Twenty years directing safety on major bridge, high-rise, and civil infrastructure projects across New York and Philadelphia. Now available for contract safety program management, auditing, training, and expert witness consulting.
Leigh Weissman has led safety for steel erectors, general contractors, and heavy civil projects on some of the largest and most complex job sites in the Northeast — from Hudson Yards to the Ben Franklin Bridge to the $2B NJEDA Wind Port.
Steel erection, high-rise superstructure, bridge rehabilitation, and nuclear-adjacent civil work — safety leadership built on the projects where the stakes are highest.
From Turner Construction to Gilbane to AECOM-Tishman, a consistent record of lowering incident rates and hitting zero-recordable and zero-Lost-Time milestones.
CSP, ASP, and CHST certified, with a Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED trainer credential and prior NYC DOB–licensed Site Safety Manager (PW2) experience (license currently inactive).
Full-scope safety program development, implementation, and on-site direction for contractors and owners.
Learn more →NYC DOB Site Safety Manager program experience for high-rise and superstructure projects; available for SSM program advisory and support (PW2 license currently inactive).
Learn more →Independent safety audits, OSHA recordkeeping review, and compliance assessments across job sites.
Learn more →Root cause analysis, incident reporting, and corrective action planning following jobsite incidents.
Learn more →OSHA-aligned safety training, fall protection, and First Aid/CPR/AED instruction for crews and supervisors.
Learn more →Expert witness testimony and consulting on construction safety-related litigation and claims.
Learn more →DRPA civil projects totaling over $.5B, with no Lost Time injuries to date. Skanska-Koch Civil, 2024–2026.
$2B offshore wind infrastructure project on PSEG Nuclear property in Salem, NJ — 600k+ worker-hours to target metrics.
NYC DOB Licensed Site Safety Manager on multiple $100M+ superstructure projects for Gilbane, 2017–2022.
Notes on incident investigation, jobsite safety culture, and lessons from the field — drawn from two decades on active construction sites.
A structural incident at a midtown NYC conversion had a near miss instead of a tragedy. Here's what the response reveals about the value of a licensed Site Safety Manager.
Read more →Even with precautions in place, work zone incidents keep happening in the NJ-PA-DE region. A look at the OSHA Work Zone Alliance guidance and what else can be done.
Read more →Two very different medical emergencies that call for two different responses. What every crew and supervisor should know about AED use and CPR on site.
Read more →Available for contract safety program development and management, auditing, training, and expert witness consulting.