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The "Non-Delegable Duty of Safety"

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Concrete Repair Bulletin
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As a general contractor, architect, engineer or construction manager, you think you are just monitoring the work for completion under the specifications because it isn't your work or you delegated that aspect of the work to a sub-contractor. So why is your lawyer telling you that you may have a problem? Could it be that the "non-delegable duty of safety" created by a statute (such as building code) or even your own contract language is to blame?

Click here to read the full article written by Matthew Pavlides and Justin Eller.