Judy Greewwald – November 13, 2011 – 6:00am New approaches to building projects, as well as new techniques, are leading to increased demand for professional liability insurance for contractors, say many observers. While such coverage for architects and engineers has been around for many years, it is only in recent years that professional liability coverage… Continue reading Contractors professional liability demand rises | Business Insurance
Category: Construction
The EPA’s Lead-Paint Lead Balloon
By JENNIFER DEPAUL, The Fiscal Times November 13, 2011 When the Environmental Protection Agency issued a new regulation in April 2010 requiring housing contractors to take extra precautions around hazardous lead paint, businesswoman Kathy Faia followed it to the letter of the law. One of her construction workers in Kenner, La., attended classes to become government-certified in… Continue reading The EPA’s Lead-Paint Lead Balloon
New York Mesothelioma Lawyer Says Lung Cancer Awareness Month Highlights Asbestos Dangers
Joseph W. Belluck November 09, 2011 Asbestos is a top cause of deadly diseases that claim thousands of lives each year, according to mesothelioma attorney Joseph W. Belluck of New York’s Belluck & Fox, LLP. Tragically, you’re looking at cancers that are often fatal. That’s especially true in mesothelioma, where there is no known cure.… Continue reading New York Mesothelioma Lawyer Says Lung Cancer Awareness Month Highlights Asbestos Dangers
Re-gifted: the residential construction fall protection standard will once again serve as the measure of compliance now that OSHA has rescinded its Interim Fall Protection Compliance Guidelines – Lexology
With an apparent indifference to one of the worst housing markets in recent decades, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) recently breathed new life into an effectively dormant rule that undoubtedly has the potential to increase costs and slow production rates for the already struggling residential construction industry. Specifically, on December 22, 2010 – … Continue reading Re-gifted: the residential construction fall protection standard will once again serve as the measure of compliance now that OSHA has rescinded its Interim Fall Protection Compliance Guidelines – Lexology
The required use of a project labor agreement on phase 2 of the Dulles metrorail project generates discussion – Lexology
Differing Opinions About the Use of PLAs Could Lead to Legal Action One of most high profile construction projects in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area appears to be eliciting strong opinions from local and state political figures. At issue is the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority’s (MWAA) decision to require the use of a project labor… Continue reading The required use of a project labor agreement on phase 2 of the Dulles metrorail project generates discussion – Lexology