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Government Operations Hearing- Docket #0710-Ordinance governing construction and demolition operations in the City of Boston.
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23
and
this
hearing
is
on
docket
zero,
seven,
ten,
an
ordinance
governing
construction
and
demolition
operations
in
the
city
of
Boston,
sponsored
by
mayor
Wu,
in
accordance
with
chapter
two
of
the
acts
of
2023
modifying
certain
requirements
of
the
open
meeting
law,
including
the
requirement
that
public
bodies
conduct
its
meetings
in
a
public
place
that
is
open
and
physically
accessible
to
the
public.
The
city
council
will
be
conducting
this
hearing
remotely
and
is
being
recorded.
A
This
enables
the
city
council
to
carry
out
its
responsibilities,
its
responsibilities,
while
ensuring
public
access
to
its
deliberations
through
adequate
alternative
means.
This
hearing
is
being
recorded
and
is
being
live
streamed
at
www.boston.gov
city
council,
Dash
TV.
If
you're,
not
Xfinity,
8,
rcn82,
FiOS
964
to
provide
written
testimony,
members
of
the
public
can
also
email
the
committee
email
at
ccc.go
boston.gov.
If
members
of
the
public
would
like
to
provide
testimony
and
have
not
signed
up
to
do
so.
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Please
email
Christine
O'donnell
at
Christine,
c-h-r-I-s-t-I-n-e,
dot,
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l,
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boston.gov,
to
request
the
link
I'd
like
to
stress
that
we
need
information
for
people
who
are
providing
public
testimony
via
video
conference,
especially
if
you're
dialing
into
the
phone
number
or,
if
you
have
an
unrecognizable
username.
So
please
make
sure
that
your
name
appears
on
Zoom,
so
that
we
can
call
you
when
it
comes
time
for
public
testimony.
This
morning,
I'm
joined
by
my
Council
colleague,
counselor
Ed
Flynn.
A
The
this
ordinance
today
before
us
seeks
to
reduce
worker
injuries
and
fatalities
on
construction
and
demolition
sites
on
in
the
city
of
Boston.
This
ordinance
has
filed
to
require
that
all
construction
and
demolition
projects
seeking
a
permit
with
the
inspectional
services
department
submitted
a
site
safety
plan
affidavit
that
workers
are
trained
on
the
site
safety
plan
and
that
a
site
safety
coordinator
with
at
least
30
hours
of
OSHA
training
certification
be
designated
for
larger
Construction
and
demolition
projects.
It
will
also
give
the
inspectional
services
department
greater
enforcement
capacity
that
they
previously
lagged.
A
Additionally,
this
ordinance
builds
in
free,
multilingual
training
and
technical
assistance
assistance
which
will
be
provided
by
the
newly
created
worker
empowerment
cabinet.
This
training
and
assistance
will
ensure
that
small
and
medium-sized
contractors
and
their
workers
have
the
capacity
to
comply
with
new
requirements
with
minimal
additional
costs.
This
here
is
an
opportunity
to
hear
from
the
administration,
as
well
as
take
questions
and
comments
from
Council
colleagues.
It's
also
an
opportunity
to
listen
to
public
testimony.
So,
as
chairman
allowed,
my
Council
colleague,
to
give
a
brief
opening
remark
and
they'll
do
so
in
order
of
arrival.
A
B
B
B
C
Thank
you,
chair,
just
happy
to
be
part
of
this
conversation,
echoing
what
council
of
Flynn
president
Flynn
said
from
the
safety
on
job
sites
is
the
utmost
importance.
So
how
can
we
support
the
team,
Sean
lyden's
team
at
ISD
and
all
of
the
building
trade
in
the
unions
and
the
workers
so
we're
showing
up
every
day
to
keep
our
city
moving
forward
and
making
sure
everyone's
safe
so
happy
that
this
has
come
before
us
and
looking
forward
to
getting
this
done
quickly?
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
Council,
Murphy
and
I
would
just
say,
as
the
chair
I
fully
support
anything
we
can
do
to
increase
worker
safety.
It's
incredibly
important,
I
think.
Over
the
last
couple
years
we
have
seen
a
series
of
tragedies
and
if
this
goes
towards
preventing
those
from
occurring
again
in
the
future,
I
think
anything
and
any
steps
that
we
can
take
to
do
that
are
important,
and
so
this
begins
with
my
support,
and
my
hope
is
that
today
the
public
will
be
able
to
see
something
that
is
coming.
