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Assignment Task: Your company is planning on moving an existing power press from its current location to an adjacent location. The press is a 25 ton Komatsu C frame power press called a Gap press. The move will require the 8 inch floor be taken up, four 18 inch diameter cores drilled to bedrock (30 feet) to attach the feet of the bedplate, and the floor to be re-poured with reinforced rebar. The press will then be picked up with a special forklift and moved over to the new location.

Your company is contracting McBride Excavation and Concrete to work on the floor. Maxim Mechanical will move the press and bolt it down. The remaining work will be completed by your maintenance department. This will include moving conduit, moving the feeder, and erecting machine controls and guards. Contractors will be present over the course of 7 workdays. Excavation and concrete preparation will take 4 days. The move will take 1 day. The remaining 2 days are estimated for your company to complete the press relocation.

Assignment: You are tasked with advising the company President and Executive Board with general guidance in regard to managing subcontractors under the Multi-Employer Citation Policy. Produce a memo to company management covering the list of requirements that your company might perform in order to meet "reasonable care" as outlined in the MECP and based upon the scenario presented.

Additional Facts:

You checked with your insurance representative and he advised the following:

McBride is a small excavation company that has a mod rate that is slightly high for their size of contractor. It is above a 1. The OSHA citation history includes one serious violation of fall protection last year. This is the first time the contractor has been used by your company. They do not have a dedicated safety manager.

Maxim is a well- established mechanical company specializing in moving special machinery and industrial machines and processes. They have been used several times by your company during its growth periods and restructuring. They are also insured with your insurance company for both worker's compensation and general liability. They have a low mod rate; have not been cited by OSHA for more than 8 years, have a full time safety manager, and provide written programs to any general contractor or controlling employer. They have already requested a pre-operations safety meeting with you.