OSHAs Multi-Employer Work Site Policy: Whos on First?
It categorizes employers without regard to the contractual relationships among them. The lines of liability do not necessarily follow subcontract relationships. By Michael C. Wright, Moniqua Suits, Thomas M. Green, Esq.Jul 01, 2006 YOU have been selected by the owner of a state university to serve as general contractor for a multi-story, multi-complex project site with numerous subcontractors. As the general contractor, you have contracted subcontractors to perform various specialized work activities, who have in turn hired subcontractors to assist them with their portions of this project. Also, you have hired additional subcontractors to assist you in directing and inspecting your subcontractors for various work activities. Given the nature of the project, various vendors and visitors will be present on the project site during normal business hours. Since the project’s start, three accidents have occurred on the site: the university’s inspector was killed on the job from a fall that o
