May 2, 2023 | Announcements, Member News
U.S. Department of Labor | May 1, 2023 OSHA initiative aligns enforcement, outreach efforts to protect workers WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has begun a National Emphasis Program to...
Apr 21, 2023 | Announcements, Member News
An Automated Work Zone Speed Monitoring Pilot Program to help enforce speed limits in highway construction and maintenance work zones will officially launch on April 17, a joint initiative between the New York State Department of Transportation and the New York State...
Feb 22, 2023 | Announcements, Member News
From: Construction Dive; Authored by: Sebastian Obando; Dated: Feb. 17, 2023 After recording their biggest drop in over two years, overall construction and nonresidential input prices whipsawed upwards again in January, increasing 1.3% and 1.1% respectively, according...
Jan 30, 2023 | Announcements
From: Construction Dive; Authored by: Zachary Phillips; Dated: Jan. 27, 2023 The potential fine for criminally negligent contractors in New York state got a lot higher last month. Carlos’ Law, signed by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul in late December, increases the...
Jan 30, 2023 | Announcements, Member News
From: U.S. Department of Labor Dated: January 26, 2023 The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued new enforcement guidance to make its penalties more effective in stopping employers from repeatedly...
Dec 16, 2022 | Announcements, Member News
From: Construction Executive, Authored by: Stephen E. Irving Dated: October 31, 2022 It is becoming increasingly clear that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is having an active year, perhaps emboldened by an administration increasingly engaged...
Nov 16, 2022 | Member News
From: ConstructionDive, Authored by: Sebastian Obando Dated: November 14, 2022 Plan for market conditions to get worse before they get better. Despite battling supply chain issues since late 2020, the construction industry will see continued material price escalation...
Oct 17, 2022 | Announcements, Member News
By: Lovell Safety Management Co The New York Compensation Insurance Rating Board has revised the Experience Rating Plan and formula effective 10/1/2022. All experience ratings created on or after 10/1/2022 will use the new formula and methodology that is designed to...
Oct 4, 2022 | Announcements, Member News
Award on Base Bid Not Including Elected Alternate Violates Public Bidding Laws By Nell M. Hurley, Esq; Ernstrom & Dreste, LLP Sometimes the question a court is asked is not the one the court decides to answer. What began as a dispute over an apparent...
Jul 29, 2022 | Announcements, Member News
From: ConstructionDive, Authored by: Zachary Phillips July 28, 2022 Until OSHA publishes a new heat standard, contractors should follow the agency’s guidance regarding how to prevent heat illness and death on their jobsites, according to presenters Wednesday at an...
Jul 20, 2022 | Announcements, Member News
From: ConstructionDive, Authored by: Sebastian Obando Dated: July 19, 2022 The New York chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) still rates New York state’s infrastructure in mediocre condition, though its 2022 C rating shows a slight improvement...
Jul 20, 2022 | Announcements, Member News
From: U.S. Department of Labor Dated: U.S. Department of Labor WASHINGTON – In 2022’s first six months, 22 workers have fallen victim to the deadly hazards present in trenching and excavation work – surpassing 15 in all of 2021 – and prompting the U.S....
