Bureau of Labor Statistics Releases Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses for 2017

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Nov 12, 2018

The United States Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics recently released its findings on nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses as reported by private industry employers in 2017 on ...

New York City Pushes Construction Safety Training Deadline Back to June 2019

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Nov 8, 2018

The New York City Department of Buildings announced that it is pushing back the first major construction safety training deadline to the summer of 2019. Before this change, all construction workers ...

New York City Construction Expected to Set Record High in 2018

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Oct 23, 2018

NYC is set to break records for new construction projects in the history of the city in 2018. The New York Building Congress recently released a new report that estimates construction spending for ...

Growing Number of 9/11 First Responders Afflicted by Breast Cancer

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Oct 15, 2018

30 men exposed to the air around Ground Zero after 9/11 have reported being diagnosed with breast cancer. Men only account for one percent of all breast cancer cases in the United States every year. ...

Construction Map Tracks All Projects Across New York City

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Oct 3, 2018

Earlier this year, the New York City buildings department released an online map tracking every single major construction project across the city, including estimated size, cost, and number of ...

New Study Shows that Construction Workers are Incredibly at Risk of Opioid Dependency

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Sep 26, 2018

A recent study conducted by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) discovered that construction workers were six times more likely to die from an opioid overdose than an average worker in ...

Fatal Construction Accidents on the Rise in New York City

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Sep 19, 2018

According to a report recently released by the New York City Department of Buildings, there has been a spike in the number of construction-related accidents, deaths, and injuries in the first half of ...

OSHA Extends Public Comments on Proposed Crane Operator Qualification Rule Change Again

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Aug 23, 2018

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced that it is giving its stakeholders 30 more days to submit comments on the proposed crane operator qualification rules, extending the ...

What You Need to Know About the New Site Safety Training Guidelines

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 25, 2018

The New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) recently published its additional course requirements (PDF) for required training curriculums for workers and supervisors in the construction industry ...

New York City Needs to Protect Its Workers From Excessive Heat

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 24, 2018

Temperatures across the globe are hitting record highs on was seems like a daily basis, and New York City is no exception. In the first three weeks of July, the local temperature hit or exceeded 90°F ...

Were You Injured in an Excavator Crash?

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 10, 2018

Excavators, while incredibly powerful and useful pieces of heavy machinery, come with inherent risks because of both their sheer size and the skill it takes to operate them. Operators are required to ...

What You Should Know About National Safety Month

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jun 6, 2018

The National Safety Council (NSC) celebrates National Safety Month every year, which aims to increase national attention for the leading causes of injuries and fatalities in the country. Injuries are ...

OSHA Proposes Crane Operator Qualification Rule Change

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jun 1, 2018

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently proposed an update to its crane safety rules by changing certain provisions and adding new minimum operator competency requirements. ...

NYC Department of Buildings Announces Mandatory 40 Hours of Training for Workers

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| May 17, 2018

NYC’s Department of Buildings (DOB) recently announced its final safety training requirements , which includes a mandatory 62 hours of training for supervisors and 40 hours for workers. “Most ...

New Study Shows Loud Noise On the Job Linked to High Cholesterol, Blood Pressure

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| May 16, 2018

A recent study conducted by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) discovered that workers who are exposed to loud noise while on the job face a greater risk of high ...

Promoting Construction Worker Safety with National Safety Stand-Down

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| May 7, 2018

From May 7 through May 11, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is promoting the National Safety Stand-Down to raise awareness of fall hazards across the United States in an effort ...

AFL-CIO Reports That More Than 5,000 Workers Died on the Job in 2016

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| May 2, 2018

5,190 workers in the United States died on the job in 2016, according to a report published by the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), an increase of 354 ...

A Stagnant Budget Restricts OSHA's Ability to Protect Workers

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Feb 28, 2018

The New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH) recently published “Deadly Skyline”, the organization’s annual report on construction fatalities throughout New York State. We have ...

Union Workers Across the United States to March for "Working People's Day of Action"

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Feb 22, 2018

Workers across the United States are expected to take to the streets on Saturday, February 24 for the “Working People’s Day of Action”, which seeks to show public support for workers two days before ...

$20 Billion Worth of Institutional Construction Projects Break Ground in NYC Since 2012

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Nov 29, 2017

New York City has been in the middle of a construction boom since October of 2012, with an estimated $20 billion worth of renovation and construction projects breaking ground in that five year ...

Mayor Bill De Blasio Signs New Construction Safety Bill Into Law

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Oct 18, 2017

NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio signed Intro 1447-C into law on Monday, October 16. This construction safety bill will require workers on most construction sites to participate in at least 40 hours of safety ...

The Nationwide Attack on Workers' Compensation Benefits

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Oct 16, 2017

Anti-worker lobbyists have been gutting workers’ compensation benefits for years, pushing down the potential benefits while jacking up the price of premiums. Workers’ compensation was created to ...

Controversial New Bill Requiring Safety Training for Construction Workers Passed Into Law

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Oct 3, 2017

The New York City Council recently voted to change the city’s safety and training laws for construction workers, a profession that saw an average of 20 people die on the job every year between 2007 ...

New Scaffolding Ready to be Installed in New York City

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Sep 14, 2017

New York is looking to add some style to the scaffolding that covers thousands of buildings throughout the city. Urban Umbrella, the company that won a competition to redesign the drab green ...

Gateway Tunnel Project Seeks Federal Funding, Remains in Danger Due to Hudson Yards' Construction Timeline

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Sep 8, 2017

Top officials from New York and New Jersey visited the White House on Thursday, September 7 to discuss the future of the Gateway project, a multibillion-dollar tunnel that will run underneath the ...

Construction

Our Construction Posts

Bureau of Labor Statistics Releases Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses for 2017

New York City Pushes Construction Safety Training Deadline Back to June 2019

New York City Construction Expected to Set Record High in 2018

Growing Number of 9/11 First Responders Afflicted by Breast Cancer

Construction Map Tracks All Projects Across New York City

New Study Shows that Construction Workers are Incredibly at Risk of Opioid Dependency

Fatal Construction Accidents on the Rise in New York City

OSHA Extends Public Comments on Proposed Crane Operator Qualification Rule Change Again

What You Need to Know About the New Site Safety Training Guidelines

New York City Needs to Protect Its Workers From Excessive Heat

Were You Injured in an Excavator Crash?

What You Should Know About National Safety Month

OSHA Proposes Crane Operator Qualification Rule Change

NYC Department of Buildings Announces Mandatory 40 Hours of Training for Workers

New Study Shows Loud Noise On the Job Linked to High Cholesterol, Blood Pressure

Promoting Construction Worker Safety with National Safety Stand-Down

AFL-CIO Reports That More Than 5,000 Workers Died on the Job in 2016

A Stagnant Budget Restricts OSHA's Ability to Protect Workers

Union Workers Across the United States to March for "Working People's Day of Action"

$20 Billion Worth of Institutional Construction Projects Break Ground in NYC Since 2012

Mayor Bill De Blasio Signs New Construction Safety Bill Into Law

The Nationwide Attack on Workers' Compensation Benefits

Controversial New Bill Requiring Safety Training for Construction Workers Passed Into Law

New Scaffolding Ready to be Installed in New York City

Gateway Tunnel Project Seeks Federal Funding, Remains in Danger Due to Hudson Yards' Construction Timeline

Testimonials

“He Made a difference for me and my family”

“One of the best decisions I had ever made”

“Mr. Perecman had my best interests at heart”