Here is the text of Labor Law section 241(6):
Construction, excavation and demolition work. All contractors
and owners and their agents, except owners of one and two-family
dwellings who contract for but do not direct or control the work, when
constructing or demolishing buildings or doing any excavating in
connection therewith, shall comply with the following requirements:
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6. All areas in which construction, excavation or demolition work is
being performed shall be so constructed, shored, equipped, guarded,
arranged, operated and conducted as to provide reasonable and adequate
protection and safety to the persons employed therein or lawfully
frequenting such places. The commissioner may make rules to carry into
effect the provisions of this subdivision, and the owners and
contractors and their agents for such work, except owners of one and
two-family dwellings who contract for but do not direct or control the
work, shall comply therewith.
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