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 were required to complete at least 30 hours of construction safety training by December of this year. The Department of Buildings reportedly started considering […]
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 complete the necessary training before getting into the cab of one of these machines, and must pay close attention to their surroundings in […]
In massive cities filled with skyscrapers like New York City, cranes and crane operators are a regular fixture on almost every single construction site. These workers and machines make so much work possible, but they can also face a considerable amount of danger on construction sites that don’t carefully follow safety regulations. Between 2011 and […]
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 among the biggest threats to the health and safety of Americans every year. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), injuries are […]
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. OSHA proposed to remove a current provision that requires multiple certification levels based on equipment’s lifting capacity. Instead, the proposed change would clarify that testing organizations do not […]
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 construction accidents are preventable, which is why increased safety training is so important. Every worker who leaves for the job site in the morning deserves to come home […]
Electricity may power our modern society, but it needs to be handled carefully in order to avoid injury. According to The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), electrocutions were the second leading cause of worker deaths on construction sites in 2014[1]. In order to limit the chance of electrical injuries on construction sites, […]
The New York City Technical Working Group has announced 23 new safety recommendations for operating cranes within the city. The Crane Safety Technical Group was created after the crane collapse in Tribeca this past February. This new independent review will provide guidelines on the best practices for implementing crane regulations, as well as the use […]
Under federal law, employees have a right to a safe work environment. This means that employers have a responsibility to protect their workers from potential diseases caused by job-related activities and atmosphere. The World Health Organization defines occupational disease as, An “occupational disease” is any disease contracted primarily as a result of an exposure to […]
Attorney David Perecman had the opportunity to lecture at the National Labor & Management Conference, where The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C., was also an exhibitor. This past weekend, Attorney David Perecman attended the National Labor and Management Conference in Hollywood, Florida where our firm had a booth as an exhibitor. The conference, which is in its 38th year, is […]
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