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- CONSTRUCTION, FINANCE, LEGAL, Risk Management, Taxes
- July 22, 2025
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Health and Safety Best Practices for Subcontractors when Staying Prepared for COVID-19 During the Current Outbreak0
- Best Practices, Leadership, Risk Management, Safety
- August 24, 2021
Kevin J. McMahon, MS, CIH, HazTek Inc. The Delta variant of the coronavirus, which began appearing in the US in March 2021, now accounts for over 90% of new cases. This form of the virus is much more transmissible, likely more severe, and is affecting more younger people than the original virus. Dr. Rochelle P.
READ MOREContractors Professional & Pollution Liability Coverage0
- Best Practices, Documentation, Insurance, Outlook & Trends, Risk Management
- July 27, 2021
By Gary Semmer, AssuredPartners Does your General Liability & Umbrella Liability Insurance provide coverage for Design activities or modifications and Environmental or remediation services? Great question- probably not! Let’s explore the issues: Commercial General Liability and Umbrella policies have evolved over the years, but one thing has remained constant, they contain Professional Liability and Pollution
READ MOREDefending OSHA Citations – the Unpreventable Employee Misconduct Defense0
- Construction in the Courts, Documentation, Insurance, Legally Speaking, Outlook & Trends, Risk Management
- July 27, 2021
By Ben Lowenthal, Hendrick Phillips Salzman & Siegel, P.C With the anticipated enhanced enforcement efforts by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) under the Biden Administration, subcontractors can expect a greater number of worksite inspections and, inevitably, OSHA citations. Subcontractors should always work to identify and eliminate safety hazards on jobsites. However, there are
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Did You Know These are the Cornerstones to a Successful Safety Management System?0
- Improving Productivity, Risk Management, Safety, Uncategorized
- June 22, 2021
By Roger M. Paveza, CRIS; Vista Safety Consulting A “successful” safety management system can mean several things; however, the first thing I always look to ask is if your program is truly effective or have you just been lucky? By consistently following the below cornerstones of safety, it can lead you down the path for
READ MOREChange Management for PPE: A Blueprint for Converting from Hard Hats to Climbing-Style Helmets0
- Best Practices, Risk Management, Safety
- June 22, 2021
By Jessica Price, Kent Companies, Inc. Would you believe the iconic construction hard hat is over 100 years old? The E.D. Bullard Company manufactured the first “hard boiled” hat from canvas, glue and black paint in 1919. It was shellacked for strength and had an inner suspension system to distribute the force of potential impacts.
READ MOREMaintain COVID-19 Plans as the Pandemic Changes Course0
- EDUCATION, Risk Management, Safety
- June 21, 2021
By Kevin McMahon, AIHA Construction Committee AIHA publication remains a valuable blueprint for meeting the COVID challenge Now that vaccines are widely available and COVID-19 cases are substantially lower, construction companies should re-evaluate their COVID-19 plans to be consistent with CDC and OSHA guidelines, which are frequently updated as the re-opening continues and the pandemic
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