D
This
ordinance
clearly
defines
what
the
administration
wants
to
see
a
worker
in
public
protections
to
be
around
construction
sites,
and
so
that
is
what
we're
going
to
talk
to
you
about
today
in
the
process
of
drafting
this.
So
we've
got
a
sample
on
this
slide
of
the
folks
that
we
have
talked
to
and
consulted
with
and
who've
helped
us
do.
This
work
you'll
see
for
General
Contractors.
D
We've
talked
to
Suffolk
construction
and
skanska
for
developers,
we've
talked
to
related
deal
and
housing
Investment
corporation
to
make
sure
that
we
cover
all
sides
of
The
Ledger
we've
had
conversations
with
emerging
developers,
smaller
developers,
developers
and
communities
of
color,
Boston
communities,
Norfolk
design
and
construction,
the
dream
collaborative,
the
Builders
of
color
coalition
terms
of
Labor
advocacy
organizations
and
unions.
We've
worked
with
the
Metro
Boston
Building
Trades.
We've
worked
with
the
Greater
Boston
labor
Council
in
terms
of
worker
centers
and
Advocates
workers
and
families.
D
We've
talked
to
mass
Kosh,
we've
talked
to
Brazilian
Worker
Center,
we've
talked
with
CPA
Chinese
breast
Association,
occupational
safety
and
health
experts,
Jim
Jim,
Mulligan
who's,
the
area
director
of
Osha
Jack,
donor
line
of
Northeastern
University
and
then
trade
associations
that
represent
contractors.
So
we
talked
to
the
ptea
about
Building
Trades
employers,
Association
Nica,
National,
electrical
contractors,
Association
the
associated
general
contractors
of
Massachusetts
and
the
associated
subcontractors
of
Massachusetts.
D
This
product
that
you
have
in
front
of
me
today
also
represents
a
lengthy
process
of
Consulting,
not
only
the
entities
and
the
people
and
the
experts
and
the
analysts
that
we
consulted
with,
but
also
the
culmination
of
a
long
process
on
August
18
2022,
mayor
Wu
and
chief
of
operations.
Dion
Irish
convened
a
Roundtable
discussion,
large
General
Contractors
Building,
Trades
unions,
OSHA
other
occupational
safety,
advocacy
groups
and
City
agencies
that
manage
and
oversee
permanent
construction
projects
to
discuss
the
tragedies
to
discuss
the
incidents
that
had
happened
between
you
know
from
the
beginning
of
2020.
D
To
to
that
point,
we
had
in
that
room,
11
Major,
General,
Contractors,
more
than
20
unions
and
local
unions
that
attended.
It
was
an
overwhelming
willingness
in
that
room
to
work
with
the
administration
to
support
the
the
you
know.
The
city
agencies
that
these
folks
work
with
all
the
time
to
make
Construction
in
the
city
of
Boston,
safer
Partners,
raised
several
issues
in
that
meeting
and
that
isn't
the
only
place
that
they
raised
them.
But
this
was
the
initial
one,
and
this
was
the
grounding
for
which
we
did
our
work.
D
Partners
said
they
need
more
accessible
occupational
safety
training,
they
need
standardized
safety
operations
and
procedures
to
protect
workers
and
the
public,
and
they
need
to
empower
workers
to
speak
up
when
they
see
unsafe
conditions.
Above
all,
what
they
said
is
they
want
a
Level,
Playing
Field
that
governs
everyone.
Everyone
plays
by
the
same
set
of
rules,
and
everybody
knows
what
the
expectations
are.
D
D
With
that
process
and
that
meeting
mayor
Wu
undertook
a
reorganization
of
our
city
government,
she
created
a
new
agency,
a
new
agency
called
the
worker
and
power
cabinet
which
we
rolled
out
on
Labor
Day.
It's
led
by
Chief,
Trin
Nguyen,
an
assistant
chief
Jody,
showed
him
with
Roseanne
long
experts
in
the
world
of
workplace
safety
and
helping
workers,
and
that
was
rolled
out
on
Labor
Day.
D
The
one
of
the
orienting
positions
of
the
worker
cabinet
one
of
the
functions,
and
it
is
indeed
why
we
brought
assistant
chief
Sugarman
brosanna-
is
worker
Safety,
Not,
Just
construction
workers,
Safe
People
worker
safety
throughout
the
city
and
protection
of
the
general
public
throughout
the
city,
so
that
agency,
the
worker
employment
cabinet,
which
is
akin
to
the
department,
a
department
of
labor
for
the
city
of
Boston.
That's
really
what
it
is.
