e-recordkeeping

OSHA Launches E-Recordkeeping Data Submission Platform

On August 1, 2017, OSHA went “live” with its data submission platform that certain employers will need to use when submitting their injury and...

Heat Stress Standard

There are hundreds of federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations that apply to the construction industry, but you might be surprised to...
self-audits

How Your Voluntary Safety Audits Can Help (or Hurt) When OSHA...

Voluntary safety and health self-audits can be a critical part of any company’s regulatory compliance efforts—as well as further the overall goal of creating...

OSHA Tightens VPP Eligibility

OSHA’s longstanding, often-praised “Voluntary Protection Program” (VPP) recognizes employers and workers in both the private and federal sectors who implement effective safety and health...

OSHRC Clarifies Criteria for Willful Violations

In a recent decision, the federal Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission (OSHRC) issued a decision reversing a judge’s ruling that had decreased the...

Tips to Help Navigate Insurance on Projects

By Aman Kahlon In the modern era, most construction contracts incorporate insurance requirements as a primary means to address the risk of unexpected occurrences that...

Tricks and Traps to Avoid With Factoring Companies

Factoring, as a form of commercial finance, has a long established history. It is, essentially, the business of buying accounts receivable at a discount—a...

Do I Need An Expert Witness? How Do I Find One?

When contractors get involved in arbitration or litigation, a question that the contractor and its counsel will often have is whether an expert witness...

OSHA Interpretation Allows Union Reps on Non-Union Worksites

A new interpretative letter issued by the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), dated February 21, 2013, but publicly released months later, has created...

Price Escalation

Construction industry participants—from owners down to subcontractors and suppliers—have become all too familiar with dramatic increases in the price of certain construction materials since...