The Freedom Tower

The New York press is reporting that the World Trade Center owners have created a new job to oversee all safety issues and prevent accidents.
As multiple construction projects at Ground Zero get underway, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey created the director of safety position.
Joseph Schwed of Honeywell International started as safety director of the World Trade Center site last week, the press reported. Previously, the PA had separate safety managers for each construction project. Schwed, 40, will oversee all of the safety contractors and coordinate all activities on the 16-acre site. Work at the site began in 2005 and construction is underway for the Sept. 11 memorial, a transit hub, the Freedom Tower and towers 2, 3 and 4. The entire project is scheduled for completion in 2012, Port Authority officials said.

“It’s of the utmost concern that the safety of the employees and the general public are all taken into account and that this unprecedented project is being done in a safe manner,” Schwed said.