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Earlier this year, a study released in January discovered some troubling statistics regarding construction workers and the number of safety inspections being conducted at their sites.
Due to the ongoing “building boom” happening around the city, construction-related accidents and fatalities within the city have risen a concerning amount.…
Just days after a vigil was held to honor construction workers who were killed on the job in New York, during which union leaders stressed the need for safer workplaces, emergency crews had to rush a man who fell fifteen feet into a hole on a construction site to the hospital.…
It seems like every few months in 2016, emergency responders have been called to the scene of a crane accident in New York where people – both workers and citizens who were unlucky enough to be passing by at the time – sustained life-threatening injuries.…
Everyone knows that construction work is hard and physically demanding, but few outside of the industry realize how truly dangerous it is. Even the most seasoned professionals who have “done it all and seen it all” are always at risk, especially when the are working around elevator shafts.…
In addition to all of the other safety issues being addressed by the Department of Buildings (DOB), the administration may now need to look into the work being done by Special Inspectors throughout the city on construction sites.
The DOB announced that they have pulled the license of an engineer who was hired to look over the job site of a building that was under construction in 2011.…
