{"id":41680,"date":"2023-12-01T10:51:18","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T10:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.my-equipment.com\/blog\/?p=41680"},"modified":"2023-11-20T10:55:20","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T10:55:20","slug":"addressing-overdose-deaths-in-nyc-construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.my-equipment.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/addressing-overdose-deaths-in-nyc-construction\/","title":{"rendered":"Addressing Overdose Deaths in NYC Construction"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><em>The New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) has taken up an initiative to deal with the alarming rise in overdose deaths among the construction workers.\u202fSince construction related fatalities actually accounted for a really big number of overdose deaths in 2020, city agencies are taking some targeted steps for the workers safety.\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.my-equipment.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/addressing-overdose-deaths-in-nyc-construction\/#An_Overview_of_the_Initiative\" >An Overview of the Initiative<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.my-equipment.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/addressing-overdose-deaths-in-nyc-construction\/#The_Focus_on_the_Construction_Sector_is_Data_Driven\" >The Focus on the Construction Sector is Data Driven<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.my-equipment.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/addressing-overdose-deaths-in-nyc-construction\/#Safety_Training_Requirements\" >Safety Training Requirements<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.my-equipment.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/addressing-overdose-deaths-in-nyc-construction\/#The_Reach_and_Impact_of_the_Training\" >The Reach and Impact of the Training<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.my-equipment.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/addressing-overdose-deaths-in-nyc-construction\/#Data_Insights_and_Industry_Engagement\" >Data Insights and Industry Engagement<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"An_Overview_of_the_Initiative\"><\/span><b>An Overview of the Initiative<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The DOB is in collaboration with the Health and Building departments and will dispatch some staff to the construction sites. Their mission will include providing the necessary training on drug addiction awareness, understanding fentanyl risks, correct usage of naloxone to prevent overdoses, and also the general work site safety. With this training they see trying to empower construction workers with the much needed information about safety both on and off the job site.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Focus_on_the_Construction_Sector_is_Data_Driven\"><\/span><b>The Focus on the Construction Sector is Data Driven<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The decision to concentrate the efforts on the construction industry actually stems from data that told us that construction workers accounted for the highest number of overdose deaths among the different occupational groups. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control also reported a similar trend. This of course tells us how the construction workers are very vulnerable to lethal overdoses.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Safety_Training_Requirements\"><\/span><b>Safety Training Requirements<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>In New York City, all of the construction workers are mandated by the DOB to complete a minimum of 40 hours of site safety training courses. These courses are actually offered by DOB approved training providers. They really put emphasis on the larger and more complex work sites. As a part of this training, a two hour drug and alcohol awareness course is compulsory.\u202f Your construction workers should understand the risks of chemical dependency, and this will ensure that they do.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Reach_and_Impact_of_the_Training\"><\/span><b>The Reach and Impact of the Training<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>To date, 335,244 workers in the construction industry have completed the drug and alcohol awareness course as part of their required safety training. The DOB has plans to reach even more people by urging municipal contractors and site safety experts to include drug and alcohol safety information in their morning meetings. They really want everyone in the industry to have the knowledge and understand about alcohol and substance dependence.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Data_Insights_and_Industry_Engagement\"><\/span><b>Data Insights and Industry Engagement<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The recent data from the <strong>NYC Health Department<\/strong> shows very evidently how severe the issue is. The fact that construction workers had the highest number of overdose deaths in 2020 is sobering. So in response the DOB is encouraging industry stakeholders to have conversations with their staff and tell them about these fatal overdoses and the available programs and services for prevention.<\/p>\n<p>Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan is of the opinion that industry participants should be addressing the high number of fatal overdoses within the construction sector. The DOB actively encourages open discussions with the staff and subcontractors. There needs to be awareness and concern within the industry according to them. Also the distribution of informational flyers in both English and Spanish about naloxone and fentanyl to spread information is encouraged.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) has taken up an initiative to deal &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.my-equipment.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/addressing-overdose-deaths-in-nyc-construction\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Addressing Overdose Deaths in NYC Construction&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":41681,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[901],"tags":[996,995,994],"class_list":["post-41680","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-construction-career-outlook","tag-data-driven","tag-new-york-city-department-of-buildings","tag-nyc-health-department"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Addressing Overdose Deaths in NYC Construction - Heavy Equipment Market Insights | News | Guides &amp; 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