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NY Lab L § 261 (2021)
2021 New York Laws LAB - Labor Article 11 - Factories Title 3 - Fire Hazard 261 - Fire Door.

§  261.  Fire  door.  "Fire  door"  means  a  door constructed of such   fire-resisting material as shall be specified in the rules of the board.   The board shall determine and specify in its rules the materials and the   manner of construction and erection of such doors,  the  sills  thereof,   and  the  automatic  or  self-closing device requirements of such doors.   Electric contacts or interlocks of a type approved by the board  may  be   accepted  in lieu of self-closing devices on fire doors at each entrance   to elevator or dumbwaiter hoistways.
NY Lab L § 262 (2021)
2021 New York Laws LAB - Labor Article 11 - Factories Title 3 - Fire Hazard 262 - Fireproof Window or Fire Window.

§  262.  Fireproof  window or fire window. "Fireproof window" or "fire   window" means a window with metal frame and  sash,  or  frame  and  sash   covered  with  metal,  and  provided  with  wired glass or of such other   materials, construction and operation as the board shall specify in  its   rules.
NY Lab L § 263 (2021)
2021 New York Laws LAB - Labor Article 11 - Factories Title 3 - Fire Hazard 263 - Fireproof Partition or Fire Partition.

§ 263. Fireproof partition or fire partition. "Fireproof partition" or   "fire  partition"  means  a  partition  built  of brick, or concrete, or   reinforced concrete, or cinder block, or concrete  block,  or  tile,  or   terra  cotta  blocks  conforming with the requirements of the board. The   board shall determine and specify in its rules such other  materials  as   may  be used and such requirements as are necessary for the construction   of fire partitions and the protection of supporting metal framework.Each opening in any fire partition  shall  have  a  fire  door  unless   otherwise specified by the board in its rules.
NY Lab L § 265 (2021)
2021 New York Laws LAB - Labor Article 11 - Factories Title 3 - Fire Hazard 265 - Fire Wall.

§ 265. Fire wall. "Fire wall" means a wall which subdivides a building   or  separates buildings to restrict the spread of fire, and which starts   at the foundation and extends through all stories to or above  the  roof   as may be specified in the rules of the board. The board shall determine   and specify in its rules the material and the manner of construction and   erection of fire walls and the nature and extent of the protection to be   afforded to openings therein.
NY Lab L § 266 (2021)
2021 New York Laws LAB - Labor Article 11 - Factories Title 3 - Fire Hazard 266 - Exterior Enclosed Fireproof Stairway.

§  266.  Exterior  enclosed  fireproof  stairway.  "Exterior  enclosed   fireproof  stairway"  means  a  stairway  conforming  to  the  following   requirements:1.  It  shall  be  completely  enclosed from top to bottom by walls of   fireproof material not less than eight inches thick extending  from  the   sidewalk,  court  or yard level to the roof, and above the roof so as to   form a bulkhead.2. It shall in all other respects except as herein provided conform to   the requirements of section two hundred and seventy  in  regard  to  the   construction  of  stairways  and their enclosures, except that stairways   and landings in an exterior fireproof enclosed  stairway  not  exceeding   one   hundred   feet   in  height  may  be  constructed  of  other  than   incombustible material to be approved by the board.3. There shall be no opening  in  any  wall  separating  it  from  the   building.4.  Access  shall  be provided to the stairway from every floor of the   building by means of an outside balcony or vestibule of steel,  iron  or   masonry.  Every  such  balcony  or  vestibule shall have an unobstructed   width of at least  forty-four  inches  and  shall  be  provided  with  a   fireproof  floor  and  a railing of incombustible material not less than   three feet high. Access to such balconies from the building and  to  the   stairway from the balconies shall be by means of firedoors. The level of   the balcony floor shall be not more than seven inches below the level of   the  door  sill  of the building. The doors shall swing outward onto the   balcony and inward from the  balcony  to  the  stairway,  and  shall  be   provided  with locks or latches with visible fastenings requiring no key   to open them in leaving the building. The balconies shall be open on  at   least one side, upon an open space not less than one hundred square feet   in area.5.  The landings shall be of such width that the doors in opening into   the stairway shall not reduce the free passageway of the landings  to  a   width less than the width of the stairs.6.  Such  stairway  shall  be  provided  with a proper lighting system   furnishing adequate light and shall be so  arranged  as  to  ensure  its   reliable  operation,  when  through  accident or other cause the regular   factory lighting is extinguished.
NY Lab L § 267 (2021)
2021 New York Laws LAB - Labor Article 11 - Factories Title 3 - Fire Hazard 267 - Horizontal Exit.

