Steepest Slopes Allowed in NY Construction
When it comes to work injury cases, people often think about the most obvious kinds of hazards, including defective equipment, falls from high places and chemical exposure. But there are many aspects to New York labor law that provide worker safety, some of which concern things that people might not generally think about on construction jobs — like the lay of the land. New York Department of Labor safety and health resources talk about state regulations for excavating. Under Subpart 23, for excavation operations, the legislation provides a table of the steepest allowed unbraced slopes, with specific slope ratios based on depth and types of