Premises Liability and Risk Management Assessments

Premises liability is often only thought of in the context of litigation after someone becomes injured, or worse, on a property. There are three general phases of every property including design, construction, and occupancy.  The occupancy phase includes the time from when the property receives a Certificate of Occupancy then continues throughout the property’s useful life. Although architects, engineers, and contractors are responsible to ensure a property is designed and constructed to comply with certain life-safety requirements established by applicable building codes, the building codes make it incumbent upon building owners and their agents to be responsible for properly maintaining their properties throughout the occupancy phase.  Such maintenance requirements necessitates that building owners, owner agents, and or their maintenance teams become knowledgeable of what is required to ensure the minimum requirements regarding the health, safety, and welfare of the general public.

Provided Services

LOGAN FORENSICS, LLC is committed to assisting building owners, their agents, and their maintenance teams in evaluating buildings and sites to identify life-safety issues and potential hazards not only to make their properties safer for occupants and users but also to assist in mitigating potential premises liability claims due to inadequate or improper maintenance.  In doing so, LOGAN FORENSICS, LLC offers the following services:

• • • • • Premises Liability Assessments: Evaluation of properties for hazards and noncompliant conditions vulnerable to slip, trip, and fall incidents including elements such as stairways, ramps, handrails, guardrails, pedestrian pathways, parking areas, lighting, and way finding conditions.
        • Risk Management: Proactive safety audits and hazard identification, building code and industry standards compliance reviews, documentation and policy support, and risk mitigation strategies.
        • Architectural Analysis: Building code and industry standard evaluations, design intent vs. as-built condition analysis, maintenance and operational review, and permit required maintenance work.

Property Types Served

• • • • Commercial and mixed-use facilities
      • Multi-family and single-family residential developments
      • Retail, hospitality, and office facilities
      • Educational, institutional, and governmental facilities
      • Parking facilities and common areas

LOGAN FORENSICS, LLC provides dependable expertise at the intersection of architecture, safety, and liability.  Whether responding to an incident or proactively managing risks, LOGAN FORENSICS, LLC can help clients understand conditions, reduce exposure, and make informed decisions.