By William J. Farrell, Spokesperson, Local 14-14B, AFL-CIO Developed over the course of nearly 100 years, the City of New York currently oversees the most stringent and demanding urban testing and licensing procedures for crane operators in the United States. … Continue reading
A New Construction Contract fit for the 21st Century
Written by Keith Pickavance Background This article is the first in a series of several pieces to be written about the first new construction contract to be published by the Chartered Institute of Building in 142 years.[1] In 1871, the … Continue reading
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTOR’S POSITION ON CRANE OPERATOR TRAINING
By Mike Elmendorf The recent tragedy on the West Side of Manhattan, in which a crane accident at the Number 7 subway construction site claimed the life of one construction worker and injured several others, has again rightly brought the … Continue reading
POSITION OF REAL ESTATE BOARD OF NEW YORK CRANE OPERATORS LICENSING
Written by Steven Spinola New York City needs to enact the proposed rule change by the New York City Department of Buildings to modernize licensing for crane operators and bring it up to national standards. Currently, NYC crane operators can … Continue reading
How to Develop a Corporate Diversity Program-Building a Team
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By Andis Woodlief Too often the creation of a corporate diversity program is the result of a failure in current practice or policy and industry pressure. These are the exact wrong reasons to create a program but most often like … Continue reading
