A bid by the construction industry to get New York City out of the business of regulating cranes has died.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit yesterday rejected the claim that the city’s scheme for overseeing the use of building cranes, derricks and other hoisting equipment was preempted by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act and standards promulgated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

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