Safety Services Company

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

OSHA violations are more than just compliance issuesthey put lives at risk and jeopardize your company’s reputation. Prevention Steps: Conduct site inspections to identify all fall risks. Staying ahead with proper respirators mitigates risks. Establish regular training programs and ensure all workers participate.

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OSHA Safety Injury Inspections 112

Green Building Law Update

APRIL 3, 2016

These two dramatic changes to LEED have very real potential for increasing risk in green building, but updates are also underway to Green Globes and ASHRAE 189.1 It is beyond dispute that the best way to mitigate risk in a sustainable project is a properly drafted contract. as well as to a host of green codes.

Green 159

Green Contract AIA Drafting 159

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Here is a draft memo from OMB regarding FEDRAMP revisions, that: [link]. Ancillary services whose compromise would pose a negligible risk to Federal information or information systems, such as systems that make external measurements or read information from other publicly available services. #2.

Management 245

Management Certification Security Drafting 245

Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 13, 2017

In an effort to mitigate risk you should not contract directly with an environmental consultant, but rather your attorney should contract with that consultant. What is described here is much more than simply good drafting of consultant contacts (e.g., And fourth, the client should not have knowledge of certain environmental facts.

Consulting 153

Consulting Contract Drafting Legal 153

Green Building Law Update

JUNE 18, 2017

Those responses are not inconsistent with and, in fact, should be considered concomitantly with the conclusion, having worked on LEED projects since 2001, that the second best way to mitigate risk and avoid liability in sustainable building is a green building consultant working for the owner.

Consulting 218

Consulting Green Certification Sustainability 218

Lets Build

APRIL 1, 2020

Draft contracts. Manage risks. Draft contracts. All the work that needs to be done in the project should be written in a draft contract. I’m talking about the draft contracts with: The architects. Manage risks. It was really hard for managers to manage risk. Hire, fire and supervise. Deliver on time.

Project Management 173

Project Management Management Construction Drafting 173

Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 18, 2016

Responding to client email described as a “sustainability emergency” seeking advice and comment on a revised footnote in a public company annual report, responding to the SEC mandated disclosure of the risk that climate change developments may have on their business, being considered by the board of directors today. 05:00 a.m. [Off

Green 149

Green Drafting Contract Sustainability 149

Green Building Law Update

APRIL 3, 2016

These two dramatic changes to LEED have very real potential for increasing risk in green building, but updates are also underway to Green Globes and ASHRAE 189.1 It is beyond dispute that the best way to mitigate risk in a sustainable project is a properly drafted contract. as well as to a host of green codes.

Green 120

Green Contract AIA Drafting 120

HardHatChat

JANUARY 18, 2011

I’m sure some of you don’t have the time to draft a list of resolutions, so I’ve done it for you – you can thank me later. Also, by using poorly maintained equipment, you carry a higher risk of equipment malfunction, which could jeopardize your safety plan. Get online. If you’ve read HardHatChat before then I’m preaching to the choir.

Commercial 263

Commercial Bidding Negotiation Construction 263

Green Building Law Update

MAY 7, 2017

The new Sustainable Projects Exhibit is a potential game changer that could revitalize the now sluggish if not moribund domestic green building industrial complex, that suffers from the lack of regular involvement of the legal profession, and as I recently wrote the resultant, Less than 20% of Green Building Contracts Properly Drafted.

AIA 168

AIA Documentation Sustainability Contract 168

Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Additionally, it is suggested in the U.S. it is better to do the right thing, now, rather than be forced to do so by new laws.

Equity 257

Equity Sustainability Defense Green 257

Construction Law

APRIL 1, 2025

Guest editor Its tough to make predictions, especially about the future emerging risks in construction Guest Editor Jane Hughes of Trowers & Hamlins LLP looks back at some predictions she made in Construction Law 20 years ago, and makes some new ones. A fresh approach to drafting and risk allocation will be needed, they argue.

Drafting 40

Drafting Insurance Construction Liability 40

Lets Build

JULY 15, 2022

With construction design software, you can visualize different design possibilities, create professional presentations, better assess risks , and make more informed decisions. Construction professionals worldwide have used AutoCAD construction design software since the ‘80s for 2D and 3D drafting.

