New Jersey Contractor Fined for Violations Must Retain Safety Consultant for Project

PHILADELPHIA—A New Jersey construction contractor will have to pay penalties of $162,150 and comply with federal safety rules requiring fall protection for workers, under terms of a consent order and injunction filed in federal district court in Trenton, N.J., Aug. 29 (Solis v. Sousa General Contractors Inc.).

Under the order entered in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey in response to a petition from the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Sousa Contractors Inc. will be required to provide fall protection equipment to employees working from heights of six feet or greater ...