Baton Rouge’s Clean Sweep Survives 1000-Year Flood

In August of 2016, Baton Rouge-based Clean Sweep, Inc. experienced a ‘1,000 year flood.’ This article catalogs what occurred and also provides ideas and insights regarding how to minimize difficulties in such a situation.

Omissions: Are You Covered? Probably Not…

Increasingly, contracts presented by general contractors contain clauses that create liability for ‘omissions,’ not just ‘commissions.’ An example of how this can impact your company: You might be charged an exorbitant amount — even more than the $$ amount of your services — if your sweeper broke down and so caused a work stoppage on the job. Your insurance policies will typically NOT cover this type of situation!

Sweeping Contractors’ Advancing Liability Issues

Overview on contract issues facing sweeping contractors.

WSA Member Update 10.15.16

Topics include: New information discussing the pitfalls of having contracts with named insureds other than your own company; John Meola’s Safety First! tips; notice of a free workshop designed to assist in updating 2017 Employee Handbooks; link to an article named “Six Easy Steps to Maintain Your Hydraulic Equipment.

Liability Issues With ‘Named Insureds’

Know and limit your liability due to having a contract that includes clients, whether they are the customer, general contractors or third party entities.

Super Sweep Bringing Super Quality to Metro Vancouver Sweeping Market

Snapshot of a multi-faceted sweeping company located in Vancouver, BC, on its anniversary of being in business one full year.

WSA Member Update 10.1.16

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.’

WSA Member Update 9.15.16

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.

WSA Member Update 9.1.16

• 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.

Be Aware of These Antitrust Violations

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.