4 The field office for a solar energy construction project in a rural location received a series of phone calls warning of a bomb on the job site. The caller also threatened to shoot workers from a nearby wooded area unless work on the project stopped immediately. Work on the project was halted for over a week until an investigation resulted in the arrest of the individual responsible for the threats.

• Following the arrest, how can the contractor address their workers’

and subcontractors’ heightened concern for their safety at work? What responsibility, if any, might the contractor have to workers’ families and residents in the local community? What steps might the contractor take to prepare for a similar event in the future and who do you think should be assigned a responsible role?

• What do you think the project owner’s role or responsibility should be in this scenario?