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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued citations to three New York electrical contractors. The penalties could total as much as $465,410 for workplace safety violations at a Long Island construction site. The project is a five story...

Multiple construction workers' accidents on the Newburgh-Beacon bridge over the Hudson River have lead to the temporary suspension of work on the project.A 46-year old union painter was injured while working in the containment system, a device that is supposed to...

Does a worker have the right to ask for a safety inspection?The answer is yes. Look, we understand that this is not a comfortable conversation and one not many workers are willing to have. Why? All workers balance their next paycheck, paying their rent or mortgage and...

Yet again, it's Profits Over People. According to a report in Tuesday's "Crain's New York Business", a panel was held Tuesday morning before the Greater New York Construction User Council at the Scandanavia House on Park Avenue in Manhattan to discuss efforts to...

Safety at a construction site must always remain paramount. This recent photograph, taken in mid-town Manhattan, reveals a suspended scaffold hanging at a precarious angle on the exterior of a large building. It does not take an expert in construction safety to...

The Sandhogs are synonomous with New York City. Sandhogs are rightfully credited with shaping the biggest, most expansive city in the world. You just may not see their work as often as you see that of other construction workers. In today's modern world, construction...

Rarely do people think about life or death when they go to work, unless they work in the fields that have been recently profiled as some of the most dangerous jobs in New York. In a recent article, Metro daily newspaper highlighted several New York City industries...