Legislation Package to Address Scaffolding
Bills aim to speed up the process for taking down scaffolding, allow for less intrusive alternatives to be used, ensure the scaffolding...
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A SKYLINE RESTORATION PUBLICATION
ISSUE #45
SPRING/SUMMER 2023
NYC council members introduce package to "reduce the amount of scaffolding as well as heighten their design and lighting standards"
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- Jun 13
- 2 min
Scaffold Law Reform
H.R.2542 - Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2023 "would protect federal money from scaffold law" "...And ensure that money we get for the...
- Jun 13
- 2 min
Over $12M in grants for worker safety, health training
The U.S. Department of Labor announced the availability of more than $12.7 million in funding to make more good jobs available to the...
- Jun 13
- 2 min
New DOB Commissioner
On April 27, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced the appointment of Jimmy Oddo as the commissioner for the New York City Department...
- Feb 28
- 1 min
Thank You for Visiting!
On Saturday, February 25, New York Mayor Eric Adams and Commissioner of Immigrant Affairs Manuel Castro met with asylum seekers at The...
- Feb 28
- 2 min
Governor Hochul Signs Carlos' Law
Legislation S.621B/A.4947B Amends the Penal Law to Add Criminal Corporate Liability for the Death or Serious Physical Injury of an...
- Feb 28
- 1 min
Material Price Escalation Bill Vetoed
On December 30, Governor Kathy Hochul vetoed the Material Price Escalation Bill (A.10109/S.8844). As the Women Builders Council (WBC)...
- Feb 28
- 2 min
OSHA Announces Changes For 2023
New enforcement guidance aims to prevent worker injuries and fatalities and hold employers who place profit over safety accountable....
- Dec 17, 2022
- 2 min
NYS Law Sets $500K Minimum Penalty For a Worker's Death
Carlos’ Law —named after Carlo Moncayo, an undocumented worker from Ecuador who was fatally injured when a trench collapsed on him at a...
- Dec 17, 2022
- 1 min
60K Electric Vehicle Charging Stations For NYS
New York has received the green light —and $63 million of federal funding— to install over 60,000 charging stations for electric vehicles...
- Jul 5, 2022
- 4 min
Wage Theft Legislation
A contractor assumes liability for any unpaid wages, benefits, damages, attorney fees related to a civil or administrative action by a...
- Jul 5, 2022
- 2 min
Pathway to Licensing
What changes for a Construction Superintendent (CS), a Site Safety Manager (SSM) or a Site Safety Coordinator (SSC) The pathway to...
- Jul 5, 2022
- 4 min
DOB Highlights the 2022 Construction Code Revisions
During the "Spring Digital Build: Safety, Innovation & Sustainability Conference" “Building codes truly serve as the structural skeleton...
- Jul 5, 2022
- 1 min
NYC DOB Training Connect SST Cards
As of February 1, 2023, construction sites requiring DOB-licensed safety professionals will only accept NYC DOB Training Connect Site...
- Jul 5, 2022
- 3 min
Mayor Appoints New Leadership Team At DOB
Eric Ulrich, Buildings Commissioner; Kazimir Vilenchik, P.E. , First Deputy Commissioner On May 3, 2022, New York City Mayor Eric Adams...
- Jul 5, 2022
- 1 min
DOB Releases Construction Safety Report For 2021
In its second annual Construction Safety Report released on March 28, 2022, the New York City Department of Buildings provides an...
- Jul 5, 2022
- 2 min
Former NJ DOT Commissioner To Lead The Gateway Development Commission Board
The seven-member Gateway Development Commission board voted unanimously to hire Kris Kolluri as its CEO, after the former New Jersey...
- Jul 5, 2022
- 2 min
Keechant L. Sewell, the first female Commissioner of the NYPD
A 25-year veteran of the Nassau County Police Department, Commissioner Sewell has worked as an undercover officer, protected students in...
- Jul 5, 2022
- 2 min
New State Workforce Development Office
On April 26, 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul announced the creation of the New York State Office of Strategic Workforce Development, which...
- Jan 6, 2022
- 4 min
Sweeping Updates to NYC Construction and Building Codes
City Council passes bill with over 600 major revisions that will improve the safety and well-being of all New Yorkers and ensure that NYC...
- Jan 6, 2022
- 1 min
City Council Passes Four Construction Safety Bills
On Wednesday, November 10th, the New York City Council passed four new construction safety bills. Among other important changes, these...
- Jan 6, 2022
- 3 min
Construction Innovation and Safety Conference
This year’s "Hack the Building Code" winners include innovations to prevent construction worker falls, capture carbon emissions, expedite...
- Jan 6, 2022
- 3 min
Using Drones to Conduct Façade Inspections
Local Law 102 of 2020 A new DOB report seeks to take building safety to new heights, by exploring the potential use of drones for...
- Jan 6, 2022
- 1 min
Gas Piping Inspection Deadline Extended
Building owners in Community Districts 2, 5, 7, 13 and 18 in all boroughs, now have until June 30, 2022, to complete their mandatory...
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