risk of head injury from “impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns.”

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