Buildings News - May 2019

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May 2019

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Deadline Extended for Local Law 196 Site Safety Training Requirements

On May 8th, the New York City Council passed legislation
extending the deadline for the second phase of Local Law 196, which
requires 30 hours of site-safety training for workers and 62 hours of site-safety
training for supervisors, to December 1, 2019.

Workers and supervisors are encouraged to obtain training in a timely
manner. Information on Local Law 196 safety training requirements can be
found on the Safety page of DOB's website, and details of the deadline extension can be found in the associated Service Notice.

DOB Visits Construction Sites to Launch New Safety Campaign For
Construction Safety Week

Throughout Construction Safety Week, May 6th-10th,
DOB staff fanned out across the city to raise awareness about
construction safety regulations and Local Law 196. As part of this
effort, a safety-themed food truck visited construction sites in all
five boroughs to provide breakfast and lunch, with a side order of
safety training information to workers.

DOB unveiled a new public awareness campaign with the slogan, "Safety.
The only job more important than the job," which highlights the
theme that regardless of whatever your individual job is on a
construction site - safety is everyone's job. The campaign, which
features television and radio PSAs,
as well as subway ads, targets construction professionals with the goal
of fostering a shared culture of safety on the work site.

Build Safe | Live Safe Conference 2019

DOB concluded Construction Safety Week with our 2019 Build Safe | Live
Safe Conference on Friday, May 10th. The daylong event was
attended by more than 300 members of the design and construction trades,
and featured a series of seminars presented by Department experts on a
variety of topics highlighting industry trends and safe construction
operations. The annual conference is a critical link between the
Department and members of NYC's real estate and construction industries,
with a focus on improving safety in the building and construction
trades.

The full presentations will be made available on DOB's website in the coming weeks.

DOB Performs Outreach to Students with STEM and Career Education Events
at NYC Schools

Throughout the month of May, DOB architects, engineers, and inspectors
visited a total of 12 high schools and elementary schools across the
five boroughs to participate in career days and Builder's Challenge
events, and give presentations for our annual Junior Architects and
Engineers program. These visits are designed to foster interest in the
building trades and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
(STEM) fields among New York City public school students, with tailored
presentations and activities for students of all ages.

Read more in our press release

More Work Types Coming to DOB NOW on July 1st

Mark your calendars! Starting July 1, 2019 all new filings for
Mechanical, Plumbing, Sprinkler, Standpipe, and Structural fillings will
need to be submitted in DOB NOW: Build. You can find additional
information about the new launches and mandated filings

in the recent Service Notice.

DOB will be offering free training sessions on DOB NOW: Build,
both in person and online, throughout June and July.

Visit the DOB NOW Training page for the full schedule of upcoming
trainings and to register for a session.

Major Disciplinary Cases

$230,000 in total penalties issued to
Jun Xiao Guo, the owner of 66-17 Austin Street, Queens, for a number
of violations related to the illegal conversion of a legal
three-family dwelling into 18 illegal Single Room Occupancy (SRO)
dwellings throughout the building, including in the cellar. The
owner was issued a total of 32 summonses for a variety of violating
conditions including work without a permit, insufficient egress, and
occupancy contrary to the Certificate of Occupancy (CO).

$25,000 in penalties issued to Safety
Registrant T.G. Nickel & Assoc. for failure to safeguard a
construction site located at 1 Clinton Street, Brooklyn, after a
worker was injured in a fall from the 16th floor of the construction
site, onto uncapped rebar on the 15th floor.

$25,000 in penalties issued to The
George Units LLC, the owner of 111 Wadsworth Avenue, Manhattan, for
failure to properly safeguard a public right of way after filing a
Local Law 11 Façade Inspection Safety (FISP) Report that determined
the exterior walls of the 32-story building were unsafe.

Following an audit of professionally
certified applications submitted by Professional Engineer Emanuel
Katerinis, the Department found multiple false statements on eleven
false filings for eight locations in which the engineer improperly
proposed major changes to egress or the creation of habitable spaces
in cellars under Alteration Type 2, Directive 14 applications.
Following a trial at OATH, the Administrative Law Judge recommended
a full ban on the engineer's ability to submit filings to the
Department. A Commissioner's Order revoking all of the engineer's
DOB filing privileges was issued April 16, 2019.

