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Construction Innovation and
Safety Conference All This Week

Today's the day! Industry professionals from across the five
boroughs attended the first day of DOB�s digital construction
innovation and safety conference.

There's still time to register! Our FREE online
conference will run through Friday, November 19th,
featuring a series of educational online seminars for industry
professionals, focusing on development, innovation, construction
safety and the latest building regulations in New York City.
Members of the construction community are also invited to attend
daily multilingual virtual safety sessions, where DOB experts
will demonstrate critical safety procedures and answer questions
about staying safe on the job.

You can still catch seminars and sessions on:

Drone Study and Fa�ade Safety

Building Energy Efficiency Grades

Local
Law 97 Updates

Protecting Tenants in Occupied Buildings During Construction

Construction Worker Safety Sessions

2021 Hack the Building Code Winners Presentations

Read our Press Release

Register for the Conference Today!

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 new bills will require more site safety
supervision on more construction sites across the City.

Int 2263A-2021 - Definition of Major Building

This bill lowers the threshold for a major building construction
site to include construction sites that involve existing or
proposed buildings 7 or more stories or 75 feet or more in
height, triggering additional site safety requirements for more
construction sites.

Int 2276A-2021 - Construction Superintendents

This bill requires additional site safety supervision at major
building construction sites, requiring the sites to designate a
full-time construction superintendent, who would be responsible
for safety and code compliance, along with overall management of
the construction project, in addition to a site safety
coordinator or site safety manager.

Int 2262A-2021 - Final Inspections for Temporary
Construction Equipment Permits and Prohibiting Stand-off
Brackets

This bill no longer requires certain final inspections for
temporary construction equipment and prohibits the installation
and use of stand-off brackets.

Int 2264A-2021 - Cold-formed Steel Construction

This bill amends certain existing requirements and establish new
requirements for the use of cold-formed steel light-frame
construction and amends related special inspection requirements.

Elevator and
Escalator Safety Week

Did you know that November 14th to November 19th is
National Elevator and Escalator Safety Week? To mark the
week the Department is reminding New Yorkers on steps on
how to stay safe while riding vertical transportation in
our City.

There are over 70,000 passenger elevators and over 2,800
escalators in New York City under the jurisidiction of
the Department. Each year these devices allow for around
one billion safe trips. Though elevators and escalators
are among the safest forms of transportation in New York
City, you still need to use common sense when riding.
Follow us on social media to learn all about staying
safe while commuting in your building!

Property owners should also be aware that starting in
calendar year 2022, they will be responsible for
contracting an elevator company to perform the required
annual routine inspection of these devices.

Update For Elevator Inspection Agency Licensees

The Department of Buildings is automatically extending the expiration date for Private Elevator Inspection Agency Director, Co-Director and Inspector licenses that are currently set to expire
on December 31, 2021.

Read our Service Notice for more information.

For more information about
license/registration renewal requirements,
visit the
Department Licensing Unit�s webpage.

City Hall in Your Borough Resource Fair

Got questions? Well, we got answers! DOB experts will be
on-hand at tomorrow's City Hall In Your Borough Resource
Fair being held in Brooklyn.

Held from 2 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, November 16th, at the
Madison Square Boys & Girls Club, located at 240 Nassau
Street, Brooklyn, the Resource Fair will bring city
commissioners and staff from a number of government
agencies directly to you, to address your questions and
concerns including city regulations, safety and much
more.

Stop by our
table at the resource fair to get answers to any of your
building and construction related questions. Plus,
vaccinations will be available on site for attendees!

Melanie E. La Rocca Commissioner

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