Boiler and Machinery policies provide two major services. Insurance in the form of property coverage for damage to buildings, boilers, machinery and additional liability coverage in the event of an explosion. Second, a valuable inspection service for...
This month the United States Department of Labor reported that from 2011 to 2014 it recovered more than $6.8 million in overtime and unpaid minimum wages for more than 1300 employees in Bay Area nursing homes and residential care facilities.
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Using safety equipment that's appropriate, well maintained, and in good shape can keep minor accidents in home construction from turning into serious - and costly - injuries. The National Association of Home Builders and the U.S. Occupational Safet...
In the residential-construction industry, plaintiffs' attorneys keep coming up with new creative ideas for class-action lawsuits - a shift from litigation by individual homeowners to more inclusive claims, such as the Chinese drywall class-action su...
Machinery and equipment includes hand tools, especially power driven devices. Saws present obvious hazards. Production equipment tends to be heavily guarded by the manufacturer. But, to be extra cautious, inspect all devices for the following haza...