Posted on September 15, 2020 in Firm News
Today marks the start of the National Safety Stand-Down to help reduce falls in the construction industry. From September 14 to September 18, safety advocates and worksites nationwide will be setting down their tools to prevent fall hazards from plaguing workers another season. This voluntary event created by the Occupational Safety and Health Organization (O.S.H.A.)… (keep reading)
Posted on September 1, 2020 in Firm News
The ‘new normal’ for New York City children is getting more stressful by the day. On August 22, the New York City Parks Department alerted youth sports organizations that it would be declining to issue permits for ballparks and public fields for the upcoming seasons. According to the Daily News, the department reported significant safety… (keep reading)
Posted on August 13, 2020 in Firm News
Thousands of construction companies across the five boroughs are still trying to figure out how to return to work in a post-pandemic New York City. Unfortunately, some worksites are doing a better job than others at adjusting to the new norm. At the beginning of July, New York City’s Department of Buildings (D.O.B.) reported issuing… (keep reading)
Posted on June 13, 2020 in Firm News
We celebrate the life and mourn the passing of our dear friend and partner, Mark Epstein. Mark suddenly passed away on June 11, 2020. He was a fixture at Pazer Epstein Jaffe & Fein, PC, for twenty-six years and was the engine that kept the firm running at all times. Mark was an incredibly devoted… (keep reading)
Posted on May 26, 2020 in Firm News
The caution tape is coming off of thousands of job sites across New York City as construction workers and tradesmen prepare to get back to work. According to Archinect News, more than 5,200 worksites in the five boroughs have reopened as of April 30. Now that Governor Cuomo’s New York State on PAUSE executive order… (keep reading)
Posted on March 13, 2020 in Firm News
It doesn’t take a significant medical error to cost a patient their life. According to a study by Johns Hopkins Medicine, nearly 10 percent of fatalities in the United States are caused by preventable medical errors, between 250,000 to 440,000 lives lost every year. Millions of other patients experience a range of serious and life-threatening injuries,… (keep reading)
Posted on March 7, 2020 in Firm News
New Yorkers will be losing an hour of sleep this weekend with the start of Daylight Saving Time (D.S.T.), and it could be drastically affecting their health. motor vehicle accidents workplace injuries According to a study published in BMJ Journals, hospitals report a 24 percent spike in patients who suffer from heart-attacks on the Monday following the start… (keep reading)
Posted on March 2, 2020 in Firm News
Fears over catching novel coronavirus, officially named COVID-19 this month by the World Health Organization (WHO), has people across the globe scrambling to buy surgical masks for protection. Residents in China have been spotted waiting outside of local pharmacies for hours in hopes of getting a mask. So many people have taken this precaution, in fact,… (keep reading)
Posted on February 17, 2020 in Firm News
Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) and machine learning technologies are booming in the medical field as hospitals strive for more efficient methods of patient care. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (F.D.A.), these advanced programs have the ability to transform the healthcare industry entirely. Some current A.I. systems are advanced enough to immediately detect the onset… (keep reading)
Posted on February 10, 2020 in Firm News
You may not be as safe in an Uber as you thought. The Uber app could be leading to an uptick in distracted driving accidents, putting riders and other New Yorkers sharing the road at risk for life-threatening injuries. Hidden Dangers of The Uber App There are over 900,000 active Uber drivers in the United States… (keep reading)
Posted on February 4, 2020 in Firm News
An article published in Architect highlights how some construction companies are capitalizing on technology and gameplay to increase safety in the workplace. These innovative employers are ditching traditional lecture trainings for a more modern approach to employee development and onboarding. But do these games really increase safety awareness? Mobile games designed for construction training purposes are aimed… (keep reading)
Posted on February 4, 2020 in Firm News
A recent uptick in sanitation truck accidents has residents in New York City and Long Island communities terrified to step too close to the curb. Two weeks ago, a 10-year-old boy was killed, and his mother was seriously injured by a City sanitation vehicle while walking to school in Queens. The following day, three people were… (keep reading)
