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Under United States law, responsibility for construction site injuries falls upon several and, frequently many, participants in the construction process, including the injured party's employer, other contractors on the site, the site/project owner, equipment suppliers and distributors, public officials and design professionals. A site owner may have safety responsibilities based upon common law duties as a premises owner to disclose dangerous conditions to users of the premises, even though the contractor assumes a high degree of control, per above.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Understand the current status of federal OSHA's Multi-Employer Policy and pending litigation
- Learn how to minimize risk through Review of Site Specific Safety Plans
- Comprehend the best approaches to contractor prequalification and contract language to reduce legal liability
- Review the basics concerning workers' compensation insurance and IRS criteria for determining employee or contractor status
- Learn techniques to manage site safety without opening supervisors to tort exposure for negligent training or supervision
- Develop methods of controlling hazards that can put contractors at risk.
Adele L. Abrams, Esq., CSMP is nationally recognized as a leading authority on conducting legally sound accident investigations. Ms. Abrams is a frequent author on safety, health and legal compliance issues, including writing monthly columns in "Professional Safety" and "Compliance." She also co-authored several books including the widely reviewed "Construction Safety Management and Engineering". Ms. Abrams is a regular presenter at prestigious safety conferences like the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), and writes safety and legal columns for several publications. She is also on the adjunct faculty of the Catholic University of America. |
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