Thoughts on construction law from Christopher G. Hill, Virginia construction lawyer, LEED AP, mediator, and member of the Virginia Legal Elite in Construction Law

Category Archives: Occupational Safety

Protecting the Public in Proximity to Construction Sites

Originally posted 2010-10-01 09:00:36. For this week’s Guest Post Friday, Musings has the pleasure of welcoming Jan Thomas, President of Circle Safety & Health Consultants, LLC for her second Guest Post. Jan is an occupational safety and health professional with doctorate, over 30 years of experience at the federal, state and university levels, and professional

OSHA/VOSH Roundup

Originally posted 2015-08-03 09:00:14. In an unusual flurry of occupational safety related activity, the Virginia courts decided two cases in the last week relating to either the review of occupational safety regulations themselves or their enforcement. In Nat’l College of Business & Technology Inc. v. Davenport (.pdf), the Virginia Court of Appeals considered what constitutes

Dealing with Hazardous Substances on the Construction Site

Originally posted 2015-06-30 10:39:37. For this week’s Guest Post Friday here at Construction Law Musings, we welcome Vickie Lane.  Vickie is the primary point of contact for Business Development with HAZMAT Plans & Programs, a consulting and training firm that also works under the name of HP&P Safety.  Vickie’s functions with HP&P include extensive pre-project

PSA: Virginia DOLI Amends COVID Workplace Standard

Originally posted 2021-10-05 11:41:25. As the governmental response to COVID-19 evolves, so do the various standards that apply to employers.  Effective September 8, 2021, the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry superseded its earlier permanent workplace standard with a new standard. In many ways, the new standard simplifies compliance because it gets rid of what