§  267.  Horizontal exit. 1. "Horizontal exit" means the connection by   one or more openings, protected by firedoors, through a fire wall in any   building, or through a wall or walls between two buildings, which  doors   shall continuously be unlocked and the opening unobstructed whenever any   person is employed on either side of the opening.2.  Exterior  balconies and bridges not less than forty-four inches in   width connecting two buildings and not having a gradient  of  more  than   one  foot  fall in six, may also be counted as horizontal exits when the   doors opening out upon said balconies or bridges are fireproof doors and   are level with the floors of the building, and when all  doors  of  both   buildings  opening  on  such  balconies or bridges are continuously kept   unlocked and unobstructed whenever any person is employed on either side   of  the  exit,  and  when  such  balconies  or  bridges  are  built   of   incombustible  material and are capable of sustaining a live load of not   less than ninety pounds per square foot with a factor of safety of four;   and when such balconies or bridges are enclosed on all sides to a height   of not less than six feet and on top and bottom by  fireproof  material,   unless  all  windows or openings within thirty feet of such balconies in   the connected buildings shall be encased in metal frames  and  sash  and   shall have wired glass where glass is used.3.  In  any  case there shall be on each side of the wall or partition   containing the horizontal exit and independent of said horizontal  exit,   at  least  one  stairway  conforming  to the requirements for a required   exit.
NY Lab L § 268 (2021)
2021 New York Laws LAB - Labor Article 11 - Factories Title 3 - Fire Hazard 268 - Exterior Screened Stairway.

§  268. Exterior screened stairway. "Exterior screened stairway" means   a stairway conforming to the following requirements:1. It shall be built of incombustible material.2. The risers  of  the  stairs  shall  not  be  more  than  seven  and   three-quarters  inches in height and the treads not less than ten inches   wide.3. On each floor there shall be a balcony connecting with the stairs.4. Access to the balconies shall be by means of fire  doors  extending   to  the floor level and which shall slide freely or open outwardly so as   not to obstruct the passageway.5. All windows or other openings upon the course of such stairs  shall   be fireproof.6.  The level of the balcony floor shall not be more than seven inches   below the level of the door sill.7. The stairs shall continue from the roof to  the  ground  level  and   shall  lead  (a)  directly  to  a street, or (b) to a fireproof enclosed   passageway independent of other exit from the building and leading to  a   street  or  road,  or  (c)  to  an open area having communication with a   street or road.8. The balconies and stairs shall be guarded on the sides by a  screen   of incombustible material.
NY Lab L § 269 (2021)
2021 New York Laws LAB - Labor Article 11 - Factories Title 3 - Fire Hazard 269 - Application of Provisions.

§  269.  Application  of provisions. 1. The provisions of sections two   hundred and sixty-one,  two  hundred  and  sixty-two,  two  hundred  and   sixty-three,  two hundred and sixty-five, two hundred and sixty-six, and   two hundred and sixty-seven shall apply to all buildings  erected  after   October  first,  nineteen  hundred and thirteen, and to all construction   made after that date in buildings erected prior to that date. The  board   shall  adopt  rules  affecting  construction  made before October first,   nineteen  hundred  and  thirteen,  in  buildings  theretofore   erected,   requiring  compliance with such of the requirements of said sections, or   with such other or different requirements as  it  finds  reasonable  and   adequate to protect persons employed in such buildings against fire.2.  Altered  buildings.  When  changes  are made to a building erected   prior to October first, nineteen hundred thirteen, which are so material   and extensive as to constitute  a  new  building,  such  building  shall   comply  with the provisions of section two hundred seventy. However, the   words material or extensive shall not apply if the structure is  altered   by adding an extension horizontally in such manner as to increase any or   all of its floor areas by not more than twenty-five per centum.
NY Lab L § 274 (2021)
2021 New York Laws LAB - Labor Article 11 - Factories Title 3 - Fire Hazard 274 - Fire-Escapes Erected Before October First, Nineteen Hundred and Thirteen.

