The company and 25 people were also charged with running a scheme that falsely certified thousands of workers as having completed required safety training. By Matthew Haag A construction safety ...

Construction workers will be among the first back to work (photo: governor's office) In the blink of an eye, COVID-19 brought most of New York City’s construction industry to a halt, leaving thousands ...

Labor shortages (38%), rising material costs (35%) and job site safety (32%) were the top three challenges to the ...

As temperatures drop and daylight hours shrink, construction sites face increased fall hazards, making proper planning, equipment, and safety culture more critical than ever. Each Fall, construction ...

The deadline for construction workers to complete their 40 hours of safety training should be pushed back from Sept. 1 to next March because of the pandemic, according to a group of lawmakers.

New York City is in the midst of a building boom. According to the New York City Department of Buildings, construction has increased by more than 300% since 2009. In their 2016 annual report, Building ...

The city’s 185,000 construction workers would have to undergo up to 55 hours of safety training under a bill approved Wednesday by the City Council – a measure labor unions view as necessary for ...

The New York City Council adopted on Sept. 27 a municipal construction safety law requiring workers on many projects to have 40 to 55 hours of safety training, well above the minimums required by ...

A new interactive map released by New York City's Department of Buildings shows 8,000 construction sites that require safety training. Jul 08, 2019 New York City's Department of Buildings released a ...

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