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All Borough Construction Safety Training Offers New Certification & License Training
From NYC Department of Building approved courses to OSHA training, ABCST educates workers on Federal and State safety regulations.
NYCDOB: CCD1, ZRD1, & 2nd Review of Plan Exam Objections to Launch in DOBNOW Build 10/30
Beginning on October 30, 2023, the following requests related to jobs filed, or to be filed, in the Buildings Information System (BIS) and DOB NOW will be submitted in DOB NOW: Build.
NYC DOB: Erecting Tower Cranes: Required Protocol for Third-Party Certifications
In August 2023, New York Department of Buildings updated required protocol for third-party certifications for erecting tower cranes.
NYC DOB: No Waiver for Sidewalk Shed Work Without a Permit – Civil Penalties
Beginning September 1, 2023, the Department of Buildings will no longer waive the Work Without a Permit civil penalty for installed permitted sidewalk sheds with an expired permit.
NYC DOB: Building Bulletin that Clarifies the Use of Guards and Personal Fall Arrest Systems
The NYC DOB has clarified the use of guards and personal fall arrest systems to facilitate solar panel maintenance.
STOP! Check The Expiration Date on Your Current Site Safety Training Card!
If you let your site safety training card expire, you’ll lose credit for historically saved course completion certificates! you will need to start from scratch to obtain a new site safety training (SST) card.
NYC 2022 Code
NYC 2022 Code: Chapter 33 Code Revisions – BC 3303.4.11 Daily Inspection of Housekeeping
The revised code has added a daily inspection requirement for general housekeeping to ensure compliance with 3303.4.1 through 3303.4.10.
NYC 2022 Code: Chapter 33 Code Revisions – BC 3303.11.2 Stairs During Building Construction or Enlargements
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.
NYC 2022 Code: Chapter 33 Code Revisions – BC 3303 – Safeguards and Maintenance of Site
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.
NYC 2022 Code: Chapter 33 Code Revisions – BC 3304.4 – Guardrail System
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.
NYC 2022 Code: Chapter 33 Code Revisions – BC 3304.7 – Access to Excavations
Existing code required at least one means of egress from general open-cut excavations. The revision incorporates the OSHA requirement for multiple means of ingress/egress.