Month: March 2019

Safety tips to reconsider for Ladder Safety Month

On Behalf of Chopra & Nocerino, LLP | Mar 21, 2019 | Ladder Accidents

The American Ladder Institute designated March as Ladder Safety Month as a way to raise safety awareness, reduce the number of OSHA violations and encourage inspections. Ladder-related accidents are to blame for more than 100 deaths and thousands of injuries every...

Improving health and safety in construction

On Behalf of Chopra & Nocerino, LLP | Mar 7, 2019 | Construction Accidents

The pressure to meet deadlines and stay within budget causes many construction managers to neglect worker safety. This is part of the reason why the construction fatality rate is so high in New York and across the U.S. In 2016, there were 4,693 fatalities in private...