Types of Controlling Employers

Diagram of a four step pyramid. From the top tier down, the four steps are: 1) Creating Employer; 2) Exposing Employer; 3) Correcting Employer; and 4) Controlling Employer. A green and gold Forest Service shield is shown on the Controlling Employer level.Control without Explicit Contractual Authority

Even where an employer has no explicit contract rights with respect to safety, an employer can still be a controlling employer if, in actual practice, that employer exercises broad control over subcontractors at the site.