Thousands of construction workers ‘falsely’ certified by safety school
06 March 2024
Six executives and employees, as well as the company they worked for – Valor Security and Investigations (Valor) – were charged with providing unearned certifications to thousands of New York construction workers, and the New York County District Attorney’s office alleged that one of those workers, named Ivan Frias, lost his life in 2022, as a result.
According to the charges, the company claimed it trained approximately 20,000 construction workers between December 2019 and April 2023. Valor said certificate holders received 40 hours of instruction and were trained on all aspects of construction safety inspection, planning, and security services.
Instead, the DA’s office alleged, the six Valor…
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