PRESS RELEASES
June 28, 2021 | DOB reports drop in NYC construction accidents
The Department of Buildings (DOB) announced today the release of a new building construction safety report that provides deep insights on construction safety trends in the five boroughs over the 2019 and 2020 calendar years and examines Department initiatives that led to declines in building construction-related incidents and injuries during that time.
https://rew-online.com/dob-reports-drop-in-nyc-construction-accidents/
September 13, 2021 | 1,500 construction sites shut down during DOB safety sweep
City safety inspectors shut down construction at nearly 1,500 building sites during a three-month long safety sweep this summer.
The campaign was part of the Department of Building’s Zero Tolerance construction safety enforcement that saw inspectors sweeping construction sites across the five boroughs in order to ensure that proper safeguards were in place to prevent worker falls or site injuries.
https://rew-online.com/1500-construction-sites-shut-down-during-dob-safety-sweep/
February 24, 2021 | DOB Announces Facade & Scaffold Safety Blitz
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/
March 19, 2020 – COVID-19 Response from CSAC: An Official Statement to Mayor de Blasio on Construction’s Role Amid the Coronavirus
Dear Mayor de Blasio, On behalf of the Construction Safety Advisory Committee of New York, a group of licensed, experienced site safety professionals with decades [...]
https://web.archive.org/web/20201203004112/http://www.csacny.net/covid-19-response-from-csac-an-official-statement-to-mayor-de-blasio-on-constructions-role-amid-the-coronavirus/
January 08, 2019 | Executive of the Month: Bifulco, managing member of TSC: Elevating safety from a role to a respected profession
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. Heading a 23-year-old construction safety solutions provider, one of the first and largest in the metro area, carries a responsibility that is rewarding and challenging.