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Home » Study finds lax safety standards at construction sites
A study by the New York State Trial Lawyers Association, released Wednesday, reveals inadequate supervision of city construction sites, and low penalties imposed on violators make it easy for builders to ignore safety rules, according to The New York Times.
"The industry fines are considered a cost of doing business and are too minimal to effect a change in behavior," the association's president, Benedict P. Morelli, said.