This week I am running a five-part podcast series, sponsored by Affiliated Monitors, Inc. (AMI). I am joined by AMI Managing Director Rodney A. Grandon and we consider the responsibility of federal ...

Countries have different rules and regulations when it comes to safety and training for contracted companies and lone workers. Globally, the International Labour Organization (ILO) reports that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Following in the Centre County government’s footsteps, the State College Borough Council will consider adopting a Responsible ...

ONE OF THE most common misconceptions in construction is that a contractor’s responsibility for faulty work ends at the end of the 12-month “warranty” period. This is not just misunderstood by ...

November 2005 A contractor should seek clarification as to where his shop drawing responsibility begins at the outset. In many construction contracts, the issue of contractor's responsibility for the ...

The Air Force is showing increased interest in using its Contractor Responsibility Watch List (CRWL). This is for companies that, in the agency’s view, should be blocked from further space projects.

Who does that guy work for? Highly skilled tradespeople don’t often work under an temporary-employee agency’s umbrella, but moderate to low-skilled laborers can be brought in for tasks that don’t ...

CONTRACTOR MAGAZINE published an interesting article on the federal Government Accountability Office study on apprenticeship ("Union apprentices more likely to finish training: GAO," October, pg. 1).

Let’s once again talk about the importance of pulling permits on a construction project. I want to discuss this with you because I so often run into projects being performed around the house where ...