Need Work Done? Know Your Obligations
November 28th, 2007
I do not have a head for heights. I marvel at people who work on building sites and who casually stand on the edge of a sheer drop. Or walk like cats along steel beams with as little concern. Or climb to the top of one of those large cranes that operate all around town.
I have never seen any of these heroic figures wearing a safety line or harness. It seems miraculous to me that I never hear of anyone falling off and injuring themselves.
This idle thought put me in mind of what my own responsibility might be the next time I hire a painter or a builder or a plumber to do some work at my home. I did some digging and uncovered some good news and some bad news.