{"id":3567,"date":"2018-03-06T09:24:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-06T14:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/?p=3567"},"modified":"2026-02-12T05:27:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T10:27:33","slug":"accurate-daily-field-reports-best-defense-legal-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/accurate-daily-field-reports-best-defense-legal-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Accurate field reports &#8211; Your best defense from legal claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header has-dark-background-color entry-header--has-illustration entry-header--has-illustration--generic\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__row row align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-lg-7 col-xlg-6 entry-header__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"component component-single-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__misc text--subtitle text--uppercase text--small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/category\/strategy-legal-operations\/\" class=\"entry-header__link\">Strategy, Legal &amp; Operations<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAccurate field reports &#8211; Your best defense from legal claims\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-header__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"single-post-details container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on \"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2018-03-06T09:24:00-05:00\">March 6, 2018<\/time><\/span><span class=\"reading-time\"> min read<\/span>\n\t\t<button\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"social-share-button button button--icon button--secondary js-social-share-button\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-title=\"Accurate field reports &#8211; Your best defense from legal claims\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/accurate-daily-field-reports-best-defense-legal-claims\/\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-text=\"Please read this interesting article\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__share-label\">Share<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-label\" hidden>Copy Link<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\" hidden>Copied<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author has-dark-background-color alignfull\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"co-authors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-author-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/author\/robarkes\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Q2-FY17-Sage-People-Picture-V2-350x350.jpg\" class=\"entry-author__image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Q2-FY17-Sage-People-Picture-V2-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Q2-FY17-Sage-People-Picture-V2.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 40px) 100vw, 40px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-author__name\">Rob Arkes<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Legal claims are an ever-present threat in today\u2019s complex construction environment. Accurate field reports provide critical evidence that can help contractors limit the impact of litigation, or even avoid it all together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-timeliness-the-key-to-accurate-daily-field-reports\">Timeliness the key to accurate daily field reports<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The key to creating accurate field reports is timeliness. Memories of what did, or did not, happen at the job site can get foggy with the passage of time. Superintendents should write reports as work happens, or shortly thereafter, in order to ensure that the details documented are as accurate as they can be. Daily field reports that are summed up at the end of a week or month may not adequately describe what occurred on the jobsite. Hastily written daily field reports based on what superintendents \u201care pretty sure\u201d happened will not effectively protect you from legal claims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-mobile-technology-enables-supers-to-capture-critical-details-in-real-time\">Mobile technology enables supers to capture critical details in real-time<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the 2017 AGC Construction Outlook, 61% of contractors plan on using mobile technology to create more accurate daily field reports. It\u2019s not a surprise why. Equipped with mobile devices and software superintendents can log activity and situations as they happen, instead of having to wait until they get back to the job site trailer. This technology not only improves the accuracy of daily field reports. It streamlines reporting, too, as integration with back-office systems allows site detail to be sent directly to the home office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-find-out-the-12-things-your-daily-field-reports-must-include\">Find out the 12 things your daily field reports must include<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The most accurate daily field reports aren\u2019t just done fast. They are thorough and contain the information essential to providing the best defense from legal claims. To find out the 12 things your daily field reports must include, and how mobile technology can help you get them, read our Executive Guide to Daily Field Reports.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Legal claims are an ever-present threat in today\u2019s complex construction environment. Accurate field reports provide critical evidence that can help contractors limit the impact of litigation, or even avoid it all together. Timeliness the key to accurate daily field reports The key to creating accurate field reports is timeliness. 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