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Submittal Review: Study the Shop Drawings

by Ken Slavens | Feb 3, 2020
Departments | Risk Management | Safety

Jobsite injuries are a fertile field for claimants to argue that the process of reviewing and approving submittals creates a basis for liability to the injured parties. Workers injured on the jobsite assert liability based on the review process.

Closing the Sustainability Gap in Construction

by Sylvain Guyoton | Feb 1, 2020
Commercial | Community | Culture | Industrial | Manufacturing | Markets | OSHA | Risk Management | Safety

Globally, the construction industry fails in its efforts to improve sustainability when it comes to environment, labor and human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement practices.

The Importance of Risk Transfer Strategies Construction

by Shawn M. Cestaro | Jan 28, 2020
Insurance | Risk Management | Safety

Risk transfer strategies can help a contractor defend and resolve construction related claims and lawsuits.

Mitigate the Riskiest Driving Behaviors

by Jason Palmer | Jan 28, 2020
Equipment | Fleet Management | Risk | Risk Management | Safety | Vehicles

Investing in a video-based safety program will help managers identify high-risk driving behaviors, intervene and coach drivers to improve, and prevent incidents. This is key to keeping drivers and materials safe, as well as avoiding costly collisions.

Schemes, Scams and the Cost of Occupational Fraud

by Joshua Levy, Eric J. Meier | Jan 27, 2020
Cybersecurity | Risk | Risk Management | Surety Bonding | Technology

Fraud affects an organization’s bottom line in many ways, and few companies know why it occurs, what to look for or how to stop it.

How to Challenge a Risk-Averse Company Culture

by Holly Welles | Jan 23, 2020
Culture | Human Resources | Organization Culture | Risk | Risk Management

Executives can change company ideals by prioritizing business and employee needs. What's best for the organization may be unfamiliar, but it's worth doing to enhance operations. Contractors must be ready to take the necessary risks to move forward in the industry.

Forethought Is Key to Overcoming Construction Calamities

by Mitch Cohen | Jan 21, 2020
Dispute Resolution | Insurance | Legal and Regulatory | Risk | Risk Management

Here’s a lesson on what not to do when something is not right on a construction project. The right insurance policies and due diligence on the general contractor's part could have averted a tragedy.

Risk-Adjusted Cost: A New Frontier in Construction

by Justin Levine | Jan 17, 2020
Business | Finance | Risk | Risk Management

By using effective software tools to anticipate and surface risk insights, general contractors can plan for cost-impacting possibilities earlier in the project lifecycle.
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