Recent workplace fatalities in Massachusetts have once again highlighted the dangers workers face on job sites — especially when it comes to falls from ladders, scaffolding, and slips or trips. These ...

Providing worker safety on the job site can be a difficult task, due to the constant changes and activity occurring on the average job site. However, the importance of protecting construction workers ...

As he hurtled 45 feet toward the ground, a 20-year-old construction worker had only a second to close his eyes and pray.

The Scaffold Law (Labor Law 240) makes contractors and property owners strictly liable for gravity-related injuries, aiming to improve worker safety on construction sites. Opponents argue the law is ...

The 2024 Injury Tracking Application (ITA) cycle marked a pivotal year for Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recordkeeping and analytics. With expanded electronic reporting now ...

A new year means a new calendar, but it does not mean a clean slate. Unfortunately, the problems of 2025 still persist, and it will take effort and action to change them. But for problems with known ...

Two people are dead and three others were injured following an accident at a Bechtel Energy site just outside of Port Arthur city limits that occurred early Tuesday morning. Three Bechtel employees ...

A newly published legal resource explains strict liability protections, covered workers, common scaffold accidents, and compensation options available to construction workers injured on NYC job sites.