Connor Rose | Bradley Arant Boult Cummings | October 23, 2019 In June, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decided that rooftop solar panel installation is not “roofing work” under Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) regulations. This decision has immediate implications for any contractor installing solar panels, as a more… Continue reading OSHA: Solar Panel Installation is Not Roofing Work
Category: OSHA
OSHA Takes Steps To Revise Silica Standard For Construction
Tressi Cordaro | Jackson Lewis | August 5, 2019 On July 29th OSHA submitted a draft Request for Information (RFI) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regarding Table 1 in OSHA’s construction standard for silica. If approved by OMB, OSHA intends to issue the RFI in the Federal Register to determine if revisions… Continue reading OSHA Takes Steps To Revise Silica Standard For Construction
Worried About OSHA Silica Compliance? Not if You’re in One of These Five States
John F. Martin and D.A. Duggar | Ogletree Deakins | April 16, 2018 With the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) silica standard already in effect for the construction industry and about to go into effect in June of 2018 for general industry, many employers are anxious about whether their programs will pass muster with… Continue reading Worried About OSHA Silica Compliance? Not if You’re in One of These Five States
In a Win for Property Owners California Court Expands and Clarifies Privette Doctrine
Garret Murai | California Construction Law Blog | March 21, 2018 We’ve written before about the Privette doctrine, which generally holds that a higher-tiered party is not liable for injuries sustained by employees of a lower-tiered party under the peculiar risk doctrine, here, here, here and here. We’ve also talked about some of the exceptions to the Privette doctrine, including the non-delegable duty doctrine and the negligent… Continue reading In a Win for Property Owners California Court Expands and Clarifies Privette Doctrine
OSHA Standards Apply to Insurance Adjusters
Chip Merlin | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | May 18, 2017 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards apply to all insurance adjusters. I am in my second OSHA class because I was curious how these standards impact costs of construction. My hunch is that many adjusters have no clue about all the standards… Continue reading OSHA Standards Apply to Insurance Adjusters