§ 274. Fire-escapes erected before October first, nineteen hundred and   thirteen.   All  outside  fire-escapes  erected  before  October  first,   nineteen hundred and thirteen, and serving as required exits  under  the   provisions  of  section two hundred and seventy-one shall conform to the   following requirements:1. There shall be balconies on each floor of  the  building  connected   with stairways placed at an angle of not more than sixty degrees.2.  A  stairway  shall  lead  from  the top floor balcony to the roof,   except when the fire-escapes are erected on the front of the building.3. A stairway not less than twenty-two inches wide shall lead from the   lowest balcony to a safe landing place  beneath,  which  stairway  shall   remain  down  permanently  or  swing  up  and  down  by counterbalancing   weights.4. A safe and unobstructed exit shall be provided to the  street  from   the foot of such fire-escapes as required in subdivision nine of section   two hundred and seventy-three.5.  Steps  shall  connect  the  sill  of  every opening leading to the   fire-escapes with the floor wherever such sill is more than  three  feet   above the floor level.6.  All  openings  leading  to the fire-escapes shall be provided with   fireproof windows or fire doors.7. All windows opening upon the course of  the  fire-escape  shall  be   fireproof windows.
NY Lab L § 275 (2021)
2021 New York Laws LAB - Labor Article 11 - Factories Title 3 - Fire Hazard 275 - Special Laws and Local Ordinances.

§ 275. Special laws and local ordinances. The requirements of sections   two  hundred and seventy to two hundred and seventy-four, inclusive, are   not in substitution for the requirements of any general or  special  law   or   local   ordinance   relating  to  the  construction,  equipment  or   maintenance of buildings, but the provisions of such general and special   laws and local ordinances shall be observed as well as the provisions of   said sections. The provisions of sections two hundred and seventy to two   hundred and seventy-four,  inclusive,  shall  supersede  all  provisions   inconsistent  therewith  in  any special law or local ordinance, and any   provision of law or ordinance  which  gives  power  to  any  officer  to   establish requirements inconsistent with the provisions of such sections   or the rules adopted by the board under the provisions of this chapter.
NY Lab L § 276 (2021)
2021 New York Laws LAB - Labor Article 11 - Factories Title 3 - Fire Hazard 276 - Inspection of Buildings and Approval of Plans.

§  276.  Inspection of buildings and approval of plans. 1.  Inspection   of buildings. The officer of any city, village or town having  power  to   inspect   buildings   therein  to  determine  their  conformity  to  the   requirements of law or ordinance  governing  their  construction  shall,   whenever  requested  by  the  commissioner, inspect any factory building   therein and certify to the commissioner whether such  building  conforms   to  the  requirements  of  this chapter and the rules of the board. Such   certificate shall be presumptive evidence of the truth  of  the  matters   therein stated.2. Approval of plans. Before constructing or altering a building to be   used  for  a  factory,  the  plans  and  specifications  therefor may be   submitted to the commissioner in such form as he may  require.  If  they   comply with the requirements of this chapter and the rules of the board,   the  commissioner  shall  issue  his  certificate approving the same. No   permit for the construction of  any  building  or  structure,  which  is   required  to  conform to the structural requirements of the labor law or   the rules adopted thereunder shall be issued by an  enforcing  authority   in  any city or village of this state except as provided by chapter five   hundred and three of the laws of nineteen hundred  sixteen  as  amended,   until  the plans have been approved by the commissioner.  Nothing herein   shall prohibit any local authority from issuing a temporary  permit  for   excavation  and  foundations  and such temporary permit also shall issue   upon notice from the department of labor of the receipt of a request for   a variation as provided for in section  thirty  of  this  chapter.  Such   certificate  shall  be  presumptive evidence of the truth of the matters   therein stated.3. Certificate of compliance. After such  construction  or  alteration   shall  be  completed,  the  commissioner  shall  ascertain by inspection   whether the building conforms substantially to the requirements of  this   chapter  and  the  rules of the board. If the commissioner finds that it   does so conform he shall  issue  his  certificate  to  that  effect.  No   building  or  structure hereafter erected, or altered, which is required   to conform to the structural requirements of the labor law or the  rules   adopted thereunder, shall be used or occupied without such certificate.
NY Lab L § 277 (2021)
2021 New York Laws LAB - Labor Article 11 - Factories Title 3 - Fire Hazard 277 - Notice of Issue of Local Construction Permit.

