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Preserving, Repairing, or Replicating Historic Metal

September 10, 2024
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ISSUE #49 SUMMER 2024

A DAY OF GENEROSITY AND IMPACT

SKYLINE'S 16TH ANNUAL CHARITABLE GOLF CLASSIC RAISES OVER $300K, SUPPORTING A RANGE OF VITAL COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES

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May 22
8 min

Legislation To Halt the Epidemic of Staged Accidents Receives NY District Attorneys' Endorsement, Opposition by Unions

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

May 22
1 min

Construction Related Injuries and Fatalities Reported by The DOB in the 1st Quarter Of 2024

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

Feb 24
3 min

Gangs, lawyers, and medical providers exploiting New York’s Scaffold Law by facilitating staged accidents.

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

Feb 15
1 min

Hochul Vetoes Bill on Noncompete Agreements

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

Feb 15
1 min

State Comptroller Audits DOB

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

Feb 15
1 min

Minimum Wage Increase

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

Feb 15
2 min

Limited to Three Jobs

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

Oct 25, 2023
1 min

Legislation Makes Wage Theft Larceny in New York State

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

Oct 25, 2023
3 min

Site Safety Training for Asylum Seekers in New York

“We’re waiting for additional support to turn out another round,” says Shana McCormick, executive director of The Skyline Charitable...

Oct 25, 2023
5 min

Build Safe | Live Safe Conference 2023

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

Jun 12, 2023
2 min

Scaffold Law Reform

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

Jun 12, 2023
2 min

Over $12M in grants for worker safety, health training

The U.S. Department of Labor announced the availability of more than $12.7 million in funding to make more good jobs available to the...

Feb 28, 2023
2 min

Governor Hochul Signs Carlos' Law

Legislation S.621B/A.4947B Amends the Penal Law to Add Criminal Corporate Liability for the Death or Serious Physical Injury of an...

Feb 28, 2023
2 min

OSHA Announces Changes For 2023

New enforcement guidance aims to prevent worker injuries and fatalities and hold employers who place profit over safety accountable....

Feb 28, 2023
1 min

Safety Week – MAY 1-5, 2023

From May 1-5, Safety Week aims to unite participants through a common purpose: “to provide the vision, insights, resources and...

Jul 5, 2022
4 min

Wage Theft Legislation

A contractor assumes liability for any unpaid wages, benefits, damages, attorney fees related to a civil or administrative action by a...

Jul 5, 2022
2 min

A Pledge to Safety

Construction Safety Week and National Safety Stand-Down To Prevent Falls in Construction (May 2-6, 2022) are two annual events honored by...

Jul 5, 2022
1 min

NYC DOB Training Connect SST Cards

As of February 1, 2023, construction sites requiring DOB-licensed safety professionals will only accept NYC DOB Training Connect Site...

Jul 5, 2022
2 min

New State Workforce Development Office

On April 26, 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul announced the creation of the New York State Office of Strategic Workforce Development, which...

Jan 6, 2022
1 min

NYC Construction Outlook Forecasts $161 billion in spending for 2021-2023

The New York Building Congress and the New York Building Foundation released their 2021-2023 New York City Construction Outlook, part of...

Jan 6, 2022
2 min

New Liability for Contractors

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

Jan 5, 2022
3 min

Key to NYC Mandate

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

Jun 14, 2021
4 min

Commissioner LaRocca predicts 2021 to be “our safest year yet”

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

Jun 14, 2021
3 min

New safety legislation and sweeping code revisions

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