DOB publishes monthly bulletins detailing
the agency's efforts to sanction and deter bad actors in the
construction industry. You can find this information posted on the

Enforcement Action Bulletin page of our website.

Additional Disciplinary Actions & Voluntary Surrenders

Industry Code of Conduct for Construction Professionals

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Service Updates

Gas Test and Gas Finish Self-Certifications Ending in Queens and the
Bronx

Change to Plan Exam Appointment Length

Follow-up #2: HPD CONH Pilot Program Update Prohibition on
Professionally Certified Filings New HPD4 Form

Local Law 195 of 2018: Fire Alarm Systems, Fire Suppression Systems, and
Fire Protection Plans to be Submitted to the Fire Department ONLY

2014 Construction Code Updates

Update Page # 72 reflects changes made by Local
Law 95 of 2019 effective 4/4/2019, to amend the Administrative Code of the City of New York, in relation to a building energy efficiency grade.

Update pages are printable
inserts to keep your hard copy Construction Codes up to date.

All
update pages for the 2014 NYC Construction Codes.

Local Laws

Local Law 98 of 2019 (Int.
No. 1317-A) A Local Law in to amend the Administrative Code of the
City of New York, and the New York City building code, in relation to
large wind turbines.

Local Law 97 of 2019 (Int.
No. 1253-C) A Local Law in to amend the New York City Charter and
the Administrative Code of the City of New York, in relation to the
commitment to achieve certain reductions in greenhouse gas emissions by
2050.

Local Law 95 of 2019 (Int.
No. 1251-A) A Local Law in to amend the Administrative Code of the
City of New York, in relation to a building energy efficiency grade.

Local Law 94 of 2019 (Int.
No. 1032-A) A Local Law in to amend the Administrative Code of the
City of New York and the New York City building code, in relation to
requiring that the roofs of certain buildings be covered in green roofs
or solar photovoltaic electricity generating systems.

Local Law 93 of 2019 (Int.
No. 1031-A) A Local Law in to amend the Administrative Code of the
City of New York, in relation to posting information regarding green
roofs on the website of the department of buildings.

Local Law 92 of 2019 (Int.
No. 276-A) A Local Law in to amend the New York City building code,
in relation to requiring that the roofs of certain buildings be
partially covered in green roof or solar photovoltaic electricity
generating systems.

Local Law 76 of 2019 (Int.
No. 1149-B) A Local Law in to amend the Administrative Code of the
City of New York, in relation to documentation, submission and public
availability of cooling tower inspections and certifications.

Local Law 62 of 2019 (Int. No. 862) A Local Law in to amend the Administrative Code of the City of New York,
in relation to allowing the Department of Buildings to issue stop work
orders along with notices to revoke work permits.

Local Law 59 of 2019 (Int. No. 353-B) A Local Law to amend the Administrative Code of the City of
New York, in relation to the provision of e-mail notifications for
construction project status updates.

Hearings +
Rules

All Department Rules

Buildings
Bulletins

All Buildings Bulletins

Website
Updates

NYC Construction Codes Amendment Index

Chapter 3 of the NYC Construction Codes Administrative Provisions

Integrated 2014 Construction Codes Administrative Provisions

Erecting Tower Cranes: Required Protocol for Third-Party Certifications

OTA 2019 Q1 Quarterly Report

Energy Audits and Retro-Commissioning

Media Coverage

Licensing

Department Approved Course Providers

Department Approved Course Requirements: 8-Hour Site Safety Manager Refresher/Chapter 33

Department Approved Course Requirements: 7-Hour Periodic Gas Piping Inspector Qualification

Department Approved Course Requirements: 16-Hour Limited Gas Work Qualification

Did You Know?

DOB electrical permits have been added to Open Data! Nearly 100,000 electrical permits have been submitted through DOB NOW: Build since its launch 18 months ago. And now this information is available on the Open Data portal. In one dataset you can see every electrical permit application submitted and in a second dataset you can dive into the details from outlet numbers to lamp wattages. The electrical landscape of our city is vast, and now we're making it more transparent. Visit the
Open Data portal to check it out, and Contact Us if you have any questions.

Thomas Fariello, R.A. Acting Commissioner

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