Implementing a daily checklist for a job site’s scaffolding can drastically improve the safety of a construction site. Here are some of the most important takeaways that you should be on the lookout for daily in a construction environment.
New York City’s Department of Buildings exists to protect all New Yorkers, construction workers included, from hazardous conditions that may occur on the job. In the last decade, the Department has enacted over 25 new programs and regulations to improve safety at construction sites.
If you or a person you love has been injured in a car accident, you may be wondering what factors can affect your settlement. While a variety of factors play a role in car accident cases, here are some of the more important factors that can affect your case.
When working at any height above ground, you should be provided with a proper harness to ensure that you yourself do not fall. Assuming your harness is attached to an anchor somewhere on the construction site, you can use a tool tethering kit to link your hand tools to your wrists or to your clothing.
Driving while distracted is dangerous and can lead to accidents, injuries, and even death. We outline some of the most common distractions while operating a vehicle.
If you are injured due to a property owner’s negligence in maintaining their property, you may have the right to sue them under the doctrine of premises liability.
Even if a construction worker’s fall is not deadly, it can cause serious injuries that force the worker to lose time from work and incur financial hardship. Fortunately, New York State’s Scaffold Law protects construction workers by holding building site owners and employers fully liable for worker deaths and injuries resulting from unsafe conditions at elevated worksites.
When you’re a construction worker, you face dangers on the job that other professionals can avoid. One such danger is a stress fracture, which is a small crack or serious bruising of the bone.
While injured workers generally cannot file for workers’ comp and file a personal injury lawsuit, there are many instances where a worker can file both types of claims.