We
created
we
rolled
out
for
the
purpose
of
doing
this
exact
work.
D
So
let's
review
the
timeline
of
efforts
that
we've
had
so
far
August
18
2022.
We
had
that
initial
construction
safety
convening
that
we
talked
about
Labor
Day,
September,
the
5th
2022
worker
empowerment,
cabinet,
unveiled
leadership,
announced
November,
16
2022.
We
had
a
construction
flyer
safety,
Summit
held
in
partnership
with
BFD
OSHA
National
Fire,
Protection,
Association
and
code
red
Consultants,
more
than
200
participants
at
Florian
Hall
between
October
22nd
and
February
23rd
2023
research,
analysis,
Outreach,
developed
the
concept
for
this
ordinance
with
worker
empowerment,
cabinet
and
inspectional
services,
department,
March
2023.
D
D
Goals
of
this
ordinance,
these
are
the
first
principles
and
the
foundational
guiding
ideas
behind
what
we're
doing
here
that
there's
a
through
line.
From
that
first
meeting
we
had
with
all
the
stakeholders
in
August
of
2022.
These
are
the
four
guiding
principles.
These
are
the
things
to
keep
in
mind
as
we
talk
about
this
today,
number
one
want
to
partner
with
all
stakeholders
in
the
construction
industry
to
build
a
stronger
culture
of
safety
on
construction
sites
throughout
the
city.
D
Two,
you
want
to
give
our
inspectional
services
department,
more
tools
to
be
able
to
ensure
safe
work
practices,
protect
the
general
public
free.
We
want
to
level
a
playing
field
for
contractors,
workers
developers
that
everybody
knows-
and
everybody
is
subject
to
the
same
rules
of
the
road.
Four
I
want
to
make
sure
to
make
clear
that
the
city's
role
is
greater
than
simply
enforcement
by
providing
tools,
resources,
training
and
education,
that
is
to
say,
the
city
is
putting
its
money
where
its
mouth
is.
D
To
help
achieve
the
goals
that
we
want
to
achieve
with
this
ordinance.
That
concludes
my
portion.
I'll
be
handing
it
off
to
Chief
Trend
win,
but
I
will
say,
with
apologies,
that
I
am
going
to
have
to
drop
off
this
hearing
and
I
just
want
to.
Let
folks
know
that
so
I
can
now
hand
it
off
to
Chief
to
win.
E
F
E
Thank
thank
you.
Lou
thanks,
Chief
Winn,
my
name
is
Jody
Sugarman
brozan,
deputy
chief
in
the
worker
empowerment,
and
thank
you
counselors
for
making
time
to
hear
from
us
today
about
this
really
important
issue
and
I
want
to
thank
all
of
our
partners
and
the
folks
who
supported
us
to
get
to
this
point,
I'm
going
to
say
a
little
bit
about
what
the
ordinance
will
actually
do.
E
First,
all
construction
and
demolition
projects
seeking
a
permit
with
the
inspectional
services
department
will
need
to
submit
a
site
safety
plan
affidavit,
which
is
a
sworn
statement
certifying
that
the
permit
holder
or
their
designee
is
prepared
and
will
Implement
a
project-specific
site
safety
plan
that
defines
plan
protections
from
potential
hazards
and
because
we
know
that
a
plan
is
only
as
good
as
its
implementation.
Permit.
Holders
will
also
ensure
that
all
workers
receive
a
site
safety
orientation
on
the
plan
and
attend
pre-ship
meetings
in
languages
that
they
understand.
It's
part
of
the
affidavit.
E
In
addition
to
being
able
to
issue
violations
and
stop
work
and
revoke
permits,
they
will
be
able
to
issue
fines
for
violations
of
this
ordinance,
giving
some
teeth
to
the
the
work
that
we've
put
forward
and
the
last
slide
and
what's
the
impact,
what
what
will
this
Ordinance
do?
Well,
we
are
certain
that
it
will
save
lives,
it
will
reduce
injury
and
it
will
reduce
costs.
E
The
inspectional
Services
Department
issues
about
35,
000
or
40
000
permits
a
year
and
by
requiring
those
permit
applicants
to
identify
potential
worksite
hazards
and
put
in
place
a
plan
to
protect
people
on
site
and
the
public.
This
ordinance
will
play
a
really
critical
role
in
protecting
Public
Safety
and
ensuring
that
construction
and
demolition
operations
here
in
the
city
are
carried
out
and
a
safe
Manner
and
it
will
save
save
dollars.
Reducing
workplace
injuries
reduces
costs.
