The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has introduced an interactive Severe Injury Report...

Just a few weeks before its June 30th launch, Governor Kathy Hochul announced she’s postponing congestion pricing in New York, and directed

New York is the first state in the nation to offer home energy rebate funding, now available through the state’s EmPower+ program. The...

A8981/S8413 would make staging a construction site accident a Class E felony. Staged Accidents bill A8981/S8413, that would make staging...

The NYC Buildings department urges construction professionals carrying Site Safety Training (SST) cards produced by Valor Consulting to...

During the first quarter of 2024, New York City experienced two fatalities and 139 injuries at construction sites, as reported by the NYC...

Arup US and Practice for Architecture and Urbanism (PAU) to design new sidewalk sheds and pedestrian safety equipment for New Yorkers New...

Initial Observation Report Prior To Submitting the Full Engineering Report May Be Required Under new rules, parking structure owners in...

The Department of Buildings issues a Stop Work Order (SWO) at a work site when inspectors determine a site has unsafe work or conditions...

Industry Coalition Mobilizes Against Fraud: Underwriters, Insurers, and Contractors Unite to Combat Exploitation of New York's Scaffold...

Proposed legislation would require insurance companies providing coverage for liability under the Scaffold Law to report to the...

On December 22, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul vetoed a bill proposing a comprehensive ban on noncompete agreements in employment in New...

In a follow-up audit released by state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's office, the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) has been...

Parking Garages - The first deadline for the city's parking structure inspection program for properties in sub-cycle A was Sunday,...

As of January 1, 2024, the minimum wage in New York increased to $16 per hour in New York City, Westchester, and Long Island....

As of January 2, 2024, the Department of Buildings is not issuing a permit if the Construction Superintendent (CS) designated on the...

It allows prosecutors to seek stronger criminal penalties against employers who steal wages from workers “My administration is committed...

As of September 1, 2023, the NYC Department of Buildings no longer waives the Work Without a Permit civil penalty for installed permitted...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of City Planning (DCP) Director Dan Garodnick are taking steps towards...

On September 25, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced the deployment of an additional 150 members of the New York National...

Key presentations are summarized here. One of the main Conference presentations, 2022 NYC Construction Code Sidewalk Shed Requirements &...

Photo: NYC.GOV In late July, NYC Mayor Eric Adams and DOB Commissioner Jimmy Oddo announced the City’s new “Get Sheds Down” plan to...

Bills aim to speed up the process for taking down scaffolding, allow for less intrusive alternatives to be used, ensure the scaffolding...

H.R.2542 - Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2023 "would protect federal money from scaffold law" "...And ensure that money we get for the...