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NY Fatal Construction Accidents Highest Since 2008

In just the first 5 months of 2015, New York has had as many construction fatalities as all of 2014

Contractor Fined $121K After Demolition Worker Dies

District Attorney has yet to announce if criminal charges will be filed

Nine Florida Contractors Cited for Ignoring Fall Hazards

Occupational Safety & Health Administration

Proposed penalties for the nine companies total $152,200

10 Injured After Crane Drops Load in NYC

Crane rigging strap snaps and four-ton heating and air-conditioning unit falls nearly 30 stories into the middle of Madison Avenue

Construction Company Owner, Project Manager Convicted of Manslaughter

Both men convicted of involuntary manslaughter after worker dies from cave-in at homebuilding site in 2012

FREE Download: Use and Re-use of Formwork: Safety Risks and Reliability Assessment

Researchers from Oregon State University, mapped the life cycle of vertical concrete formwork on three construction sites, and identified and evaluated the typical site environmental and operations impacts on formwork during its use and re-use.

Report: NY Construction Sites Poorly Regulated, OSHA Shares Blame

New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health study says OSHA does not have enough inspectors to monitor all NYC worksites and average penalties for violations and accidents is far too little

In New York, construction work accounts for less than 4% of employment but 20% of the state's occupational fatalities.

Safway Group Offers Free Scaffold Safety Training

Safway Group Holding LLC

Limited time, no-cost offer available through May 31st

Buyers Products LED Strobe & Strip Lights

Buyers Products Co.

Buyers' Products adds LED strobe lights, marker/strobe lights and 5-function strip lights to LED truck and trailer lighting options

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Report: Young Hispanic Immigrant Construction Workers Face Greatest Safety Challenges

Construction firms with fewer than 20 employees historically are most likely to hire young, uneducated immigrants and are unlikely to employ occupational safety systems that might prevent on-the-job injuries and deaths

Young, Hispanic workers hired by small construction companies are at the highest risk of safety and health-related challenges in the United States, according to a joint ASSE and NIOSH report.

OSHA Rule to Protect Workers from Beryllium Exposure Plagued by Delays

Current beryllium exposure limits sit at 2.0 micrograms per cubic meter but could be reduced to 0.5 or even 0.1 micrograms per cubic meter

Texas Supreme Court Overturns Jury Verdict on Genie Lift Death

A 6-3 ruling said the Genie AWP-40S aerial lift in not unreasonably dangerous after a man was killed when two workers tried to move the lift while it was 40 feet in the air

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