How Fred Flintstone got OSHA certified in NYC

After more than 40 New York City construction fatalities since 2015, the City Council passed local law 196 that requires 10 to 30 hours of new safety training for nearly all construction workers.
To prevent cheating, the law specifically requires that the instruction must be monitored or proctored.
“The 196 law has very specific language that says that the room where training takes place has to be proctored to confirm the individual taking the training is the actual person,” construction safety expert Michael Pinto said.
But a 7 On Your Side investigation, along with research by a safety advocacy group, found the online website training is not being monitored.
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