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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 ...

First Part of Mario M. Cuomo Bridge Finally Opens to Drivers

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Sep 1, 2017
The brand new Mario M. Cuomo Bridge partially opened to the public early in the morning on Saturday, August 26. For now, only the northbound section of the Thruway will lead drivers to the new bridge, ...

New York City to Rapidly Expand Protected Bicycle Lanes

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Aug 29, 2017
The New York City Department of Transportation recently vowed to add 50 lane miles of regular bicycle lanes and another 10 miles of protected lanes to the city every single year starting in 2017. ...

Governor Andrew Cuomo Opens All Major NYC Roads, Suspends Non-Emergency Construction

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 11, 2017
In preparation for Amtrak’s repair work, dubbed the “Summer of Hell” that was scheduled to begin on Sunday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo will open all lanes and suspend all non-emergency ...

US Department of Transportation Withdraws from $24 Billion Gateway Program

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 7, 2017
The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) withdrew from their position on the board of the Gateway Program, a nearly $24 billion project to add a second rail underneath the Hudson River ...

Mayor de Blasio, Union Leaders Agree on Additional Training Requirements for Workers

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jun 27, 2017
Mayor Bill de Blasio is working with construction union leaders in New York City to fight back against the growing numbers of injuries and fatalities on construction sites by improving worker-training ...

NY Regional BAC Writes Memo in Support of Bill for Bricklayers

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jun 14, 2017
The New York Regional Conference of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers (NY Regional BAC), which represents approximately 11,000 members of local International Union of Bricklayers and Allied ...

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