Author: Rick Fender

Additional Insured wording. What is it? Why do municipalities and contractors I am subcontracting for require it? When should I require it? What could it do to my company? I am most certain that these are questions you have thought about when bidding a job and looking over the insurance requirements. These are questions that…

Dave Lowell, Ram Marine Services, Inc. Are you OSHA compliant? If an OSHA inspector walked in your front door this morning and asked to look at your operations would you be worried? Would you even know some of the things the inspector would be looking for? Are you more likely to have an OSHA inspector…

Ferreira Southern Division: Yesterday , September 9th, The crews working on barges at City Side discovered a dusky pigmy rattle snake in the wood crane mats. These snakes are highly venomous and pose a very serious threat to life and limb. The seemingly unlikely location of this snake, on a barge, points out the fact…

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Dear Fellow Marine Contractors, July 1st marks the date that a range of new laws will go into affect for Florida.  The House Bill that directly affects our industry is Florida House Bill 503.  The bill covers a range of law changes but there are three specific changes that we need to focus on that…

FMCA has recently hired Kelly White as the new Executive Director. Below is her contact info: Executive Director Kelly White 904-880-8881

Below is a recent meeting update that Hans Wilson and Justin McBride had with the City of Cape Coral.     Justin and I met with a group from the City of Cape Coral.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is in the process of re-issuing SAJ-91, which is the overall federal permit that allows…

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