Earlier this
month, Andrew
R. Yarmus,
P.E., F.NSPEassisted
one of our
clients in
achieving a
100% verdict
in favor of
their client
in a
construction
site accident
claim in NYS
Supreme Court,
Saratoga
County.
Recent
Projects
Forensic
engineering
consultation
regarding a
Labor Law
240(1) claim
regarding a
construction
site accident
at a New York
City airport
construction
site
Structural
engineering
consultation
regarding
concerns at
a residential
dwelling
structure
located in
Rockland
County, NY
Forensic
engineering
consultation
regarding an
incident where
a portion of
the facade of
a New York
City multiple
dwelling
structure
fell, struck,
and killed a
laborer on a
worksite
OSHA
expands severe
violator
program
On
September 15thConstruction
Dive reported"the
Department of
Labor is
updating the
criteria for
OSHA’s Severe
Violator
Enforcement
Program,
expanding it
to include
violations of
all hazards
and standards
across all
industries...Doug
Parker, OSHA
assistant
secretary,
said the
agency’s past
criteria were
“unnecessarily
artificial and
were not
reaching
employers who
were
committing
repeat willful
violations”".
Andrew
R. Yarmus,
P.E., F.NSPE,
as an OSHA
certified Forensic
Engineering
consultant,
and as a Past
Chair of
the National
Society of
Professional
Engineers PE's
in
Construction Interest
Group, has
helped to
facilitate
discussions
between
Professional
Engineers
across the
country on
important
matters such
as safety in
both industry
and
construction.
As a licensed
Professional
Engineer, State
Certified Code
Enforcement
Official,
and OSHA
certified
professional,
Mr. Yarmus is
credentialed
to consult on
site safety
and incident
investigation
matters. Yarmus
Engineering,
P.C. is
available to
consult with
business
owners,
operations
managers,
property
managers, real
estate
developers,
builders,
attorneys,
contractors,
insurance
professionals,
adjusters, and
other related
parties
regarding site
safety issues.
Pleasecontact
our office if
we can be of
assistance to
you or your
clients
regarding such
matters.
Delivering
Affordability
and
Sustainability
through
Off-site
Construction
Uniformity
On
September
8th International
Code Council's
BSJ Weekly
reported that
"there is no
hiding that
the U.S.
building
industry
currently
faces a myriad
of challenges,
including
workforce
availability,
supply chain
variability,
stagnant
productivity
and costly
delays, job
site safety,
housing
affordability,
building
quality, and
sustainability.
In an article
— Delivering
Affordability
and
Sustainability
through
Off-site
Construction
Uniformity —
for
gb&dPRO
Magazine,
Joseph Sollod,
sustainability,
resilience and
innovation
associate at
the
International
Code Council,
examines how
increased
off-site
construction
(also known as
modular or
prefab
construction)
can provide
superior
energy
efficiency and
significant
cost
efficiencies
and help to
solve some of
today’s
biggest
industry
challenges...
Achieving
affordability
and
sustainability
in the
building and
construction
industry
requires
innovative
approaches to
the
conventional
methods that
have created
stagnancy.
Breaking the
mold of
traditional
construction
paradigms will
welcome more
innovation and
advanced
building
construction
solutions".
Yarmus
Engineering,
P.C.makes
it a priority
to remain
aware and
knowledgeable
of
innovations,
updates, and
regulatory
changes in the
construction
industry so
that we can
incorporate
same into our
designs and
inform our
clientele of
same which
might affect
their
properties and
projects.
Pleasecontact
our office if
we can be of
assistance to
you or your
clients
regarding such
matters.
