OSHA has issued a final rule to protect workers from exposure to respirable crystalline silica. It is comprised of one standard for Construction and one for General Industry and Maritime. 

Have you heard? The accounting gods have spoken and have changed how leases are to be accounted for on your financial statements. Why, you may ask, do we need to change the methodology for accounting for leases?

Unless I’m talking to a contractor, people often give me a blank stare when I say I lead our surety bond practice. “Surety, what the heck is that?”

Given this apparent lack of knowledge of what I do on a day-to-day basis, I submit a Surety 101 to educate the masses!

As a contractor, do you need professional liability coverage? Many assume the answer is no, and respond with reasons such as:

Each year OSHA releases the 10 most frequently cited standards. Many of the same standards have found themselves on this list in recent years. The penalty for violating these, and any, OSHA standards is about to increase for the first time since 1990.

What is it? Can you use it? Why would you want to use it or not? If you are a subcontractor, do you want to be in an SDI program? So many questions…

Unless you’ve been buried underneath a pile of bidding documents or work in process reports, you’ve likely taken notice of the volatility in the stock market over the last few weeks. A correction, as I’m told.

Pollution liability should not be overlooked. Claims, and the costs associated with those claims, can be expensive. They can test the financial stability of even the best of companies.

Crawl spaces, sewers, boilers, manholes. Individuals working in confined spaces such as these are exposed to life-threatening physical and atmospheric hazards.

Materials for a construction project are crucial. Without them, the project will not get done. How can you protect these supplies and avoid substantial financial losses?

There are multiple options for contractors, but the right solution will depend on the project and your role. Most often contractors will turn to builder’s risk policies and installation floaters.