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Kalb's Q & A For California Contractors Staff, 4/20/2009
Statistics from the federal government show construction-related deaths in the workplace dropped 41 percent in 2007. Other stats show one in five California workplace deaths are construction related. You might guess roofers taking a tumble were particularly at risk, but strong emphasis on safety education skewed the result away from this trade as the answer. More
Kalb's Q & A For California Contractors Staff - 04/06/2009
Q: I was told that if I work 20 percent of the time, I could be the company responsible managing employee (RME). My employer also told me that as RME I would not be responsible for their work and they would give me something in writing that states this. I'm a bit worried because this does not seem right.
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Sign Of The Times By Loren Faulkner - 03/16/2009
It was planes, trains and automobiles carrying me south for the latest California State Contractors License Board meeting. With only a dozen or so audience members in attendance, James Miller, Chairman of the CSLB, gaveled their quarterly meeting to order in San Diego. A wide variety of topics were discussed during their 3-1/2-hour gathering on February 11.
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Kalb's Q & A For California Contractors Staff - 03/02/2009
The balance between a contractor's worksite and the surrounding community can sometimes become strained. Often it's because of noise created by the work. Can a contractor be fined by the CSLB when the decibels rise and tempers flare? Why should a responsible managing officer (RMO) always file to disassociate from the company when he leaves? One contractor offers us an example, and another, some...
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Kalb's Q & A For California Contractors David Kalb - 02/16/2009
You can assume something, or jump to a conclusion. In most cases, you're going to find that you have 'leaped before you looked.' I help people look ahead of their leap into contractor's licensing. For others who've already jumped in, I'll help smooth the way to better understanding of how and when their license needs attention.
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Kalb's Q & A For California Contractors Staff - 02/02/2009
Q: I would like to know if I could pursue a contractor's license for the "B," "C-29" and "C-27." I have worked as a project manager for over five years. Please let me know if I would need to test in all areas? Thank you. A: While the CSLB should ultimately allow you to obtain these license classifications, you may only apply — and test — for one at a time.
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Kalb's Q & A For California Contractors Staff - 01/19/2009
One license can generate many opportunities, if you are a contractor who knows how to extend your 'reach.' We all learn how to extend the use of a corporate license beyond its usual limits. Readers know that public works bids are always an adventure, because some require license classifications that don't always fit the work.
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Kalb's Q & A For California Contractors Staff - 01/05/2009
No matter how hard I try I just can't be in two different places at the same time. However, did you know a contractor sometimes can qualify two licenses at the same time? Another contractor wants to work in three places, but found the California application a little 'weird' after applying in Arizona and Nevada .
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Restoring The Bricks in Roswell An apartment building dating from almost 170 years ago is restored and expanded to create new residential space in an historic Atlanta suburb.
Restoring The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum The restoration of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City involved rebuilding the museum's Pier 86 into a state-of-the-art docking facility.
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