{"id":118,"date":"2016-03-03T18:49:20","date_gmt":"2016-03-03T18:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lipsitzgreenwp.wpengine.com\/construction-accidents\/?p=118"},"modified":"2016-10-17T18:58:15","modified_gmt":"2016-10-17T18:58:15","slug":"what-is-the-scaffolding-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lipsitzgreen.com\/construction-accidents\/blog\/2016\/03\/03\/what-is-the-scaffolding-law\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the Construction Workplace Safety Law?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Working in construction is dangerous, especially when you are working at a high elevation<\/a>. Scaffolding accidents<\/a> can cause a variety of injuries which can be severe enough to limit your ability to work. New York State Labor Laws protect construction workers on jobsites and give them options if they are injured in accidents like these. Labor Law 240, commonly known as the\u00a0Construction Workplace Safety Law or the\u00a0Scaffolding Law, is one of these protections. The\u00a0Construction Workplace Safety Law\u00a0has special requirements in\u00a0place to protect workers who are on scaffolds and other devices at a height, as well as provisions for workers who are injured in those situations.<\/p>\n

What is the Construction Workplace Safety Law?<\/h2>\n
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New York State Labor Law 240, or the\u00a0Construction Workplace Safety Law, was put in place to protect construction workers who perform their duties at elevated\u00a0worksites. It requires that contractors and owners, as well as their agents, who contract for construction jobs such as erection, demolition, repairing, altering, painting, cleaning, or pointing must provide devices to keep their workers safe. These devices include:<\/p>\n