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...
Investing in America
For more than a decade, I’ve covered the lack of skilled workers in the trades impacting productivity, profits, and projects across the nation. I’ve...
Concurrent Delays
By Aman Kahlon
A delay is “concurrent” is a delay to the critical path of the project caused by multiple events not exclusively controlled by one...
Report Targets OSHA Settlement Practices
On August 1, 2016, OSHA’s civil penalties increased by nearly 80 percent to a new high of $124,709 per violation (for willful and repeat...
Contesting an OSHA Citation
If you receive an OSHA citation, you need to make a decision relatively quickly on how to respond. One option is to immediately request...
OSHA’s Enterprise-Wide Abatement Policy Under Attack
Since 2010, the current OSHA administration has periodically sought to impose what it calls “enterprise-wide abatement” requirements as a term and condition of settling...
OSHA’s New Fall Protection Rule Offers Flexibility—But Will It Last
On November 18, 2016, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) issued its 513-page final rule modifying its requirements for walking-working surfaces (WWS), fall...
Droning On
By Christopher S. Drewry and Jeffrey M. Kraft
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)—more commonly referred to as drones—have seen rapid growth in use across a variety...
Design Build
The traditional method of project delivery consists of three distinct phases, design-bid-build, with a transition from one phase to the next only after “completion”...
When Lawyers Use Safety Rules Against You
Safety is always important to a responsible contractor. Concrete work in particular presents hazards including exposure to caustic cement materials and the use of...