22.7.2 Contractors.

• Jurisdiction: Arizona

22.7.2 Contractors. In Arizona, one of the general duties of general contractors is to keep the work site safe, including for employees of subcontractors.⁸³ And, while a general contractor has a duty to keep “joint work spaces” reasonably safe, this duty cannot be breached absent active negligence, as opposed to inaction.⁸⁴ Additionally, a contractor who undertakes contractual responsibility for job-site safety and accident prevention, or affirmatively exercises such control, owes a duty of care to those on the premises.⁸⁵ A general contractor is liable to subcontractors’ employees if he retains control over the work; his liability extends “as far as the scope of...