A Philadelphia labor union is using unmanned aircraft to
survey building sites in the city.
John Dougherty, head of the Philadelphia Building Trades
Council says he's bought three drones scanning the city for unscrupulous
contractors who are violating building codes.
"It's more to get the unlicensed contractors
sometimes undocumented workers just document it and send it to the right
authorities and let them know," he said. "It's just a more positive
way to do business in the modern world."
Dougherty, who also is business manager at the
influential IBEW Local 98 of the electricians union, says the overhead
surveillance could even save lives.
"Who is to say if we had a drone flying around 22nd
and Market Street [before the 2013 building collapse there] we could have
prevented that tragedy," he said.
Dougherty says if they find something troubling, they
will send it to city officials or even federal officials for further
investigation.
Source:
Newsworks
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