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May 22
8 min

Legislation To Halt the Epidemic of Staged Accidents Receives NY District Attorneys' Endorsement, Opposition by Unions

A8981/S8413 would make staging a construction site accident a Class E felony. Staged Accidents bill A8981/S8413, that would make staging...

May 22
1 min

Attention SST Card Holders

The NYC Buildings department urges construction professionals carrying Site Safety Training (SST) cards produced by Valor Consulting to...

May 22
1 min

Construction Related Injuries and Fatalities Reported by The DOB in the 1st Quarter Of 2024

During the first quarter of 2024, New York City experienced two fatalities and 139 injuries at construction sites, as reported by the NYC...

May 22
1 min

Parking Structure Inspections

Initial Observation Report Prior To Submitting the Full Engineering Report May Be Required Under new rules, parking structure owners in...

May 22
1 min

"Top 10" Reasons for A Stop Work Order

The Department of Buildings issues a Stop Work Order (SWO) at a work site when inspectors determine a site has unsafe work or conditions...

Feb 24
3 min

Gangs, lawyers, and medical providers exploiting New York’s Scaffold Law by facilitating staged accidents.

Industry Coalition Mobilizes Against Fraud: Underwriters, Insurers, and Contractors Unite to Combat Exploitation of New York's Scaffold...

Feb 15
1 min

State Comptroller Audits DOB

In a follow-up audit released by state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's office, the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) has been...

Feb 15
1 min

Reporting Deadlines

Parking Garages - The first deadline for the city's parking structure inspection program for properties in sub-cycle A was Sunday,...

Feb 15
2 min

Limited to Three Jobs

As of January 2, 2024, the Department of Buildings is not issuing a permit if the Construction Superintendent (CS) designated on the...

Oct 25, 2023
3 min

Site Safety Training for Asylum Seekers in New York

“We’re waiting for additional support to turn out another round,” says Shana McCormick, executive director of The Skyline Charitable...

Oct 25, 2023
5 min

Build Safe | Live Safe Conference 2023

Key presentations are summarized here. One of the main Conference presentations, 2022 NYC Construction Code Sidewalk Shed Requirements &...

Oct 25, 2023
6 min

“Get Sheds Down”: Mayor Adams' Plan to Remove Miles of Sidewalk Sheds Throughout New York City

Photo: NYC.GOV In late July, NYC Mayor Eric Adams and DOB Commissioner Jimmy Oddo announced the City’s new “Get Sheds Down” plan to...

Feb 28, 2023
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, 2023
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....

Feb 28, 2023
1 min

Safety Week – MAY 1-5, 2023

From May 1-5, Safety Week aims to unite participants through a common purpose: “to provide the vision, insights, resources and...

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
2 min

A Pledge to Safety

Construction Safety Week and National Safety Stand-Down To Prevent Falls in Construction (May 2-6, 2022) are two annual events honored by...

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
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...

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...