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Software Software Design AutoCAD 148

Lets Build

DECEMBER 2, 2022

From a builder’s perspective, many potential risk factors can be anticipated and pre-emptively resolved by developing a construction quality management plan. A construction quality management plan should be drafted as a standard document, to be applied to all future projects. A game of risk. Creating a plan.

Management 156

Management Construction Risk Cash Flow 156

Green Building Law Update

JUNE 12, 2016

This consideration reflects growing Executive Branch interest in operational and supply chain risks associated with climate change facing agency suppliers and steps those suppliers are taking to identify and manage those risks. but this proposed disclosure regulation is not about analysis of climate change risks?).

Regulation 120

Regulation Risk Defense Commissioning 120

Green Building Law Update

JUNE 12, 2016

This consideration reflects growing Executive Branch interest in operational and supply chain risks associated with climate change facing agency suppliers and steps those suppliers are taking to identify and manage those risks. but this proposed disclosure regulation is not about analysis of climate change risks?).

Regulation 120

Regulation Risk Defense Commissioning 120

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 6, 2021

I’d like to learn more… ACCURATELY Forecast Risk Centralizing Program Management, Contract Management, Proposal/Bid Management, Project Management, Work Order Management, Document Management, Team Management… provides an accurate view of overall performance, financial health and real-time insight into cost-related risks.

Life Cycle 130

Life Cycle Construction Renovating Procurement 130

Pro Builder

APRIL 5, 2021

Should the Government Buy At-Risk Coastal Homes? Buying a home on the coast could mean spending millions for a picturesque ocean view, sandy beaches outside your door—and the serious risk of flooding. cbroderick. Mon, 04/05/2021 - 09:12. Yet property values remain unchanged.

Risk 52

Risk California Drafting Union 52

Green Building Law Update

APRIL 24, 2022

Securities and Exchange Commission issued a long awaited proposed new ESG rule to mandate climate risk disclosures by public companies and other businesses in their supply chains. You could read the proposed rule that takes more than a ream of paper to print or read our 600 word post, SEC Climate Risk Rule is Transformative at a Cost.

Regulation 156

Regulation Accounting Drafting Organization 156

Lets Build

APRIL 21, 2023

Keeping a detailed daily construction report is useful for more than tracking project progress and productivity; it decreases your risks of experiencing those fears that keep you up at night. It can also help reduce the risks associated with construction projects. Another risk that project managers face is schedule overruns.

Project Management 146

Project Management Construction Site Management 146

Lets Build

MAY 5, 2023

A single design flaw, drafting mistake, or other oversight can result in significant cost and schedule overruns. Mitigates risk. The key to mitigating risk during construction projects is identifying potential bottlenecks before you begin work, something that’s almost impossible to do without preconstruction planning.

Schedule 143

Schedule Budgeting Budget Project Management 143

Green Building Law Update

MAY 31, 2020

Green Building Council has announced that LEED will play a role in confronting risk in the post coronavirus pandemic era. creating a re-occupancy assessment and requirements for an operations plan and the drafting of a management and operations plan. America is reopening including physically opening its buildings and the U.S.

Green 120

Green Plans America Drafting 120

Best Practices Construction Law

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

As you may be aware, one of the greatest risks on a construction project involves the payment process. Contractors have a means of shifting the risk of non-payment by the owner to its subcontractor by including a certain payment provisions in the subcontract agreement. However, in Thomas J.

Contract 77

Contract Subcontracting Drafting Virginia 77

Green Building Law Update

JUNE 14, 2020

something I rarely do) because I believe the two new LEED pilot credits can contribute to a meaningful consideration of how to adapt to keep people safe in buildings and how to mitigate risk to owners of those buildings. . Green Building Council has announced that LEED will play a role in confronting risk in the coronavirus pandemic era.

Green 120

Green Risk Plans Safety 120

Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 8, 2015

Finally, the most significant take away from this case, that involved sophisticated parties engaged in a multi-Million Dollar green building project that was the first LEED Platinum building, is that properly drafted contract documents are both the best sword and shield for mitigating risk.