G
And
good
morning,
thank
you,
Jody
mine,
chair
Royal.
Thank
you
very
much
for
entertaining
this
meeting.
Council
Flynn
Council
Murphy.
Thank
you
again
for
your
continuous
support,
always
watching
out
for
ISD
and
back
us
solely
and
what
we
do
and
what
what
we
accomplish
here
throughout
the
city
and
your
efforts
are
greatly
appreciated.
Thank
you.
G
Let's
stack.
How
is
this
going
to
work?
This
is
going
to
slow
permitting.
No,
the
permanent
approval
process
will
not
be
slowed
by
this
ordinance.
However,
it
may
take
applicants
time
to
assess
their
own
work
site
hazards
and
to
develop
a
site.
Safety
plan
is
how
compliance
will
work.
The
worker
empowerment
cabinet
will
work
with
ISD
to
provide
technical
assistance
in
capacity
building.
G
The
worker
empowerment
cabinet
will
work
with
the
ISD
construction,
safety,
allies
and
experts
to
create
a
toolkit
and
templates
to
help
permit
holders
to
create
this
safe
safety
plans
and
if,
as
Chief
Judy
just
said,
the
city,
you
know
she's
implementing
programs
to
help
smaller
contractors
attend
OSHA
30
training,
which
is
huge.
We
currently
have
ISD
inspectors
attending
ocean
30
training
right
now.
Courtesy
of
the
ordinance
will
make
the
work
of
building
inspectors
and
OSHA
inspectors
easier
when
site
safety
coordinators
are
required.
G
They're
tasked
withholding
weekly
safety
meetings,
regular
safety
inspections
and
maintaining
a
safety
log
that
records
the
results
of
inspections.
Through
these
strategies,
site
safety
coordinators
will
be
able
to
identify
and
intervene
when
there
is
a
risk
of
injury
to
workers
on
the
public
immediately,
it
will
be
embedded
in
the
permitting
process
and
enforced
by
the
inspectional
services
department.
G
G
The
inspectional
services
department
will
have
the
power
to
issue
violations
stock
work,
revoke
permits
and
impose
fines
upon
developers,
General
Contractors
construction
managers
and
subcontractors
found
to
be
in
non-compliance
with
disappointance
and
I'd
like
to
repeat
that.
We've
had
great
feedback
from
the
major
construction
companies
who
offer
their
assistance
to
implement
this
ordinance
and
they're.
Very,
very,
very
appreciative
of
it.
As
chief
Jody
has
pointed
out,
it
saves
time,
saves
money
and
ultimately
saves
lives
and
injuries.
G
The
ordinance
will
not
go
into
effect
until
180
days
after
Passage
will
it
increase
costs.
The
plan
does
not
require
additional
health
and
safety
measures
beyond
what
is
already
required
by
existing
regulations.
It
may
be
a
slight
cost
for
some
developers
due
to
additional
staff
capacity
for
a
site
safety
coordinator.
However,
this
new
requirement
will
only
be
required
for
construction
projects
over
50
000
square
feet
in
demolition
projects
for
buildings.
G
Worker
empowerment
will
work
with
ISD
to
convene
an
ad
hoc,
Advisory
Board
of
experts,
industry
and
Advocates
to
create
a
toolkit
of
sample
site
safety
plans
and
other
helpful
material
worker
empowerment
has
created
worker,
know
your
rights,
education
and
Outreach
tools,
which
obviously
many
times
immigrants
are
exploited
throughout
this
industry,
and
this
here.
This
will
help
help
create
a
stop
to
that
and
at
this
point
here,
I'd
like
to
turn
it
over
to
our
chief
of
staff,
Chris
English.
F
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
commissioner.
Lydon
I
feel
like
everyone
's
here,
because
they're
all
doing
the
work
and
all
the
the
expertise
in
the
room
I
want
to
thank
counselor,
Flynn,
counselor,
Murphy
and
counselor
Arroyo
or
listening
to
us
and
then
also
working
in
partnership
with
the
work
that
we
do
day
in
and
day
out.
I
want
to
thank
you
for
your
service
and
your
work,
I'm
just
going
to
close
it
out
by
saying
that
look.
This
is
this
is
one.
F
F
We
also,
as
you
heard
many
times,
we
are
providing
free,
OSHA,
30
training
for
small
and
medium-sized
contractors.
This
is
open
and
accessible.
It's
not
free
to
us,
because
we
we
do
have
to
roll
up
our
sleeves.
Get
the
right
trainers
organize
Logistics
to
make
the
training
happen,
we're
happy
to
do
that
work.
