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Executive of the Month: Bifulco, managing member of TSC: Elevating safety from a role to a respected profession.

January 08, 2019

New York, NY When James “Jim” Bifulco, managing member of Total Safety Consulting, LLC (TSC), crisscrosses the city, driving through the outer boroughs and Manhattan, he sometimes finds himself reflecting upon how TSC was instrumental in many of the projects that surround him. Yet it’s not the numbers that matter, it’s knowing that TSC ensured that each project was built safely that gives him a sense of fulfillment and pride. 

https://nyrej.com/eom-bifulco-managing-member-of-tsc 

DOB Announces Facade & Scaffold Safety Blitz

Department Of Buildings  •  Worker Safety  •  Citywide •  02/24/2021

By: Veronica Rose (Veronica is the CityLaw fellow and a New York Law School graduate, Class of 2018.)

The sweeps will focus on approximately 1,100 sites performing facade work across New York City. On February 18, 2021, the Department of Buildings (DOB) announced the launch of a seven-week long facade and scaffold safety blitz. The campaign includes educational outreach to construction workers and other industry professionals and inspection sweeps of facade work sites citywide.

https://www.citylandnyc.org/dob-announces-facade-scaffold-safety-blitz/

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