As you may know, before you can start working on a job in the city, it is mandatory to take an OSHA Safety Training New York and properly train yourself in the safety and prevention of construction accidents. What Are OSHA Courses? OSHA Safety Training New York focuses on creating a safe work environment on […]
Supported scaffolds consist of one or more platforms supported by rigid, load- bearing members, such as poles, legs, frames, outriggers, etc. Suspended scaffolds, which are one or more platforms suspended by ropes or other non-rigid, overhead support. Check out some of our most popular Supported scaffolds In Person training courses. 4-Hour Supported Scaffold User and […]
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Citing higher-than-average vaccine hesitancy among construction workers and a worsening skills shortage, the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) and two of its chapters in Texas filed suit yesterday in federal court to block the Biden administration’s effort to impose a Covid vaccine mandate on federal contractors. Although the AGC has vigorously promoted vaccination for […]
Recent accusations in the press from leaders at Building Skills, a non-accredited construction training program, claimed that an uncited labor shortage is plaguing the construction industry. While they’re busy pointing fingers, they fail to address the real problem at hand—the fraudulent and deceitful practices of non-union, non-accredited apprenticeships like their own. A labor shortage is […]
A federal workplace safety investigation has found a Queens, New York-based construction contractor failed to provide and ensure the use of effective fall protection safeguards that would have prevented the death of a worker who fell roughly 60 feet from a roof on May 27, 2021, during the demolition of a Brooklyn building. The 49-year-old […]
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has put on hold the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for U.S. employers with 100 employees or more, after being told by a court last week that it must do so. The Department of Labor, which oversees OSHA, told Fox News Wednesday the agency has suspended the implementation and enforcement of the mandate while it remains […]
Construction in the city has bounced back from its early-in-the-year doldrums, but projects still have not returned to pre-pandemic levels. NYC construction remains slow Developers filed plans for 486 new buildings during the third quarter, a 37% increase quarter over quarter and a 10% increase year over year, according to a report from the Real […]
As COVID-19 continues to impact the construction industry, New York City faces an uncertain near-term economic future, according to the report. Delays in the federal infrastructure bill are also not sparking much optimism, it said. But Carlo Scissura, president and CEO of the New York Building Congress, remains positive on the outlook for contractors that do […]
Local Law 87 of 2009: Energy Efficiency Report Must be Filed by a Registered Design Professional Beginning January 1, 2022, an Energy Efficiency Report (EER) must be submitted to the Department of Buildings by a registered design professional. Registered energy auditors and retro-commissioning agents who are not registered design professionals may continue to submit an […]
