Sanitary Districts Will Focus on Contractor – Safety Records

SAN FRANCISCO - The group of 55 districts that comprise the California Sanitary Risk Management Association have been inspired to follow the example of private industry to make contractor safety records part of their selection criteria. Under the Government Code (20162), Lorri McAuliffe explained to COR, public agencies must take the lowest responsible bidder for job amounts over $5,000. Safety has never been set down as a criterion, although increasingly, districts have been hauled into court for neglige