Liability 120

Liability Maryland Green Agreement 120

Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 8, 2015

Finally, the most significant take away from this case, that involved sophisticated parties engaged in a multi-Million Dollar green building project that was the first LEED Platinum building, is that properly drafted contract documents are both the best sword and shield for mitigating risk.

Liability 120

Liability Maryland Green Agreement 120

Green Building Law Update

MAY 3, 2015

It can also be critical in contracts between owners and architects, owners and contractors, subcontractors and materialmen, and the like, where a properly drafted contract is the single best method of risk mitigation in green building. That contract language might be some variation of.

Documentation 120

Documentation Certification Green District of Columbia 120

Construction Marketing

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Although it may cost an extra expense, it helps you lessen the risk of fire hazards and dangerous electrical conditions. It may also prevent cold drafts that may affect the temperature of your room. 3) Ensure Stable Installation. 4) Weather-Seal Your PTAC Unit.

Deals 156

Deals Security Drafting Plans 156

Construction Dive

APRIL 10, 2013

Pay-if-paid clauses shift the risk of project owner nonpayment from the prime contractor to the subcontractor. In the majority of jurisdictions, however, these clauses -- if properly drafted -- are enforceable … unless they are waived. In the other case, the contractor narrowly averted a waiver.

Subcontracting 53

Subcontracting Drafting Risk Claims 53

Green Building Law Update

MAY 6, 2018

With the upcoming May 25, 2018 effective date for the new European General Data Protection Regulation, the European Union law drafted to provide greater protections for the personal data of individuals, it is a good time to review and consider the large quantity of data generated by green buildings. Because the U.S.

Green 120

Green Organization Regulation Risk 120

Construction Dive

JUNE 30, 2016

Many consider it unfair for a prime contractor to shift the risk of project owner nonpayment to a subcontractor that has no business relationship with the owner. In most states, however, they are enforceable if clearly drafted. In some states, pay-if-paid clauses have been rendered unenforceable by statute or judicial ruling.

Subcontracting 48

Subcontracting Drafting Risk Contract 48

FDR Safety

JANUARY 25, 2016

For more than 5 years, the USDOT’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has been hoping to draft a rule that finalizes its multi-year overhaul of the government’s commercial truck and bus enforcement program, and now it has a proposed rule on the table.

Safety 120

Safety Inspections Drafting Plans 120

Construction and Infrastructure Law

JANUARY 9, 2020

A standard or canned indemnification clause might work to undo all of the effort that has gone into properly allocating risk. A well drafted indemnity clause will ensure that all parties are liable for the result of their own work and negligence and that of any party that they have hired to work on a project.

Liability 69

Liability Agreement Drafting Insurance 69

Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 5, 2017

And there is no question that a properly drafted provision in a contract requiring arbitration is enforceable. The take away from all of this should be in an effort to manage your risk, pay particular attention to and negotiate the dispute resolution provisions in your contracts. Legal scholars can have at it.

Green 120

Green Contract Documentation Claims 120

Construction Law Monitor

OCTOBER 26, 2010

While attending the Associated Owners & Developers 14th Annual Construction Industry Conference, entitled How Owners and Contractors Can Control Project Risk, here in New Orleans today, I sat in on a informative session regarding ConsensusDOCS. Many experts believe that the AIA standard form contracts are drafted to protect the Architect.

AIA 61

AIA Contract Documentation Drafting 61

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 12, 2018

Who is involved in drafting the LEAN Facilities Management Roadmap and Execution? The team must also account for possible risk factors, and possible obstacles and prepare accordingly. Shared Risk/Rewards. This process keeps all stakeholders focused on the most important business objectives. Key Elements and Requirements.

Management 100

Management Organization Environment Plans 100

Best Practices Construction Law

JUNE 12, 2015

As you may be aware, one of the greatest risks on a construction project involves the payment process. Contractors have a means of shifting the risk of non-payment by the owner to its subcontractor by including a certain payment provisions in the subcontract agreement. However, in Thomas J.

Subcontracting 48

Subcontracting Legal Drafting Virginia 48