Thinking of running a board through that table saw without wearing goggles? You may want to think again. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the number of workers who end up blind annually is in the thousands. Work-related injuries...
Women using NYC Human Rights Law in suit against Charlie Rose
With all the high-profile men in media and show business who have seen their careers decimated by allegations of sexual harassment and assault in recent years, many people may have forgotten about Charlie Rose. The veteran journalist was fired both by CBS and PBS in...
Accident rates are high for gig construction workers
New York is a popular city for people who don’t have full-time employment. It might be an expensive place to live, but there’s always a job to do somewhere. There are dozens of buildings and streets that need to be built, renovated or demolished within the...
Distracted driving: Just a second is a second too long
Distracted driving sounds dangerous, and most people admit that it is. They know the risk. The problem is that they think that taking the risk for "just a second" is all right. That's why they look down to read a text message or change the radio station. They know...
The most common causes of ambulance crashes
Ambulance drivers have difficult tasks to perform. When they get a distress call, they have to drive as fast as they can to the victim, carefully place them with additional medics in the back, and speed back to the hospital all while trying to navigate through New...
Scaffold accidents: What you should know
Scaffolds are convenient because they allow for the creation of a stable work area where construction workers can access difficult-to-reach areas. However, because they elevate workers so high above the ground, they're also quite dangerous. Here are a couple of the...
Report can’t rule out a thermos as cause for a deadly bus crash
Back on Sept. 18, 2017, three New York City residents were killed in an early-morning bus crash. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) was asked to step in and investigate what may have led to the accident. Just a few days ago, on Feb. 21, they issued their...
What changes under New York’s new Child Victims Act?
Imagine being a 22-year-old and a survivor of child sexual abuse. Now imagine you live in a state where, by your next birthday, you must decide whether to sue those responsible for your abuse or forfeit that right forever. Is a 22-year-old victim of child sexual abuse...
Mandatory sexual harassment training leaves no excuses
Back on Oct. 9, 2018, New York became the fourth state to pass legislation to insist that all employers provide their employees with mandatory sexual harassment prevention training. State legislators decided to give employers a year to train their staff, but New York...
Sidewalk sheds are becoming increasingly dangerous
Sidewalk sheds are practically a staple of New York City. With so much construction that occurs on our buildings, construction workers try not to limit the amount of walking space too much by providing these tall structures on the sidewalks during their major...