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Top 10 OSHA Citations (FY 2024): What They Are & Why You Should Care 0

By Ted Dunnam, Dunnam Safety Management Let’s talk safety. Not the flashy kind with blinking lights and high-vis vests (although those help), but the kind that gets real—where a solid culture of safety means someone’s family member comes home at night instead of to an emergency room. OSHA—short for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration—was

Discipline and the Science of Resource Allocation 0

An examination in how to return to profitability By Gregg Schoppman, FMI Corp. Construction demonstrates the ultimate in extreme comparisons. Gluttony or starvation. For what seems like the better part of the last 10-15 years – minus a short COVID holiday – the industry has seen unbridled growth in just about every sector. Construction organizations

Monitoring the Invisible: The Oversight That Protects Your Work 0

By Patrick Hogan, handle.com Subcontractors are used to tracking what’s happening on the ground. Crew schedules, material deliveries, equipment on site, and daily progress. Those are the moving parts everyone sees. But some of the biggest risks to your payment and protection come from what doesn’t show up in plain sight. Gaps in documentation, missing

Why It’s Critical to Make Sure Your Website Is AI-Findable 0
- Best Practices, Improving Productivity, TECHNOLOGY
- July 21, 2025
By Mary Klett, ASA Communications Team In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, it’s no longer enough for your website to be SEO-friendly — it must also be AI-findable. With the rise of generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Microsoft Copilot, consumers and businesses are increasingly turning to AI assistants to search for information,
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The Cost of Negligence: How Preventable Safety Failures Result in High-Stakes Court Verdicts 0
- Ask a CPA, Best Practices, Insurance, Risk Management
- June 24, 2025
By: Brandon Seidl, The Miller Group In recent years, the term “nuclear verdict” has become a growing concern for companies across all sectors, especially those where safety and risk to the public or employees intersect. This is especially true in construction, where heavy machinery and high-risk environments are common. In construction, “negligent entrustment” is a
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What are Employers Responsibilities Regarding Heat? 0
- Best Practices, CONSTRUCTION, HEALTH, Safety
- June 24, 2025
OSHA Standard: General Duty Clause Under the General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are required to provide their employees with a place of employment that “is free from recognized hazards that are causing or likely to cause death or serious harm to employees.” The courts have
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