Construction workers should be comfortable refusing work that they feel puts their safety in danger. However, many workers don’t know what unsafe construction work is, what it looks like, or what to do if they suspect something may be unsafe. There are many...
Local Law 196 (LL 196) requires more training for construction workers and supervisors on job sites in New York City. The NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) aims to promote safer job sites, and is pushing contractors in the city to quickly get their employees OSHA...
Every year construction workers are killed on the job due to workplace accidents and mismanaged safety. The Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) was called together in 1970 by United States Congress and is now the governing body to preventing workplace injuries...
Safety continues to be examined under a microscopic lens, and OSHA training has proven to be successful when it comes to reducing fatal four incidents on job sites across America. In fact, OSHA’s influence on safety has taken deaths down from 38 per day in 1970 to...