F
It
is
free
and
accessible
to
all
of
contractors,
staff
and
variety
of
stakeholders
who
would
like
to
learn
more
about
OSHA
training
and
we're
offering
that
for
small
and
medium-sized
contractors
free
of
charge,
and
this
is
to
ensure
that
this
ordinance
does
not
create
any
barriers.
We
will
continue
to
listen
and
to
learn
so
that
we
can
provide
additional
technical
assistance
and
other
trainings
and
resources
that
are
required
as
relevant
to
the
worker
empowerment.
F
Again
we
want
to
make
this
work
for
everyone,
and
it's
not
just
the
ordinance,
but
the
efforts
around
it
day
in
and
day
out,
that
makes
compliance
work
for
every
Department,
every
stakeholders,
every
internal
and
external
stakeholders,
so
that
we
can
make
every
worker
a
safe
environment
for
them
to
work
in,
and
the
worker
empowerment
also
has
other
toolkits,
such
as
know
your
rights,
salary
negotiations
in
several
languages
and
different
groups
and
pop-ups
in
neighborhoods.
So
we
are
committed
to
the
worker
empowerment
of
the
city
of
Boston.
This
is
one
of
many
efforts.
F
D
Counselors,
if
I
may
just
add
one
thing
that
I
forgot
from
the
introduction
that
we
do
not
as
an
Administration
want
to
Omit.
You
know
we
know
all
counselors
care
a
great
deal
about
their
districts
and
the
overall
well-being
of
the
city,
but
I
just
wanted
to
give
a
real.
Thank
you
to
president
Flynn
for
your
long-standing
work
in
this
area.
D
You
know
and
I
know
two
of
the
incidents
that
gave
rise
to
this
ordinance
and
the
work
that
we're
doing
occurred
in
your
District.
So
I
know
you
still.
You
feel
this
with
a
special
Acuity,
so
we
just
wanted
to
say
thank
you
for
the
fact
that
you've
been
in
the
you've
been
in
the
trenches
for
a
long
time
on
this,
and
I
should
have
had
that.
The
other
day.
A
B
B
D
You
know,
as
you
know,
from
the
work
that
we
do
every
day
we
have
hard
and
fast
limitations
with
respect
to
what
municipalities
and
Massachusetts
can
do
what
the
city
of
Boston
can
do
around
wage
theft
when
it
crashes
into
you,
know
the
Massachusetts
wage
wage
law,
so
much
of
that
requires
a
home
rule
petition
to
sort
of
do
stuff
and
some
authorization
from
A
legislature.
So
this
is
not
part
of
that.
D
Know
where
to
go,
you
know
in
terms
of
an
agency
that
can
help
them
and
using
the
Machinery
of
the
city
to
make
sure
they
get
there.
So
again,
not
directly
part
of
this,
but
wage
theft
is
uppermost
in
our
mind,
and
it
is
something
that
you
will
see
a
lot
of
action
on
from
the
administration
and
the
Workman
Prime
Academy.
B
B
So
having
said
that,
what
what
do
we?
What
will
this
ordinance
specifically
do
so
workers
that
might
not
be
part
of
a
union
that
might
not
speak
English,
but
we
want
to
make
sure
that
they
know
what
their
rights
are
in
the
construction
on
the
construction
site.
So
how
would
we
be
educating
workers,
especially
non-non-union
workers,
about
about
their
rights,
and
how
are
we
going
to
get
that
message
to
many
workers
that
don't
speak
English
as
well.
E
E
With
regards
to
this
ordinance,
a
really
important
piece
of
it
is
that
workers
will
be
trained
on
the
site
safety
plan
and
the
language
that
they
understand
and
they'll
be
trained
annually
if
they're
on
site
for
more
than
a
year
and
they'll
be
part
of
pre-shift
meetings.
So
we're
really
wanting
to
make
sure
that
they
understand
and
that
site
safety
plan
identifies
the
potential
hazards
for
them
and
the
public.
E
F
C
A
Thank
you,
I,
don't
believe,
we've
been
joined
by
any
other
counselors,
so
I'll
take
this
time
to
just
say
thank
you
for
putting
this
plan
together.
I
know
that
wage
steps
has
been
raised.
That
is
something
that
my
office
filed
last
year
and
it's
something
that
we
are
probably
going
to
at
some
point
file
again.
It
is
in
the
process
of
sort
of
being
worked
on
with
all
of
the
stakeholders
that
you
would
expect
would
need
to
be
at
the
table
on
that.
