We often talk about the work of federal and state regulators, safety advocacy groups and others standing in the gap to provide safety for front-line

Recently, a construction crew was using a drilling rig at a construction site in Long Island City when the rig hit a high-pressure gas line.

Many news reports, newsletter pieces and other types of articles deal with the controversy of New York Labor Law 240 and the environment that New

Construction is everywhere in New York City, as older spaces are improved and maintained and newer spaces are being rapidly built. As De Zeen Magazine

There’s a great deal of debate in Albany and all around the state about New York’s scaffold law, which is one of the strictest of

We know that ladder and scaffold accidents are a major cause of injury at construction sites around the country. We also know that New York

You would think that job safety is something that gets better over time. Every year, federal safety agencies and other groups work hard to promote

In the last federal fiscal year, there were 18 workers killed at construction job sites in New York City. This was an increase compared with

In order to really understand the need for workplace safety in construction, you have to understand some of the biggest hazards and risks that workers

There has been a substantial increase in the number of construction-related accidents and injuries in New York.  As the construction industry has improved, increased development