New York scaffold law News

A new report by a state workplace safety watchdog highlights the deadly risks construction workers face in New York. The New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH) released its latest construction fatality report, “Deadly Skyline: An Annual Report …

There is a renewed push to scrap a unique New York state law that makes property owners and contractors liable for most “gravity-related” injuries to workers on construction sites. Some government agencies and contractors say the 1885 Scaffold Law doubles …