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Construction Industry Leaders Back Senate Bill S.2112 to Raise Site Safety Standards
Summary
Representatives of Suffolk Construction, the Boston Building Trades and construction safety officials urged the committee to support S.2112, a bill they said would expand mandatory safety training, site safety manager requirements, oversight of high‑risk work and penalties for noncompliance.
Industry and labor witnesses told the committee they support Senate Bill S.2112, which they said would standardize safety training for craftworkers, expand site safety manager training and strengthen regulations and enforcement for high‑risk construction activities. Patrick Brophy, vice president of state and local government affairs for Suffolk Construction, said Massachusetts lags peer states on construction injury rates and that S.2112 would expand…
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