Consolidation of the healthcare industry has accelerated in recent years creating heightened competition requiring healthcare systems and...

Effective on December 28, 2017, Local Law 159 of 2017: Safe Construction Bill of Rights requires building owners of multiple dwellings to...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is playing an increasingly important role in the construction industry, particularly in researching, testing...

As of February 1, 2018, many employers with more than 10 employees are required to keep a record of serious work-related injuries and...

After long debate among union, non-union and real estate groups, the New York City Council unanimously passed the construction safety...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a new Respirable Crystalline Silica Standard – one for construction...

Effective November 6, 2017, all jobs requiring a Registered Construction Superintendent (CS) will now also require a Site Safety Plan...

By Thomas E. Kramer, P.E., CSP* In November, OSHA issued a final rule on Walking-Working Surfaces and Personal Fall Protection Systems...

What’s Involved in the Planning and Execution of Each Phase By Kevin Duffy, Sullivan Engineering LLC Time certainly does fly, especially...

The 2017 Build Safe | Live Safe Conference has been scheduled for Wednesday, May 3rd. Part of Construction Safety Week, the conference...

On September 12, 2016, the third phase of the DOB NOW program - Safety - was put into effect. The new phase provides an online portal for...

A Skyline Employee's First-Hand Account On a snowy February 5, 2016, a 15-story crane operating in Lower Manhattan’s Tribeca neighborhood...

Dr Ruwini Edirisinghe of RMIT designed a “smart vest” that takes the guesswork out of heat-related workplace safety by alerting...

"We won't tolerate contractors who cut corners and recklessly increase the risks of construction work. We're quadrupling the penalties...

February 21, 2016 marks the beginning of Sub-cycle 8B. Owners with buildings located on blocks ending in a 0, 7, or 8 have two years...

On December 17, 2015, The New York Building Congress announced the winners of the Innovative Construction Shed Design Competition...

The National Safety Council announced it is now accepting nominations for the Marion Martin Recognition Award, which is presented to...

Effective January 1, 2016, RS 19-2 has been repealed and replaced by Rule 3319-01. The new Rule applies to cranes, derricks, and...