OSHA Puts Construction Company Out of Business … Permanently!
You think you’re having a bad day when OSHA knocks on your door or shows up at your worksite, right? What about when OSHA...
Ransomware Alert
By Christopher Scott D’Angelo
Many contractors and other businesses do not even think about it and if they do, they think it is something only...
When to Stop Digging
In its recent “DIRT Report,” the Common Ground Alliance featured an interactive tool that showed sobering year-to-year statistics on the frequency of underground utility...
OSHA’s Multi-Employer Citation Policy and Construction Sites: Who Is An Employer?
Since OSHA’s mission statement is “to assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women,” it’s no surprise that its enforcement authority...
A Fine Line: What the Law Says About Contractor Delays to...
As a general proposition, if the owner delays the prime contractor by not performing its contractual obligations, the prime contractor is entitled to relief,...
OSHA Expands “Reportable” Incidents in Final Rule
On September 18, 2014, OSHA published in the Federal Register a 60-page Final Rule changing requirements for Injury and Illness Recordkeeping and Reporting under...
Worksite Safety
Creating a company culture with management leading the way
By Anthony M. Kroese, Esq.
One of the most difficult decisions any company leader can make is...
Managing Regulatory Risks
New Minnesota Laws Impose Sanctions
For larger contractors operating in several states, it is important to stay current on changing local labor laws. Minnesota, for...
Q Is for Concrete
A summary of OSHA regulations governing concrete construction
Concrete and masonry construction is covered under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) under what is...
Construction Sites
By Christopher Scott D'Angelo
Much has been written since the pandemic related shut-down was imposed addressing what rights, liabilities, and remedies may exist between the...