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15 Tips For Starting Your Own Roof and Guttering Business

Construction Marketing

Insurance, liability, and workers’ compensation . 9) Legality and Taxes. Limited liability company (LLC) . Protect your business by securing permits and licenses. You can also hire a lawyer to help you out with other legal requirements such as service agreements. Roofing equipment and materials. Labor costs.

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The Startup Construction Business Checklist: 3 Important Documents You Need to Have

Construction Marketing

A construction business needs need public liability insurance , and employers’ liability insurance if you employ staff. Although public liability insurance is not a legal requirement, it should be regarded as essential. Legal Documents. There are many different types of insurance in the United Kingdom.

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Is Gravity Part of OSHA’s LOTO Regulation?

FDR Safety

piece fell off the fixture because it wasn’t secured A rigger who pulled a stabilizing pin and an I beam slid off onto his foot A journeyman millwright who was under a 7500 lb. In some cases OSHA is involved and in others, there is a civil suit alleging tort liability. Cases like this leave us asking “what can be done?”. be hazardous?

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Is Gravity Part of OSHA’s LOTO Regulation?

FDR Safety

piece fell off the fixture because it wasn’t secured A rigger who pulled a stabilizing pin and an I beam slid off onto his foot A journeyman millwright who was under a 7500 lb. In some cases OSHA is involved and in others, there is a civil suit alleging tort liability. Cases like this leave us asking “what can be done?”. be hazardous?

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What Contractors Need to Know About Surety Bonds

Construction Marketing

Surety bonds are financial guarantees that are issued to ensure the individual or company who obtains the bond will perform work in a legally compliant manner and will avoid fraud and misconduct. Surety – The bonding company that guarantees the principal’s ethical operations and legal compliance by issuing the bond.

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Subcontractor Insurance: 7 Policies Subs Should Consider for Their Business

Levelset

“If something goes wrong, liability could hit the GC’s policy, which dilutes liability insurance limits, negatively impacts their claims history, and forces them to deal with a claim that’s not really their fault.”. Medical expenses, property damage, and legal defense costs can grow quickly.

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On the rise: Securing entrance ways with retrofits

Construction Specifier

By Greg Schreiber Physical security retrofit is not as simple as it used to be. With today’s health compliance mandates and growing social upheaval, physical security upgrades must transcend previous technologies which only focused on minimizing organizational risks in corporate office buildings. Photos courtesy Boon Edam.