Following an incident last week in which debris fell onto a firehouse by Lower Manhattan’s former Deutsche Bank building, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration says it is examining the “means and methods” of the entire demolition. The Empire State Development Corporation must complete demolition work on the building by the end of this year or face penalties, but some watchdogs say the ESDC’s contractor has not put sufficient safety measures in place. “They’ve had warnings about this and [oversight is] not adequate,” said Dave Newman, director of nonprofit New York Committee for Occupational Safety & Health. Demolition work on the building, which was greatly damaged during 9/11, is currently on hold. more [NYDN]
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