Enforcement For Respirable Crystalline Silica In Construction Standard

For construction employers anxious over how the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and state plan states are enforcing the Respirable Crystalline Silica in Construction Standard, the last two calendar years of enforcement data provided by the agency offers some insight. In 2019, OSHA and state plan states issued 973 violations under 29 C.F.R. Section 1926.1153, the Respirable Crystalline Silica standard for construction. This represents a 15.4 percent increase from the 843 violations under Section 1926.1153 […]

By | March 12th, 2020 ||

LDM Construction Law Blog: A Very Bad Day Indeed

As a construction attorney, I am often tasked with confronting architects and engineers on the decisions they made in planning or monitoring construction projects.  The vast majority of times, the architect or engineer is well versed in the underlying regulations and codes on which he or she based their decisions.  But sometimes, the architect or engineer admits to having no knowledge of the underlying codes and to having no previous experience on that type […]

By | March 11th, 2020 ||

IRS Unveils Start Of Construction Rules For Carbon Capture Projects

The IRS released important guidance for developers of carbon capture projects that qualify for carbon sequestration tax credits under section 45Q of the Internal Revenue Code on February 19, 2020, saying that such projects will be considered to have begun construction for purposes of qualifying for the credit if their owner commences “physical work of a significant nature,” or pays or incurs (according to its method of accounting) at least 5% of the total […]

By | March 11th, 2020 ||