Re: Safety manuals and credentials

[quills -at- airmail -dot- net]

If you are certified, or a lawyer, then you should be charging them a 
whole lot more to do the contract. It's their responsibility to vet the 
information. Not necessarily yours. Ask them to clarify what they need, 
versus what service you provide.

Scott

Milan Davidovic wrote:
> 2009/4/21 Gérald Bourguignon <gbourguignon -at- abrahamcomm -dot- ca>:
>   
>> I've just received a question from a potential client and I'm not quite sure how to respond. They need their safety manuals rewritten/revised and they've asked me if I have the credentials that would stand up in court should they ever be challenged on the manuals. I've been doing tech writing for over 12 years but am new to contracting.
>>     
>
> Perhaps they don't have someone of their own who's certified (e.g. UL)
> to sign off on the manuals?
>
>   

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