November 2010 - Central Florida Chapter Associated Builders and ...
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Everything goes through your mind again.<br />
How will this affect the future of your business?<br />
Your attorney says you probably need<br />
to contest the citations because the Willful<br />
designation weakens workers compensation<br />
protections. Your carrier also informs you that<br />
they plan to drop your coverage <strong>and</strong> might<br />
not even cover your claim because the injured<br />
was an undocumented worker. You now<br />
remember that an officer from ICE was at the<br />
hospital when you visited the injured worker<br />
<strong>and</strong> briefly spoke with you.<br />
Can we quantify the costs incurred <strong>and</strong> those<br />
not yet known? Because there were Willful<br />
citations, you opened the door to being sued<br />
<strong>and</strong>, if the worker dies, you <strong>and</strong> your foreman<br />
could be criminally charged. On top of that,<br />
your mod/rate changes, the project delays represent<br />
additional costs, you are turned down<br />
at other sites you were bidding, ICE is investigating<br />
you, legal costs are quickly adding up,<br />
<strong>and</strong> I could go on <strong>and</strong> on. Your liability is now<br />
in the millions of dollars. Do your own math.<br />
Was it worth taking chances?<br />
If you would have implemented <strong>and</strong> enforced<br />
an effective onsite safety program, workers<br />
would have been safe <strong>and</strong> the accident would<br />
not have happened. Work would have been<br />
on schedule at both sites. Your company<br />
would continue to thrive.<br />
Can this happen to you? It did! The owner is<br />
now employed elsewhere.<br />
Luis Santiago<br />
VP, Luis Santiago & Associates, Inc.<br />
407-593-2206<br />
Lsantiagoassoc@aol.com<br />
Luis Santiago provides safety <strong>and</strong> health consultation<br />
to organizations striving to reduce<br />
losses <strong>and</strong> increase profits<br />
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