Airplane passengers at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport may have noticed an increase in construction activity lately. Indeed, construction has been occurring, leading to an incident in which two construction workers were killed on the job. The trench...
Despite extensive OHSA regulations and myriad New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) safety initiatives, there are over 150,000 construction site injuries every year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Just within the last two weeks, a treacherous...
Every five to six days, a worker is killed in an accident on a New York construction jobsite. To help combat this problem, and deter employer negligence, a new state law was recently enacted. Carlos’ Law The Governor signed legislation last Dec., S.621B/A.4947B. Also...
As a bustling metropolitan area, New York City and surrounding areas always have construction projects going at some stage of completion. Thousands of people work on these construction sites and, although most sites and construction employers do their best to take...
Just because you work in an office does not mean you are free from workplace hazards. Office environments in New York City can still be dangerous leading to on-the-job injuries. Many of these injuries are serious enough to cause you to miss work. It is important to be...
Everyone wears safety gear on construction worksites. Why? Because construction worksites are dangerous. There are falling objects, heaving equipment, nail guns, etc. However, there are a plethora of ways that construction worksites can be made safer, which is...
Scaffolding presents one of the greatest hazards to construction workers. If exterior scaffolding collapses, the workers who are using the scaffold will fall and perhaps suffer serious injuries. Most scaffolding accidents will produce workers’ compensation benefits...
Construction is an integral part of the New York City economy. With the number of businesses located in New York, people who want to live in the city and a seemingly endless number of projects planned and in progress, it always appears as if there is construction...
Construction work is ever-present in the New York City metro area. Barely a day goes by when we do not see orange barrels on the road or scaffolding on a building. That being said, construction work is dangerous work. The following are some statistics on workplace...
If you work at a construction site, you know the dangers that an accident can pose. However, your job can impact your health in more subtle ways, and the occupational diseases that your everyday tasks can cause are no less worthy of attention. What hazards in the...