Many of today’s construction workers work on scaffolding on a near-daily basis. These elevated platforms are a necessary part of construction and enable construction workers to reach heights they otherwise could not. However, they are also a common source of injury...

Regardless of where you work or what job duties you perform, you probably work near or with electricity every day. Electrical shock is so common and deadly the Occupational Safety and Health Administration considers it one of the fatal four risks to workers in the...

When you encounter a safety concern at work, you may adopt the attitude that someone else will probably report it. You may have guessed right, but doing your due diligence to report hazards can help you protect yourself and those around you. Another reason you may...

Even when you take precautions, you may still suffer an injury while on the job. Workplace accidents can be frightening and confusing, and you may wonder what your next steps are. After a work-related accident, you should take these steps immediately to protect...

Workplace accidents impact the lives of people every day in the United States. While some industries have visibly higher risks of injury than others, every worker may encounter hazards in their job. Workers that come across potential hazards should report them right...

Some employers may hire immigrant workers who do not have proper documentation believing that their employees will not report safety issues because they fear talking to authorities. Cutting corners on safety may save the company money, but it often leads to serious or...

Scaffolding, an integral part of New York construction sites, requires engineers and designers trained in the development, assembly and use of these temporary structures for maintaining safety standards. If your worksite uses the wrong scaffolding system for the job,...

If you are one of New York City’s thousands of undocumented construction workers, you may believe that you cannot file a Workers’ Compensation claim or a personal injury lawsuit if you sustain injuries in a workplace accident. This is not true. You have just as much...

It is a fact that some jobs are simply much more dangerous than others. While it is possible to sustain debilitating injury in any workplace, even an innocuous office setting, some jobs are more predisposed to fatal injuries than others. Habitually dangerous jobs...

There are many dangerous tasks a person may engage in when working on a construction site. The industry as a whole acknowledges the risks construction workers face and employers are supposed to ensure their employees are properly trained on all safety protocols and...