Safety violations cited in hospital construction injury

A worker was injured while building an above-ground power plant


The Staten Island, N.Y., Buildings Department found safety violations while investigating an accident where a worker was injured while building an above-ground power plant for the Staten Island University Hospital in Ocean Breeze, according to an article on the SIlive website.

The post-Hurricane Sandy project is intended to keep power on at the hospital during a natural disaster.

As a result of the investigation, the Buildings Department issued a full stop-work order for the project.

The hospital also has an active permit to install telecommunications antennas, GPS antennas and small cell phone equipment cabinets on the roof.

Read the article.

 

 



May 13, 2016


Topic Area: Project Management


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