A
The
the
getting
that
right
is
incredibly
important
and
also
somewhat
complex
because
of
the
language
and
the
interactions
with
all
the
different
stakeholders,
and
so
I'd
like
that
to
be
not
just
for
construction
workers,
but
eventually
folks,
who
are
working
in
our
service
industry.
Folks
who
are
doing
work
at
restaurants,
there's
a
large
amount
of
wage
theft
within
the
service
industry
and
I'd
like
to
include
them
as
well
in
some
way
shape
or
form,
and
so
there
are
aspects
of
that
that
we
are
still
refining.
A
But
that
is
something
that
this
Council
takes
very
seriously
and
I
expect.
We
will
see
this
Council
move
forward
on
at
some
point
in
time,
as
it
relates
to
what's
before
us
today.
I'm
just
really
grateful
for
everybody
for
the
work
that
you're
doing
to
help
keep
people
safe
and
to
help
protect
lives.
I
think,
every
time
we
get
a
globe
alert
or
a
news
alert
that
someone
has
been
harmed
or
killed
at
a
work
site.
A
A
Now,
I'm
going
to
move
over
to
public
comment,
I
believe
we
have
a
few
folks
signed
up
for
a
public
comment,
but
I'm
not
sure
if
they
are
here.
If
they
are
here,
please
bring
them
into
as
panelists.
If
you
are
here
to
do
public
comment,
please
make
sure
that
you
both
raise
your
hand
so
that
we
know
and
two
accept
the
prompt
to
become
a
panelist
so
that
you
can
give
that
public
comment.
A
H
Thank
you
so
much
good
morning,
chair,
Arroyo,
City,
councilors
and
all
those
here
on
behalf
of
the
city
of
Boston,
I'm,
chief
of
strategy
and
engagement
at
mascotch
and
Massachusetts
Coalition
for
occupational
safety
and
health
I'm
here
today
to
provide
testimony
in
support
of
an
ordinance
governing
construction
and
demolition
operations
in
city
of
Boston.
This
past
April
28th
our
organization,
as
we
have
for
over
30
years,
co-sponsored
an
event
in
the
Boston
Common
near
the
State
House
commemorating
workers,
Memorial
Day.
H
We
read
the
names
of
51
Massachusetts
workers
who
died
this
past
year
while
on
the
job
and
released
our
annual
dying
for
work
in
Massachusetts
report,
which
highlights
these
preventable
deaths
and
recommendations
and
solutions.
We
Believe
are
necessary
to
prevent
workers
names
from
being
part
of
the
ceremony
and
Report
year
after
year
in
2017,
our
ceremony
featured
two
workers
whose
names
we
read
and
featured
in
that
report,
and
they
were
Kelvin
Maddox
and
Robert
Higgins
who
died
as
a
result
of
a
trench
collapse
in
the
South
End
Neighborhood,
where
they
were
working.
H
Needless
to
say,
we
believe
that
every
workplace
tragedy
is
preventable
and
we
believe
the
lives
of
these
workers
as
well
as
many
other
workers
lives
like
that
of
Peter
Mancini,
who
died
last
year
at
the
government,
center
demolition
collapse
could
have
been
saved
had
all
appropriate
safety
and
health
measures
been
adequately
taken
into
consideration.
Before
and
during
the
work
they
were
performing.
H
An
average
of
15
workers
die
every
day
on
the
job
in
our
country
every
day,
news
articles
are
written,
investigations
are
conducted
and
citations
are
issued,
and
then
it
starts
all
over
the
next
day.
These
are
not
accidents
or
random
occurrences.
They
are
generally
caused
by
unsafe
working
conditions
and
clear
violation
of
Osha
safety
and
health
standards
and
other
recognized
safe
work
practices.
H
Here
in
the
Commonwealth,
we
saw
nine
construction
workers
die
this
past
year,
two
of
which
were
here
in
the
city
of
Boston,
and
just
this
year
have
also
had
one
construction
worker
lose
their
life
in
January.
In
the
majority
of
cases,
the
lack
of
protective
systems
such
as
proper
site
safety
plans,
or
not
having
a
competent
person
on
site
led
to
these
workplaces
becoming
a
final
burial
ground
for
too
many
workers.
Other
workers,
we
also
know,
were
severely
injured
or
had
amputations
as
a
result
of
these
lack
safely
measures.
H
We
Believe,
an
ordinance
like
this
will
help
to
reduce
the
number
of
injuries
and
fatalities
construction
workers
face
too
often
in
our
state
and
city.
