Denise H. McClelland – October 31, 2012 The Kentucky Court of Appeals held, in September 2012, that a general contractor is liable for unsafe lighting on a temporary walkway until the owner of the project accepts the work. At the request of a hospital owner, the general contractor built a pedestrian walkway from the hospital… Continue reading General Contractor Remains Liable for Property Safety until Owner Accepts the Project
Category: OSHA
AIG Introduces OSHA Assist for Construction Clients
Advise & Consult, Inc. – November 14, 2012 OSHA Assist is being offered to construction clients of American International Group, Inc. (AIG) that will provide policyholders legal support and additional limits in case of a work place injury or death results in an OSHA investigation. This new program will specifically provide expanded general liability coverage… Continue reading AIG Introduces OSHA Assist for Construction Clients
OSHA to Initiate ADR Pilot Project under Whistleblower Program
David Erickson and Mark Anstoetter – October 19, 2012 The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced the launch of an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) pilot project for complaints filed with the agency’s Whistleblower Protection Program. OSHA will implement the pilot project in its Chicago and San Francisco regional offices, which together… Continue reading OSHA to Initiate ADR Pilot Project under Whistleblower Program
The Resurrection of the “Completed and Accepted Work Doctrine”
John L. Shaw – September 10, 2012 In the recent Court of Appeals decision, Lamb vs. Duggins Welding, (No. COA12-129, August 7, 2012) the Court relied on a 1946 case (Price vs. Johnston Cotton Co. of Wendell, Inc. 266 N.C. 758) to support the application of the “Completed and Accepted Work Doctrine” and bar an… Continue reading The Resurrection of the “Completed and Accepted Work Doctrine”
OSHA Adds Fall Protection Webpage
Coming on the heels of an increased push to educate, monitor and discipline contractors and subcontractors on the new standards that are now in force by the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA). Construction sites have long been among the most dangerous workplace environments and have increased their standards of safety in hopefully decrease the… Continue reading OSHA Adds Fall Protection Webpage