Richard Moody at Columbia-Greene Media can only find two people with opinions locally on the bill proposed from Rep. John Faso (R-Kinderhook) last week that would scrap New York's Scaffold law. Both Columbia County Board of Supervisors Chairman Matthew Murell, and Greene County Administrator Shaun Groden agree with changes to the law, which insures workers from being hurt on the job. "As the law stands now, if a worker is injured in a gravity-related accident, such as falling from a scaffold or ladder, the contractor and property owner are deemed liable if proper safety measures weren't in place. The law, around since 1885, is a potent incentive to make sure worksites are safe," a Times Union editorial says. Faso disagrees. “This law doesn’t even promote a safer workplace environment for construction workers, as our state is no safer for workers than the 49 other states, which do not have this liability statute,” Faso said at a press conference Sept. 19. Faso's bill requires a "comparative negligence" standard, allowing courts to consider whether workers are partly responsible. But the legislation would not have any significant direct impact locally as it only applies to federally funded projects such as certain bridges and the county airport.