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 […]
Start the New Year Right for Safety
Originally posted 2017-09-29 09:00:07. As 2013 dawns, it is always a good time to reflect and refocus on some of the keys to keeping a well run construction business going. One of these keys is assuring that your company stays out of the cross hairs of the good folks at OSHA and VOSH. Keeping up […]
What Pet Peeves Attorneys have about Professional Clients
For this week’s Guest Post Friday here at Construction Law Musings we welcome Jeff Childs. Jeff is the Marketing Director at Advise & Consult, Inc., which is a nationwide construction expert witness firm with locations in 17 different states, including Virginia, with experts covering the construction spectrum. We have been in business since 2001 with […]
The Changing Landscape of OSHA Enforcement and Penalty Calculations
For this week’s Guest Post Friday here at Construction Law Musings, we welcome Josh Johnson. Josh is a friend and a litigation attorney at Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore, LLP in Roanoke, Virginia. He practices in several areas, including construction law. Josh graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2005, and he […]