After the New York crane accident which happened at the end of May, city officials started to raise questions regarding the safety at construction sites.

According to NY1, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced Wednesday afternoon a series of measures meant to improve safety for workers at large construction sites.

The regulation will get tougher and constructions companies which will not comply would face fines or have their permit revoked.

“We will suspend or revoke their ability to do business in New York City,” said Robert LiMandri, the city's acting building department chief, reported Reuters.

This new regulation requires all contractors and subcontractors, who are in the concrete and demolition business, to get a safety number from the Buildings Department before beginning any kind of work. Also, construction sites will be verified by a project safety monitor assigned by the Buildings Department. The legislation mentions those contractors who have been told about an “immediately hazardous violation” to report the time needed to correct the violation. Workers would also have to be trained on the use of some tower cranes.

Many city officials like Edward J. Malloy, president of the New York State/City Construction Trades Councils; Gary La Barbera, president of the New York City Central Labor Council; Steven M. Spinola, president of the Real Estate Board of New York have approved of these measures and expressed their support.