Buildings news update - January 7, 2021

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January 7, 2021

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DOB NOW is Fully Operational
- Extensions for DOB NOW:
Safety Filings

The network issues affecting DOB
NOW: Build, Safety, Inspections and BIS Options were
resolved on Tuesday, January 5, 2021, and the system is now
fully operational. However, due to the intermittent

DOB NOW: Safety system outage between

December 28, 2020 to January 5, 2021

, eligible
boiler, elevator and facade compliance filings submitted by
January 15, 2021 will be granted refunds for late fees
or penalties. For complete information and instructions on
how to have these extensions and refunds applied to your
filings

please read the full Service Notice.

These Extensions Will
Apply to the Following Situations:

Boiler Inspection Compliance
Filings: For reporting cycle 2020, if the system down time impacted
the reporting grace period (45-day filing deadline from the
inspection date) and it falls within the time period of Dec.
28, 2020 to Jan. 5, 2021.

Boiler Affirmation of
Correction (AOC) FIlings: If the system down time impacted the reporting grace
period (180-day filing deadline from the initial
inspection date) and it falls within the time period of
Dec. 28, 2020 to Jan. 5, 2021.

Elevator Category 1 and
Category 5 Periodic Inspection/Test Compliance Filings:
For reporting cycle 2020, if the system down time impacted
the reporting grace period (60-day filing deadline from the
inspection date) and it falls within the time period of
Dec. 28, 2020 to Jan. 5, 2021.

Elevator Affirmation of
Correction (AOC) FIlings: For reporting cycle 2019 or 2020, if the report filing
deadline was set to expire completely (late filing 12
months from the date of inspection) between the time
period of Dec. 28, 2020 to Jan. 5, 2021.

Facade Compliance Filings:
For unsafe reports submitted for the current reporting
cycle, if the 90-day filing deadline (from the Effective
Filing Date of the unsafe TR6) or extension end date (for
extensions) of when the amended TR6 or FISP 1 or FISP 2
extension report was due falls within the time period of
Dec. 28, 2020 to Jan. 5, 2021.

Reminder: Workers Have
Until March 1 to Meet the Local Law 196 40-Hour Site Safety Training
Requirement

The deadline
for workers on Site Safety Training (SST) construction sites
to meet the 40 hours of safety training mandated by Local
Law 196 of 2017 is March 1, 2021. DOB encourages
workers who have not yet met the SST requirements to not
delay in getting the required training. Required training
can be obtained through Department-approved SST and/or
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
classes.

Looking for more information on Local Law 196 (LL196)? Here
are some DOB resources that can help:

Does Your
Site Have SST Requirements?

Workers, employers, and owners can use DOB's interactive

Site Safety Construction Map to locate active SST
construction sites and find out if a site requires site
safety training.

Locate a DOB-approved SST Training Provider

Need to obtain additional mandatory training hours? Course
seekers can now search using DOB's

Approved Course Provider Map tool which gives the option
to filter through course providers by location, the
availability of online training, language, and type of
training. Course seekers can also meet the additional LL196
training requirements by taking OSHA 10-Hour or 30-Hour
classes from an

OSHA-certified training provider.

Additional Information

Please visit our

website for more LL196 information.

For questions
about the training requirements or to get additional
information, please contact DOB at
LocalLaw196@buildings.nyc.gov.

Melanie E. La Rocca Commissioner

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