According to NYC Vital Signs report on construction fatalities between 2007 to 2014, a lack of training was the top serious violation issued by OSHA. The lack of fall protects was determined to be the highest contributing factor in the majority of the deaths of NYC construction workers. Administration of training and providing fall protection can all be easily remedied.

There is an important new requirement of the NYC Department of Buildings that may affect your construction business. As of March 1st, NYC DOB requires all workers and supervisors are to be minimally OSHA 10hr trained on NYC construction projects that require a site safety plan (including a construction superintendent).

The annual "OSHA Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Standard" for 2017 was not a surprise. For the sixth year running, fall protection is the most sited serious violation in all of the United States. What will it take for the construction industry to prevent deaths, prevent embarrassing violations and save money?