Mayor Eric Adams has served the people of New York City as an NYPD officer, State Senator, Brooklyn Borough President, and now as the...

Did you know that there are over 70,000 passenger elevators and over 2,800 escalators in New York City under the jurisdiction of the...

New Law Makes Contractors Responsible For Wages Owed To Their Subcontractors' Employees New York State Governor Kathy Hochul signs...

PHOTO: OFFICE OF GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL Governor Kathy Hochul introduced and welcomed New York State Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin at...

As of December 27, employers must ensure that all workers who enter the workplace or come into contact with the public during the course...

Starting September 7, 2021, industry professionals looking to apply for a new license for more than a dozen construction-related roles in...

PHOTO: WIKIPEDIA (Reuters) - On August 24, and upon Andrew Cuomo's resignation as governor of New York, lieutenant governor Kathy Hochul...

DOB's 2nd annual Build Safe | Live Safe Digital Construction Safety Conference The free and open to the public, five-day-long event...

Skyline Restoration proudly participated again this year in the OSHA 2021 National Safety Stand-Down To Prevent Falls in Construction....

The NYC Department of Buildings Announces Proposed Bills General contractors to be licensed by DOB, and more site safety supervision at...

Why is reform of LABOR LAW 240 more urgent than ever now? On March 31, New York became the 15th state in the nation to legalize cannabis....

As of April 29, 2021, the Department of Buildings can issue violations to owners of buildings over 25,000 square feet – or multiple...

In an Op-Ed in Crain’s New York Business titled “New York's Scaffold Law is holding back affordable housing” Jolie Milstein, president...

U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh has appointed 15 individuals to serve as members on the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and...

WITH RELEASE OF VIDEO IN SUPPORT OF “SCAFFOLD LAW” MORATORIUM Following up on their urgent appeal to Governor Andrew Cuomo asking him to...

During consecutive sessions at the week-long Build Safe / Live Safe Digital 2020 Conference, the NYC Buildings Department presented the...

While actual construction spending in 2019 ($60.6 billion) notched close to the forecasted ($61.5 billion) amount, the COVID-19 pandemic,...

DOB’s 2020 Digital: Safety, Innovation & Sustainability Conference DOB Commissioner Melanie E. LaRocca during the Worker Safety Report...

On August 27, the New York City Council voted to extend the deadline for workers to acquire 40 hours of site safety training (SST) from...

On November 25, 2020, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced that work has been completed on the...

The winners of the DOB’s Carbon Neutrality and Hack the Building Code Innovation Challenges presented their entries during keynote...

With the renewal of construction activity across New York, the Scaffold Law Reform Coalition (SLRC) and the New York City Special Riggers...

The Andromeda Academy of Construction Trades, a DOB-aproved training provider in New York City, has developed a COVID-19 safety policies...

Site-specific health plan, affirmation and other requirements The new guidance reinforces the New York State Department of Health’s...