When
doing
this
dangerous
and
hazardous
work,
although
there
are
OSHA
regulations
and
standards
and
protections
for
all
employees,
we
know
this
is
not
enough,
as
they
lack
the
resources
needed
to
inspect
and
enforce
these
laws
at
all
construction
and
demolition
projects
in
our
city.
There
are
also
very
low
fines,
which
are
almost
always
appealed
by
employers
who
just
see
this
as
a
cost
of
business.
H
We
know
that
when
these
measures
are
in
place,
the
city
will
also
be
able
to
shut
down
unsafe
sites
and
hold
up
accountable
employers
that
violate
these
laws
or
not
compliant
with
these
standards
and
protections.
We
appreciate
what
mayor,
Walsh
and
city
of
Boston
did
to
protect
workers
here
by
passing
an
ordinance
in
2017
that
looked
at
company's
five-year
history
of
Osha
violations
to
determine
whether
they
were
severe
violators.
H
This
allowed
the
city
to
deny
permits
and
licenses
needed
for
construction
work
like
Excavating
and
trenching
work,
and
by
employers
and
contractors
with
poor
safety
records.
We
applaud
mayor
Wu
and
the
staff
of
the
worker
empowerment
cabinet
for
building
on
these
efforts
by
proposing
the
ordinance
we
are
discussing
here
today.
We
know
that
more
protective
measures
like
this
are
needed
as
a
deterrent
to
employers
who
choose
to
skirt
safety
and
health
laws
in
our
city
and
risk
having
workers
be
needlessly
injured
or
die
as
a
result
of
their
negligence.
H
We
know
there's
always
more
to
be
done,
but
having
ordinances
like
this
in
place
that
can
be
implemented
and
enforced.
We
hope
that
our
perspectives
and
experiences
on
these
issues
are
taken
into
consideration
and
that
you
will
ultimately
lend
your
support
to
make
sure
that
these
workers
can
do
this
job
and
return
to
their
homes
and
families
in
the
same
condition
as
they
left.
H
I
want
to
leave
you
with
the
words
of
a
family
member
who
was
unable
to
testify
today,
but
ask
that
I
share
her
words
with
you
so
that
they
could
be
taken
into
the
public
record.
My
name
is
Melinda
ushry
Maddox
I'm
speaking
on
behalf
of
Fallen
Hero
named
Kelvin
Chuck
Maddox,
who
lost
his
life
in
a
trenching
incident
in
Boston
south
and
in
2016..
My
baby
brother
lost
his
precious
life
in
an
accident
that
could
have
and
should
have
been
prevented
with
simple
safety
precautions.
H
His
death
had
a
huge
impact
on
our
family
and
many
generations
to
come.
He
was
the
head
of
a
huge
family
and
carried
us
all.
His
death
left
a
huge
void
that
cannot
and
will
never
be
filled,
I
pray
that
no
other
families
find
themselves
in
our
situation.
Please
do
all
that
you
can
to
make
sure
that
these
types
of
incidents
do
not
happen
again.
It
was
preventable
and
has
caused
us
much
mental
and
emotional
turmoil.
H
Please
put
these
and
other
safety
measures
in
place
to
prevent
these
types
of
accidents
from
happening
to
anyone
else
again.
This
is
just
one
anecdote
of
what
families
have
to
deal
with
when
we
allow
unscrupulous
employers
to
avoid
taking
all
steps
to
save
workers,
lives
from
construction
and
demolition
hazards
or
refuse
to
invest
in
the
necessary
safety
measure.
That
we
know
should
be
a
priority
to
avoid
more
stories
like
this
from
families
who
no
longer
have
family
members
in
their
lives
due
to
these
incidents.
A
Thank
you,
Mr
Vega.
We
have
Gene
lately
up
battalia.
If
you
are
there
and
then
I
believe
we
have.
This
could
be
a
number
of
our
folks,
but
we
have
one
that's
in
the
attendee
sections,
Boston
buildings
trades.
If
you
can
just
change
it
to
the
name
that
you
signed
up
for
to
give
testimony,
so
we
can
queue
you
up.
Thank
you
whenever
you're
ready
to
oh
okay,
thank.
I
You
the
board,
I,
want
to
thank
the
chief
Royal
for
all
the
work
that
that
the
city
is
doing
and
mayor
who
for
putting
this
ordinance
and
all
the
team
that
are
working
in
order
to
have
a
better
safe
environment
in
our
city.
Like
you
mentioned,
my
name
is
gin.
