ASME B30 – Hoisting Your Crane Safety and Compliance Higher
OSHA will be the first to admit that its safety standards set forth “minimum” safety standards. In the most basic of terms, this means...
Be Wary of Over-Reliance on AIA Form Contracts
The construction industry is full with complex, multi-faceted, and multi-party transactions that often feature heavily negotiated legal documents. Typically, each party involved, whether the...
Termination Decisions
By Aman Kahlon
Most construction contracts contain termination provisions of some kind. These provisions usually fall within two categories: (1) termination for default and (2)...
Unifying the Field
By William S. Thomas
Over 100 years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court decided the landmark Spearin case (248 U.S. 132 (U.S. 1918)), affirming a contractors’...
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...
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...
Public-Private Partnerships
Public-private partnerships, also referred to as P3s, are an emerging alternative for public entities attempting to finance and execute improvements to public infrastructure in...
Employers Face Big Changes Under New OSHA Rules
This year, OSHA is likely to engage in a series of far-reaching regulatory changes—from increased fines to stepped-up inspections—that could affect countless numbers of...
OSHA’s Confined Space Rule Puts Pressure on Contractors
On May 4, 2015, OSHA released its long-pending 162-page final rule establishing a confined space standard for the construction industry. The rule, which takes...
Sharing the Blame
One theory of construction contract law is that a construction contract is less about spelling out in detail each party’s specific rights and obligations...