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Construction Industry Demands Safer Conditions

NEW YORK CITY-The Construction Industry Partnership has called on City Hall and the federal government to enforce site safety laws and prosecute violators, following the death of a laborer in Brooklyn.

By Betsy Kraat | Updated on May 24, 2001

NEW YORK CITY-”The city and federal government can and must do better” at protecting workers, says Louis J. Coletti, co-chair of CIP and CEO of the Building Trades Employers Association. CIP has issued a recommendation to the US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the NYC Department of Buildings. The DOB has already been restructured following the indictments of several of its officials last year.

The letter to OSHA and the DOB recommended the establishment of a joint task force made up of both groups and other appropriate departments and agencies. The task force would be responsible for identifying those projects proceeding without city approvals as well as halting those operations at such sites.

CIP also recommends that the DOB must conclude its review of Site Safety Law and establishment of Construction Superintendent qualifications by no later than June 1, 2001. Once adopted, any changes to the law or qualifications must be strictly enforced. These recommendations follow the death of a worker on April 30 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, who was struck by unsecured metal beams. A serious accident on a Bronx construction site has also drawn media attention.

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