§  277.  Notice  of issue of local construction permit. The officer of   any city, village  or  town  having  power  to  approve  plans  for  the   construction  and  alteration  of  buildings shall, immediately upon the   issuance of a permit for the construction or alteration of a building to   be used for a factory or mercantile establishment  as  defined  by  this   chapter,  forward  to the commissioner on forms provided by him a notice   of the issue of such  permit  and  such  other  information  as  he  may   require.  The  provisions of this section shall not apply to the city of   New York.
NY Lab L § 280 (2021)
2021 New York Laws LAB - Labor Article 11 - Factories Title 3 - Fire Hazard 280 - Automatic Fire Extinguishing Systems.

§  280.  Automatic  fire extinguishing systems. Every factory building   erected before October first, nineteen hundred thirteen, which  is  more   than  one  story  in height and which has any occupancy specified by the   board in its rules as of medium  or  high  hazard  below  its  uppermost   floor,  shall  be  provided  by the owner thereof with an automatic fire   extinguishing system.In every non-fireproof  factory  building  constructed  after  October   first, nineteen hundred thirteen, which is more than one story in height   and  which  has  any occupancy specified by the board in its rules as of   high hazard  below  its  uppermost  floor,  the  story  containing  such   occupancy  and  all  stories  above  it  shall  be provided by the owner   thereof with an automatic fire extinguishing system.The automatic fire extinguishing  systems  required  by  this  section   shall  be  approved  in the city of New York by the fire commissioner in   such city and elsewhere in accordance with the rules of the  board.  The   relative  hazard  of occupancies within said city shall be as determined   by the board of standards and appeals thereof. The  provisions  of  this   section  shall  be  enforced  in  the  city  of  New  York  by  the fire   commissioner of said city and elsewhere by the commissioner.
NY Lab L § 281 (2021)
2021 New York Laws LAB - Labor Article 11 - Factories Title 3 - Fire Hazard 281 - Fireproof Receptacles.

§  281.  Fireproof  receptacles.  Every factory shall be provided with   properly covered fireproof receptacles, the number, style  and  location   of  which  shall  be  approved  in  the  city  of  New  York by the fire   commissioner and elsewhere by the commissioner. There shall be deposited   in  such  receptacles  waste  materials,  cuttings  and  rubbish  of  an   inflammable  nature.  No  waste  materials, cuttings or rubbish shall be   permitted to accumulate on the  floors  of  any  factory  but  shall  be   removed  therefrom  not  less  than  twice  each  day.  All  such  waste   materials, cuttings and rubbish shall be entirely removed from a factory   building at least once a day, except that baled waste  material  may  be   stored  in  fireproof enclosures. All such baled waste material shall be   removed from the building at least once a month.
NY Lab L § 282 (2021)
2021 New York Laws LAB - Labor Article 11 - Factories Title 3 - Fire Hazard 282 - Gas Jets and Other Lights.

§  282.  Gas  jets  and other lights. All gas jets and other lights in   factories shall be properly enclosed by globes or wire cages or shall be   otherwise properly protected in a manner approved in  the  city  of  New   York  by  the  fire  commissioner  of  such  city  and  elsewhere by the   commissioner.
NY Lab L § 283 (2021)
2021 New York Laws LAB - Labor Article 11 - Factories Title 3 - Fire Hazard 283 - Smoking.

§  283.  Smoking.  1.  No person shall smoke in a factory. A notice of   such prohibition stating the penalty for violation thereof shall be kept   posted in every entrance hall, elevator, stairhall and room of a factory   in English, and in such other languages as the fire commissioner of  the   city  of  New  York  in  such  city and elsewhere the commissioner shall   direct.2. The board in its rules may permit smoking in protected portions  of   a  factory,  or  in such classes of occupancies where in its opinion the   safety of the  employees  will  not  be  endangered  thereby.  The  fire   commissioner  of  the  city  of  New York in such city and elsewhere the   commissioner may issue such permits in accordance with rules adopted  by   the board.3.  The  fire  commissioner  of  the city of New York in such city and   elsewhere the commissioner shall enforce this section.
NY Lab L § 291 (2021)
2021 New York Laws LAB - Labor Article 11 - Factories Title 4 - Sanitation 291 - Cleanliness and Safety of Rooms.

