By: Thaddeus J. Schurter, Drewry Simmons Vornehm, LLP As the busy summer construction season approaches, so, too, does the Annual National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction. Originally conceived as part of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA”) Fall Prevention Campaign, this… Read More >
Safety & Risk Management
Standing Down to Save Lives: The 2017 National Safety Stand-Down
New Indiana Supreme Court Construction Jobsite Safety Case
By: Sean T. Devenney, Drewry Simmons Vornehm, LLP If you read our year end summary of Top 10 cases in Indiana for 2016, the Indiana Court of Appeals’ case of Ryan v. TCI Architects/Engineers/Contractors, Inc. et. al. was discussed. Recently, the Indiana Supreme Court vacated… Read More >
OSHA Delays Enforcement of New Silica Standards Until September 23, 2017
By: Sean T. Devenney, Drewry Simmons Vornehm, LLP OSHA has issued a decision to delay the enforcement of new silica exposure rules that have a significant impact on employers and employees that work around silica dust (for instance masonry contractors and those that work… Read More >
The 2016 National Safety Stand-Down and Getting to Zero
By: Thaddeus J. Schurter, Drewry Simmons Vornehm, LLP Earlier this month, construction industry participants from across the country took part in the 2016 National Safety Stand-Down. The nationwide event was initiated by OSHA as part of its ongoing Fall Prevention Campaign to raise awareness… Read More >
OSHA and the Multi-Employer Jobsite: You Can Be Cited for Someone Else’s Work
By: Sean T. Devenney, Drewry Simmons Vornehm, LLP Construction sites, by their nature, often have multiple employers (i.e., subcontractors) working on a site at any given moment. However, under OSHA each employer/subcontractor is always responsible for maintaining a safe work space for its own… Read More >
CM at Risk Could Have Design Liability
By: Joseph M. Leone Construction Management at Risk (“CM at Risk”) is becoming more and more popular as a delivery system, especially on public projects. Many states, including Indiana, have recently enacted statutes which allow public bodies to deliver construction projects using CM at… Read More >
Hunt Construction: Same Case, Slightly Different Result
By: Sean T. Devenney Last Month the Indiana Court of Appeals issued a not-for-publication decision in the case of Clade v. Hunt Construction Group, Inc. This case arose on the same Project (under the same contract) that we have discussed in prior blog posts… Read More >