Chanting villagers parade a giant effigy through the alleys of rural Hong Kong before setting it ablaze in a once-in-a-decade ...

A controversial 140-year-old, only-in-New York law that holds property owners and contractors responsible for all falls on construction sites, even in instances of worker negligence, has caused ...

Hong Kong contractors will be required to provide proof that the scaffolding mesh they use is fire-retardant while samples will also be tested in designated laboratories after arriving in the city ...

(The Center Square) — New York’s “scaffold law” is driving up insurance costs and draining billions of dollars from the state’s economy, according to a new trade industry report, which is renewing ...

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Two window washers were left dangling high in Virginia on Thursday morning after their scaffold failed nearly 15 stories in the air, prompting a massive high-angle rescue that drew teams from across ...

The death toll in Hong Kong's apartment complex blaze rose to 146 on Sunday as investigators discovered more bodies in the burned-out buildings. A steady stream of people placed bouquets of flowers at ...

BANGKOK (AP) — While the exact cause of the deadly inferno that swept across a Hong Kong apartment complex was unknown, questions have been raised about the role of the bamboo scaffolding that ...