New York’s Labor Law Section 240 and how it affects general contractors

The ‘Scaffold Law’ was first enacted by the New York State Legislature in 1885 and is one of the single most-used laws in construction accident cases.

More than half rely on project management software.

More than half of firms in survey report damages, near misses because lines were unmarked or marked incorrectly.

Findings also demonstrate compelling business case for building green.

Wide range of programs to reduce energy use, improve materials, train workers.

Will use the Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator it helped create.

Efforts will account for climate change in future infrastructure design and construction.

‘Will create consistency for off-site construction; accelerate the industry’.