Thomas D. McCloskey – December 20, 2012 Executive Summary This Alert hopes to sensitize readers to the issues that are emerging in the post-Sandy rebuilding process and to urge both caution and patience when considering the finite alternatives – and funding resources – out there. We are now almost eight weeks post-Sandy. As recovery and… Continue reading Rebuilding Post-Sandy: the Quandary Posed by FEMA’s New “Advisory Base Flood Elevations”
Category: Construction
Vendors who Performed Own Home Repairs were not Builder/Sellers to whom Exception to the Rule of Caveat Emptor Applies
Alston & Bird LLP – December 10, 2012 In Georgia, the long-standing rule in real estate purchases is caveat emptor (“let the buyer beware”). There is one exception: a negligence action against a builder/seller. A builder/seller may be held liable in negligence where a dwelling is sold containing latent defects that the builder in the… Continue reading Vendors who Performed Own Home Repairs were not Builder/Sellers to whom Exception to the Rule of Caveat Emptor Applies
Building Codes, Building Relationships
Sean D. Shields – December 2012 Roger Axel wants to make one thing crystal clear, “The building official isn’t the bad guy.” Axel, one of the presenters in the “Changing Codes and Planning Ahead” educational session at BCMC 2012, is a building official and Executive Officer and Past-President of the Association of Minnesota Building Officials.… Continue reading Building Codes, Building Relationships
Safety Check: Nail Gun Safety Tips
Pallet Enterprise – December 1, 2012 Safety tips identify ways that pallet companies can reduce nail gun related accidents. New OSHA guide offers lessons for pallet builders. It’s hard to find a pallet plant without nail guns. But it can be easy to take them for granted and create unsafe working conditions in the process.… Continue reading Safety Check: Nail Gun Safety Tips
Does OSHA’s SHARP Program Really Excuse Firms from Safety Inspections?
Aaron Spencer – December 10, 2012 An electrical contractor in North Bend is the latest company to earn a safety recognition through the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administrations SHARP program. SHARP, or Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program, teaches employers to be safer in the workplace. SHARP status also excuses a firm’s worksites from… Continue reading Does OSHA’s SHARP Program Really Excuse Firms from Safety Inspections?