§  291.  Cleanliness  and safety of rooms. Every room in a factory and   every part thereof and all fixtures therein shall at all times  be  kept   in  a  safe and sanitary condition and in proper repair. No person shall   expectorate upon the walls, floors or stairs of  a  factory  or  of  the   building  in which it is located. Suitable receptacles shall be provided   and used for the storage of waste and refuse. The walls and  ceiling  of   the  rooms  and  hallways  in  every  factory  shall  be kept in a clean   condition.
NY Lab L § 292 (2021)
2021 New York Laws LAB - Labor Article 11 - Factories Title 4 - Sanitation 292 - Drinking Water.

§ 292. Drinking water. There shall be provided in every factory at all   times  for  the  use  of employees a sufficient supply of clean and pure   drinking water, and if placed in receptacles the same shall be  properly   covered and kept clean.
NY Lab L § 293 (2021)
2021 New York Laws LAB - Labor Article 11 - Factories Title 4 - Sanitation 293 - Washrooms.

§  293.  Washrooms.  1.  There  shall  be  provided and maintained for   employees in every factory suitable and  convenient  washrooms  separate   for  each  sex,  adequately  equipped  with  washing  facilities.  Every   washroom shall be adequately ventilated and heated and shall be  lighted   by artificial means where necessary.2.  In  factories where lead, arsenic or other poisonous substances or   injurious or noxious fumes, dust or gases are present as an incident  or   result  of  the  business  or occupation, hot water, soap and individual   towels shall be furnished.
NY Lab L § 294 (2021)
2021 New York Laws LAB - Labor Article 11 - Factories Title 4 - Sanitation 294 - Dressing Rooms.

§  294. Dressing rooms. There shall be provided in every factory where   females are employed such  dressing  or  emergency  rooms  as  shall  be   specified  in  the  rules  of  the  board.  All  dressing rooms shall be   separated from waterclosets by partitions,  shall  have  adequate  floor   space  in  proportion to the number of employees, shall be provided with   seats and  with  suitable  means  for  hanging  clothes,  and  shall  be   constructed,  heated,  ventilated,  lighted and maintained in accordance   with the rules of the board.
NY Lab L § 295 (2021)
2021 New York Laws LAB - Labor Article 11 - Factories Title 4 - Sanitation 295 - Waterclosets.

§  295.  Waterclosets.  1. There shall be provided for every factory a   sufficient  number  of  suitable  and   convenient   waterclosets.   All   waterclosets  shall  be  maintained  inside the factory building, except   where in the opinion of the commissioner it is impracticable.2. There shall be separate watercloset compartments  or  toilet  rooms   for  females, constructed and maintained in accordance with the rules of   the board.3. The use of any form of trough watercloset, latrine or  school  sink   within any factory is prohibited.4.  All  waterclosets,  urinals,  watercloset  compartments and toilet   rooms and  the  plumbing  in  connection  therewith  shall  be  properly   constructed,  installed,  ventilated,  lighted, heated and maintained in   accordance with the rules of the board.
NY Lab L § 296 (2021)
2021 New York Laws LAB - Labor Article 11 - Factories Title 4 - Sanitation 296 - Laundries.

§  296.  Laundries. A shop, room or building where one or more persons   are employed in doing public  laundry  work  by  way  of  trade  or  for   purposes  of  gain  is  a factory within the meaning of this chapter and   subject to the provisions relating to factories. No such public  laundry   work  shall  be done in a room used for sleeping or living purposes. All   such laundries shall be kept in a clean condition and free  from  vermin   and  from  all  impurities  of an infectious or contagious nature.  This   section shall not apply to a female doing custom  laundry  work  at  her   home for regular family trade.
NY Lab L § 297 (2021)
2021 New York Laws LAB - Labor Article 11 - Factories Title 4 - Sanitation 297 - Unclean Factories.

§  297.  Unclean  factories.  1. If the commissioner finds evidence of   contagious disease in a factory, he shall affix to the articles  therein   exposed  to  contagion  a  label containing the word "unclean" and shall   notify the local department or board of health, which after disinfecting   the articles may remove such label.2. If the commissioner finds that the factory or work room therein  is   unsanitary,  the  commissioner  may, upon filing in his office a written   order stating the reasons therefor, affix  to  any  articles  therein  a   label containing the word "unclean." Such label shall be removed only by   an  authorized  representative  of  the  commissioner and not until such   articles are removed from the factory and cleaned, or until the  factory   or work room is made sanitary.