SACRAMENTO UPDATE - January 13, 2012
from Kevin Pedrotti, Legislative Advocate for the Golden State Builders Exchanges
Play to Save Redevelopment Funds
Subcontractors and Suppliers And The Right To Recover Payments
WHEN YOU HAVE IT AND WHEN YOU DON’T
By John P McGill, Special Counsel at Archer Norris
$12 Million Grant Funding Available to Replace Diesel Equipment - Bay Area Air Quality Management District
Dear Builders Exchange of Alameda County,
Kalb's Q&A for Contractors - Week of January 9, 2012
By David Kalb, President of Capitol Services, Inc.
Like the tide lifting all boats, trouble with a corporate license can also ‘suspend’ an individual’s personal work. New California law will make no distinction in the size of a contractor’s business when it comes to providing compensation insurance coverage for employees on the job…
Workplace Safety: The Rules Regarding Powder Actuated Tools
from State Compensation Insurance Fund
Powder-actuated tools are tools that function by utilizing an explosive charge. With a high velocity tool, the propellant acts directly on the fastener much like a firearm. With a low velocity tool, a piston is introduced into the chamber. The propellant acts on the piston, which then drives the fastener into the substrate. Regardless of the type of tool that is used, workers can be seriously injured or killed if a powder-actuated tool is improperly used or if safety precautions are not followed.