Controversial Scaffold Law in New York Under Critical Eye

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The New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health published findings on worksite safety in the state based on a year of data and research that comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and the New York City Department of Buildings. This study found that the state as a whole had a higher fatality rate than New York City. The NYC Scaffold Safety Law requires contractors to provide all of their workers with proper safety equipment while they are working on high-rises. This law says that if a worker doesn’t receive this safety equipment and...

21 June

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NYC Construction Site Accident Lawyer Points Out Dangers of High-Pressure Work Environments

Posted by Frekhtman & Associates

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When companies feel pressured to meet certain goals, such as an important deadline or a specific level of earnings, they can wind up compromising worker safety. The Harvard Business Review recently reported a study evaluating companies that feel pressured to meet analysts' earnings predictions. When companies just meet the predicted level of earnings or barely exceed it, they have a higher rate of worker injuries and illnesses. This also holds true when comparisons are made across companies; companies that fall short of predicted earnings or more easily surpass them experience lower rates of worker injuries and illnesses than companies who have...

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Controversial Scaffold Law in New York Under Critical Eye

NYC Construction Site Accident Lawyer Points Out Dangers of High-Pressure Work Environments