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New York Safety Code Violation Lawyers Property owners, employers, and construction workers throughout New York City are required to follow both national and citywide building codes and safety codes. These codes were created to protect tenant, visitor, worker, and...
New York Ladder and Stair Accident Prevention Guide Falls are a leading cause of injury and death among construction workers. Ladders and stairways are critical for navigating job sites — yet, if poorly constructed, inadequately maintained or misused, they can become...
NY Construction Accident Lawyers Representing Workers Injured by Faulty Safety Gear Injuries Due to Lack of Fall Restraints or Safety Equipment Strict deadlines, financial concerns and other pressures can result in construction site supervisors, construction company...
Crane Accidents: Facts and Statistics Cranes are an important facet of any construction site––using their hooks and booms, cranes help transport large and heavy materials across the work site. Although cranes serve to make workers’ lives easier and help perform work...
On September 12, 2018, Luis Sanchez Almonte was tragically killed in a wall collapse while working in a trench at Sunset Park, Brooklyn. That tragedy was compounded, however, amid reports that the proposed fine for Almonte's death is a mere $63,647, even though the...
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is the federal agency charged with keeping workers safe. One of the ways OSHA does this is by providing classes in workplace safety, which many industries require of new hires. OSHA safety training is required...
Unless you work in an industry where the term is commonly used, the notion of "hot work" could mean getting out on a roof in the middle of July. Hot work is defined by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) as burning, grinding, cutting, welding or similar...
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is a relatively small agency. Nevertheless, it is charged with protecting more than 130 million workers in eight million workplaces around the country. There is one OSHA compliance officer for every 59,000...
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...
What is Burden of Proof in Civil Cases? How Does It Apply to Personal Injury? When a party in a case makes an allegation, we say that that party has the burden of proof, or the legal responsibility of producing evidence which backs the claim they have made. In a...
