NYCDOB release amends rules regarding Department-certified Site Safety Managers (SSM), Site Safety Coordinators (SSC), and Concrete Safety Managers
For owners of buildings in New York City that have not yet been issued a final Certificate of Occupancy (CO), obtaining a Temporary Certificate of Occupancy (TCO) is paramount to beginning and continuing their building operations.
DOB Acting Commissioner Kazimir Vilenchik, P.E. announced the start of a new winter construction safety campaign aimed at promoting work site safety in New York City.
Applicants for permits for work that will disturb lead paint or paint of unknown lead content have new requirments.
The existing code did not require a permit for contractor shanties/offices, even though DOB inspectors often asked for permits for large contractor offices.
The revised code has added a daily inspection requirement for general housekeeping to ensure compliance with 3303.4.1 through 3303.4.10.
The existing code requires the maintenance of temporary and permanent stairs during new building construction and vertical enlargements to within 4 stories or 40 feet of the topmost working deck.
You may already know that existing code required that a watchperson on major buildings have OSHA 10 training. But starting November 7, 2022, the revised code requires that training on both major and non-major buildings.
Beginning November 7, 2022, an individual who is designated as the primary Construction Superintendent on a major building job may not serve as the primary Construction Superintendent for any other job.
A common-sense guardrail exemption has been added to the revised code, allowing an adequate cover to be used in lieu of guardrails for wells, pits, shafts, or similar excavation.