Vatalia
I've
been
in
construction
for
about
three
decades
now
and
my
early
years
in
construction,
I
studied
at
the
big
jig
I
worked
like
the
big
jig
from
1991.
I
till
2007.,
and
so
I
spend
a
lot
of
time.
Doing
construction
working
for
Bechtel,
so
I've
seen
I've
seen
people
on
my
job
site
pass
away
due
to
unsafe
working
situations
and
that
live
family
Family
behind
and
I
have
a
testimony
of
a
father
that
left
about
four
four
children
behind
and
that
always
concerned
me
about
safety
is
always
a
priority.
I
And
when
you
look
at
that,
the
U.S
Bureau
of
Labor
Statistics
that
it
shows
that
there
is
an
increased
percentage
of
increase
every
year
from
2001.
2000
2020
it
almost
about
1034
2021
in
jump
to
about
51
5190,
and
it
keep
on
going
every
year.
We
have
more
people
dying
in
terms
of
less
less
safety
in
our
in
our
in
our
job
site
and
I
and
I.
I
I
So
it's
it
doesn't
impact
really
the
small
little
companies
and
that
do
not
have
the
the
power
or
the
fun
to
to
have
their
personnel
come
and
do
30
hours
Usha
and
which
will
cost
them
some
money.
But
we
do
know
that,
despite
that
safety
costs
money,
but
it
is
worth
it
and
I
was
I'm
so
happy
that
we
move
we
move
the
a
little
bit
closer
to
our
goal
is
to
make
sure
that
we
have
zero
accident
in
in
our
job
site.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
Gene
I
believe
we
have
Brian
Doherty
next
and
then
we
have
one
other
two
other
folks
who
have
signed
up
for
Testimony.
Please
hit
yes
on
panelists.
Otherwise
we
will
not
will
not
be
able
to
let
you
give
public
testimony.
So
if
you
would
still
like
to
give
public
testimony
when
you
see
the
accept
panelist
invitation,
please
hit
yes
on
that.
Thank
you
and
with
that
I
want
to
give
Mr
Doherty
his
his
time
to
speak.
A
J
I
just
wanted
to
say
you
know,
thank
you
for
having
me
my
name
is
Mr
Tom
Green
I'm,
the
business
agent
of
the
Boston
Building
Trades
unions.
We
represent
35
000,
Union
construction
workers
and
their
families
in
the
city
of
Boston.
We
do
this
in
partnership
with
the
300
Union
construction
companies,
every
worker
deserves
Fair
wages,
health
care
benefits,
retirement
benefits.
In
addition
to
that,
access
to
world-class
training
and
safety
programs.
We
invest
over
50
million
per
year
on
these
protections
through
our
Union
apprenticeship
programs
and
journey
level
upgrade
trainings.
J
Safety
is
everyone's
responsibility
and
we
appreciate
the
chance
to
work
in
partnership
with
the
city
of
Boston
to
strengthen
safety
protocols,
protections
for
all
workers
in
our
city.
Thank
you
for
your
time
and
attention
this
morning
to
this
important
matter
have
a
good
morning.
Everyone
thank
you
for
speaking.
A
A
You
very
much
appreciate
you
I,
don't
know
we
have
two
other
people
signed
up
to
testify.
Darlene,
Lambos
and
Rob
Carson
you've
been
offered
the
ability
to
join
as
a
panelist,
but
I.
Don't
believe
that
you
have
hit
the
yes
on
that
and
so
we're
gonna
try
one
more
time
to
give
you
a
chance
to
testify
by
offering
you
the
opportunity
to
be
promoted
to
a
panelist.
Please
hit
accept.
K
Hi
everyone
thanks
so
much
counselor.
My
name
is
Darlene
Lambos
with
the
Greater
Boston
labor
Council
we
represent
about
a
hundred
thousand
workers
and
their
families
in
the
Greater
Boston
area
and
I
did
want
to
just
testify
in
favor
of
this
ordinance.
We
obviously
are
stand
with
our
sisters
and
brothers
and
siblings
in
the
construction
industry
and
support
health
and
safety
all
around
for
all
workers.
K
But
this
ordinance
in
particular
is
something
that
we've
worked
on
together
with
the
administration
with
you
all
and
hopefully
that
will
pass
and
want
to
make
sure
that
people
understand
that
the
labor
movement
is
absolutely
worker.
Safety
is
at
the
center
of
our
work,
so
I
just
wanted
to
make
that
clear,
and
we
are
completely
supportive
and
want
to
work
in
partnership
with
making
sure
this
ordinance
passes
thanks.
So
much.