Damage Telephone Seminars

OSHA's Cranes and Derricks Standards Update: The Litigators' Perspective ...nal injury (typically catastrophic in nature) or property damage. This live audio conference will orient those who defend crane litigation, whether manufacturers, architects, engineers, maintainers, lessors or otherwise to understand the new OSHA standards, what they mean, and how they can be used successfully toward defending such claims going forward. Learning Objectives: - You will be able  more...

Potholes: Causes, Maintenance and Pitfalls ..., a safety risk for road users is imminent. Further, more damage to the road structure is caused by penetrating water through the pothole. Mitigation of potholes therefore needs to be timely. This causes challenges to road agencies, and the expense relating to the problems that potholes cause, increase by the hour. This live audio conference helps design and maintenance engineers as well as  more...

Problems and Risks Associated With Green Construction ...ves, including unique insurance, indemnity, consequential damage and liability considerations. Learning Objectives: - You will be able to define risk in terms of the green construction industry. - You will be able to identify major concerns of how buildings fail. - You will be able to explain major environmental building risk and liability issues. - You will be able to describe how the design  more...

Best Practices for Inspection, Maintenance, and Repair of Small to Medium Size Dams ...a dam can fail, resulting in loss of life and/or property damage. With proper maintenance and repair dams can function well and safely for many decades. This audio conference will provide an understanding of the components of dams, how to inspect dams to identify potential problems and how to address those problems through maintenance and repair. This information will allow you to develop or  more...

The Secrets of Successful Customer Onboarding ... customer attrition and negative word of mouth, which can damage a company's value proposition. This audio conference will help you understand the secrets of successful onboarding, and how to work with marketing and customer operations to design and implement an effective onboarding program. We will explain the how-to's of designing a customer onboarding process and will provide you with  more...

Executory Contracts Under Bankruptcy BenefitsThis audio conference will give you a better understanding of executory contracts and unexpired leases, and what they are. It will examine the strategic issues whether you represent the debtor, the nondebtor party to the lease or contract, or other interested parties. The speaker will discuss what to do during the period between the bankruptcy filing and assumption or rejection, as well as  more...

Anatomy of a Natural Resources Damage Claim ...damage claims are an integral part of the environmental clean up and restoration process. Federal, state and tribal natural resource trustees have stepped-up their activities with respect to the natural resources damage assessments process and in their efforts to recover for alleged damages. Trustees are forging forward with assessment activities, involving themselves in certain aspects of the  more...

Implementing An Indoor Air Quality/Construction Hygiene Plan ..., organizations developed management plans to help reduce damage to building materials during construction. Following the appearance of mold and water intrusion as a significant threat to construction projects, construction hygiene plans began to emerge in the early 2000s. Today, sustainability plays a key role in most new construction and large-scale renovations projects. To aid in designing  more...

Current Issues in Qualified Immunity for Law Enforcement Officials ... against individual officers as a way to recover monetary damages because Monell claims against municipalities are often too difficult or expensive to litigate effectively. From strip searches to excessive force claims, qualified immunity is a powerful defensive tool. This teleconference will help you identify current trends in qualified immunity doctrine in some of the most litigated areas of  more...

Well Agreements: Legal Issues and Contract Solutions ...nal well development agreements, agreements on mitigating damages to wells, monitor well agreements and agreements restricting the installation of wells. Learning Objectives: - You will be able to review points that should be included in well sharing agreements. - You will be able to discuss terms and potential pitfalls. - You will be able to explain well development, construction and damage  more...

Performance Evaluation and Rehabilitation of Constructed Bridges ...de increased live load, environmental attack and physical damage such as collision of heavy trucks. This teleconference presents an overview of the performance evaluation and rehabilitation of constructed bridges from elementary concepts to advanced topics. The technical contents will include detailed evaluation techniques, a review of the code provisions, and rehabilitation methods with  more...

Ground Failures and Other Groundwater-Related Property Damage ...failure is not involved, water itself can cause expensive damage; groundwater intrusion into structures is a challenging problem to isolate and control. This teleconference will help you identify and minimize potential problems related to the effects of water on soils and building foundations. Case histories provide examples of groundwater-related ground failures that have resulted in expensive  more...

Damage to Adjacent Property and Structures ...uction projects present many risks, including the risk of damage to adjacent structures and real property. For example, subsidence caused by improper or ineffective excavation and shoring may cause foundations to crack and other resultant damage. Soil and groundwater can be contaminated from construction materials used by trade contractors. This teleconference focuses on best practices for  more...

Return-to-Work Compliance When Jobs Are Gone ... and your organization to significant legal liability and damage awards. This teleconference will provide critical answers to employers so that the risk of such legal liability is drastically reduced or eliminated altogether, despite the complexity and variances associated with the various applicable laws. Human resource managers, workers' compensation specialists, safety directors, risk  more...

Concrete Structural Repair Methods ..., condition assessment - defining the extent and cause of damage, common repair techniques and materials, and use of mock-ups to select techniques and materials. You will come away with a better understanding of concrete behavior as well as the knowledge of how to select appropriate materials and uses, and ultimately, better apply concrete in practice. You will also be able to comprehend  more...

Terminating a Construction Contract: Legal Issues and Considerations ... termination in order to avoid causing even more economic damage. This teleconference will provide the basic concepts of termination and will provide some examples of the right and wrong way to terminate construction agreements. Learning Objectives - You will be able to distinguish termination clauses from standard form contracts (AIA, etc.). - You will be able to explain termination for  more...

Floodproofing Fundamentals: Design Methods to Reduce Flood Damages ...ntended to help you reduce or eliminate the risk of flood damages to residential, commercial and public buildings. We will review basic design methods and techniques used to minimize or eliminate damage to new and existing buildings, contents and utility equipment. This teleconference is a must for agencies and companies that are responsible for designing and planning to protect structures and  more...