Ready to Respond? Contractors' Best Practices for Performance Bond Claim Preparedness
- Claims, Insurance, Risk Management
- April 23, 2024
By Abby Fenzel, YellowBird Looking back at 2021, there’s a lot we can learn from the Top 10 OSHA fines. These fines can be the first indicator of what OSHA inspectors will be looking for when they inspect your site in 2022. Top 10 OSHA Fines in 2021 Fall Protection (General) Hazard Communication Respiratory Protection
READ MOREBy Dan Doyon & Michael McLin, Maxim Consulting Group President Biden issued the COVID-19 Executive Order – Vaccine Mandate on September 9, 2021, which was wide-ranging in scope. The ramifications are profound and almost certainly have long-term implications for contractors. In early November 2021, the Biden Administration’s Secretary of Labor, acting through the Occupational Safety
READ MOREBy Patrick Hogan, handle.com Year 2021 has been punctuated with various successes and struggles for the construction industry. While the COVID-19 crisis continues to pose challenges not only to public health but also to the economy, many construction companies have had the time to adjust accordingly and get back on their feet. However, this public
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 MOREKevin 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.
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