Know and limit your liability due to having a contract that includes clients, whether they are the customer, general contractors or third party entities.
Snapshot of a multi-faceted sweeping company located in Vancouver, BC, on its anniversary of being in business one full year.
This Update discusses the proposed contract addendum that addresses contractor liability, ‘pay if paid’ clauses, timely payment of fees and more. In addition, we offer a liink to an article that discusses how to keep your shop ‘OSHA clean.’
This WSA Update contains information on:
• $$ savings available when using Crum & Forster, the WSA endorsed insurance organization.
• Member question about how to handle small at-fault accidents by employees.
• Webinar on the new OSHA Crystalline Silica Rule.
• Safety First! bulletin from John Meola.
• Sam Geist transposed personal ‘do it now’ information into the same thing for business owners.
• Andy, at CAM South, sent a note of appreciation for WSA’s preferred vendor/negotiated pricing program.
• We have added an article to the WSA website entitled ‘Be Aware of These Antitrust Violations.’
• To help Members understand the Department of Labor’s new ‘fair pay/safe workplace rule, we linked to the ASA list of frequently asked questions.
We have received several calls in the last few months asking what a business owner can and cannot do in terms of speaking with competitors. To help clarify, we have added this article to the WSA website.
Cleansweep is located in Perth, Australia. In addition to being one of Australia’s largest contractors, Cleansweep also has a manufacturing arm, which does business as SweepVac Australia. Sweepvac Australia is responsible for manufacturing parts and brooms for sale in the Australian marketplace.
Reminders about WSA Benefit of contacting independent insurance adjuster.
Safety reminders about driving in wake of sweeper fatality.
Results of WSA Scholarships 2016/2017
Ad by WSA Member in local publication; co-sponsored by their bank; good templating idea.
Monthly safety info from John Meola.
Announcement about free webinar on DOL Overtime Rule.
The information includes:
• Link to SweeperMarket early edition page at WorldSweeper.com
• Introduction of DynaServ as a third party vendor
• Tidbit to share with your property managers from National Real Estate Investor
• Reminder that when vacations aren’t taken by employees (and managers/owners!) then things like lost productivity and bullying tend to occur
• Link to new WSA article by a construction law attorney: Four ‘Legal Mythbusters’ for Sweeping Contractors
Twin City Sweeping was started in 2010 and by 2016 had grown into a muliti-lines company with a Broom Bear to complement TYMCO 435 and 600 units.