Stop the Hand-Off!
- Best Practices, Improving Productivity, Insurance
- April 23, 2024
By Mike Oscar, ASA Courtney Little (ASA Past President), along with representatives from Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA), the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), and the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), addressed the National Association of Surety Bond Producers (NASBP)’s 2022 Annual Meeting “Better Together.” More specifically, the panelist were: Courtney Little, Ace Glass
READ MOREBy Gary R. Semmer, Assured Partners Great question! There has been a lot of debate over the years over how Change Orders (CO) affect your Insurance and Bonding programs. Let’s examine some of the issues, but first let’s look at how ConsensusDocs® and AIA define “Change Orders” in their contract language: ConsensusDocs 200 defines “Change
READ MOREBy Bob Tuman, CCR Consulting In my almost 40 years as a construction safety consultant, I worked with hundreds of contractors and performed several thousand workers’ compensation Loss Control Surveys. In completing the insurers’ Survey Report, I compared the newly insured’s ACORD and Supplemental Applications’ answers with my Survey findings, identifying and citing discrepancies. Surprisingly,
READ MOREBy Jamie Hasty, SESCO Management Consultants On Oct. 12, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sent a draft of the emergency temporary standard (ETS) requiring vaccination or weekly testing of workers for employers with 100 or more employees to the White House’s regulatory office for approval. The ETS is expected to be reviewed
READ MOREBy Michael Zalle, YellowBird Safety is a critical challenge for employers across the country and construction remains heavily regulated. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), in 2020 alone, the three main general safety and health inspections totaled more than 1,300 recorded violations . Each of these violations can cost between $14k and $135k,
READ MOREBy Greg Hess, AssuredPartners Many unique risks exist in the construction industry. There are the obvious risks such as operating large equipment, moving heavy loads, transporting shifting materials, performing work at various heights, working with hand tools, etc. Add in the exposures that exist when working with owners, GC’s, suppliers, municipalities and other subcontractors and
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