Hot Wires and Cold Steel: A Construction Worker's Worst Nightmare
During the early stages of construction, when the steel columns are being set and a temporary electrical service cable (ESC) is strung from the utility pole to provide electricity to power the lights...
View ArticleThe Nail Gun: Useful Hand Tool, or Lethal Weapon? The Carpenter's Dilemma -...
The following is the first of a two-part series, which will focus on the development and use of the nail gun in the residential construction industry. The second part will focus on litigation against...
View ArticleThe Nail Gun: Useful Hand Tool, or Lethal Weapon? The Carpenter's Dilemma -...
The following is the second part of a two-part series, which will focus on the development and use of the nail gun in the residential construction industry. The first part can be viewed here. As the...
View ArticleIndustrial Lift Trucks: The Silent Killer - Part 1
This blog is part one of a two part series addressing the injuries caused by power lift trucks in the workplace and how employers can prevent them. Statistics published by the National Safety Council...
View ArticleIndustrial Lift Trucks: The Silent Killer - Part 2
This blog is part two of a two part series addressing the injuries caused by power lift trucks in the workplace and how employers can prevent them. You can read Part 1 here. Pursuant to OSHA, all...
View ArticleTrenching and Excavating - Don't Dig Your Own Grave
With the exception of an experienced, OSHA certified backhoe operator, most construction workers don’t realize how dangerous it is to climb down into a trench, even as shallow as three or four feet....
View ArticleThe Problems and Perils of Manually Unloading Bulky Freight
Most young people seeking employment in manufacturing plants, warehouses, and bulk storage facilities, expect their work will require them to participate in loading or unloading freight from tractor...
View ArticleDemolition Work: Workers Beware, Don't Demolish Yourself in the Process
How many times have we seen on the news, footage of huge buildings being completely demolished without any damage to other buildings nearby? So precise is the planning that goes into demolition work...
View ArticleFall Protection: Don't be caught dead without it
Mention the words “construction worker” to most people and the picture that comes to mind is a trim, muscular male wearing jeans and work boots with a hard hat and a toll belt tied to his waist. In the...
View ArticleSuing an Employer for Negligence
In a recent case, Van Dunk v. Reckson Associates Realty Corporation, the Supreme Court of New Jersey found in favor of the employer and against the injured worker who was suing his employer for...
View ArticleElectricity: "Watt" You Need To Know
On a commercial construction site, because most of the trades need electrical power to operate their hand tools, the electrical contractor must provide “temporary” electrical service throughout the...
View ArticleUsing Unskilled, Non-Union Workers at the Construction Site- You Get What You...
In terms of creating jobs in the United States labor market and in New Jersey, the biggest by-product of the immigration controversy is the affect the influx of foreign workers had and will have on the...
View ArticleUsing Unskilled, Non-Union Workers at the Construction Site- You Get What You...
In Part I of this article, my intention was to apprise the reader how uncontrolled immigration is hurting the American work force, as even if new jobs are created in New Jersey as a result of Hurricane...
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