What is the general contractor’s legal responsibility for subcontractor worker safety in Georgia?

What is the general contractor’s legal responsibility for subcontractor worker safety in Georgia?

Under both Georgia common law and OSHA’s multi-employer worksite policy, a general contractor who controls a construction site generally owes a duty of care to all workers on that site, including employees of subcontractors. Under the multi-employer citation policy, OSHA can cite general contractors as “controlling employers” who had the authority and ability to correct safety violations. In Georgia civil litigation, courts have recognized that general contractors who maintain supervisory control over the worksite can be held liable for injuries to subcontractor employees caused by unsafe site conditions they knew about or should have known about.