Buildings News - November 2018

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DOB
Announces Deadline Changes For Construction Safety Training Requirements

DOB has extended the deadline by which many of the city�s construction
workers will need to have at least 30 hours of safety training, and by
which construction supervisors will need 62 hours of training. This
requirement was set to kick in on December 1, 2018; workers will now
have until June 1, 2019 to complete this training. These workers are
already required to have a minimum of 10 hours of safety training and
the 10-hour requirement remains unchanged. In addition, DOB will extend
the law�s final deadline, by which workers will need 40 hours of
training, from May 1, 2019 to September 1, 2020.

See the associated Service Update and

press release for further details on the changes.

DOB NOW:
Licensing is Live

DOB Now: Licensing launched November 13th and all new applications, reissuances, and renewals are now required to be submitted online for:

Gas Work Qualifications (Full & Limited)

Journeyman Registrations (Plumber & Fire
Suppression)

Welder Licenses

See our website for information on registering for DOB NOW and DOB NOW training sessions. And be sure to check out

DOB's YouTube channel for tutorials on all DOB NOW functions.

New in
DOB NOW: Gas Work Qualification

Effective
January 1, 2020, the Department will require anyone performing gas work
to possess either a Department-issued Master Plumber License or a
Qualification for Gas Work, pursuant to

Local Law 150 of 2016.

Certificate of Competence holders (Certificate Only Plumbers) will also
need to obtain a Qualification for Gas Work if performing gas work on or
after January 1, 2020.

DOB NOW: Licensing is the only method to apply for Gas Work Qualifications and new requests
for Journeyman Plumber registrations.

NOTE: The Gas Work Qualification is a New York City Code requirement that applies
to individuals performing gas work � it is different from the Gas
Operator Qualification which is being required by local utilities to do
inspections and/or maintenance on USDOT jurisdictional gas piping.

For more details, please see the

Service Update.

Updates
to Elevator Compliance Filing Submissions

In order to better facilitate the transition to online-only elevator compliance
filings, the Department has issued a series of five follow-up notices to
the
July Service Notice detailing the new requirements for filings in DOB NOW:
Safety. Make sure you're up to date with the latest information to ensure compliance and
prevent penalties.

Follow-up #1: Additional information regarding DOB's Service Notice that paper elevator compliance
filings will not be accepted after August 31 and effective September 17
must be submitted online.

Follow-up #2: To accommodate owners and industry members in transitioning to DOB NOW,
the Department will continue to allow paper filings in certain other
circumstances.

Follow-up #3:
The deadline for resubmissions is extended to June 30, 2019 for
'rejected' Elevator Inspection/Test Reports (ELV3) and Affirmation of
Correction (ELV29) filings for 2017 and prior year reporting cycles.

Follow-up #4:
To facilitate the transition to DOB NOW, elevator inspection reports,
elevator test reports, and Affirmations of Correction filings submitted
in DOB NOW: Safety between November 12, 2018 and March 31, 2019 will not
be charged late fees.

Follow-up #5: New option in DOB NOW: Safety to allow for Elevator Inspection/Test
Reports (ELV3) to be filed without a Witnessing Agency.

Major
Disciplinary Cases

$112,000 in penalties
issued to property owner Choi Kin Li for converting a legal two-family
home at 1118 65th Street, Brooklyn into an illegal 6-family
home, by constructing four additional apartments in the cellar, first
floor and second floor.

$81,250 in penalties issued to property owner 324 East 14
St. LLC for the illegal transient use of an apartment at 324 East 14th
Street, Manhattan, that was being rented out on Airbnb. Violations were
also issued for illegal work without a permit, and safety issues found
in the apartment.

$80,000 in penalties
issued to Hylan New Dorp Realty LLC and Lamar Advertising of Penn LLC
for two illegal outdoor advertising signs displayed at 2506 Hylan
Boulevard, Staten Island.

$10,000 in
penalties issued to contractor Surjeet Singh, at 91-22 175th
Street, Queens, for a failure to safeguard their construction site, a
new building project at the location. The site was missing guard rails
around floor openings in the building, and the staircases contained
excessive construction debris.

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

Local Law 196 of 2017: New Form Created to Certify Correction for
Summonses Issued for Failing to Comply with Site Safety Training
Requirements

Place of Assembly and Temporary Place of Assembly to Launch in DOB NOW: Build

Filing Requirements for Applications Requiring Final Inspection by
Registered Design Professional

2014 Construction Code Updates

Update Page # 63 reflects changes made by

1 RCNY 3610-05 (effective 9/28/2018), in relation to updating the requirements for the
posting of information about elevator carrying capacity, and the
detection and regulation of overloaded elevators.

Update Page # 64 reflects changes made by

Local Law 105 of 2018 (effective 11/25/2018), in relation to small wind turbines.

Update Page # 65 reflects changes made by

Local Law 106 of 2018 (effective 11/25/2018), in relation to allowing residential cooperatives
to consolidate required energy efficiency reports.

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

All

update pages for the 2014 NYC Construction Codes.

Hearings +
Rules

1 RCNY 8001-01 Amendment of Rules
Regarding Individual Private On-site Sewage Disposal Systems

Public Hearing: 12/6/18 @10:00
AM Spector Hall, 22 Reade Street

1 RCNY 103-10 Amendment of Rules
Regarding the Periodic Inspection of Gas Piping Systems

Public Hearing 01/02/19 @ 2:00
PM, 280 Broadway, 3rd Floor Conference Room

All Department Rules

Buildings
Bulletins

All Buildings Bulletins

Website
Updates

DOB NOW Training Page

DOB NOW Build Main Page

DOB NOW: Build for EWN and LAA FAQs

DOB NOW: Build Limited Alteration Application (LAA) Resources

DOB NOW: Build FAQ

DOB NOW: Build Place of Assembly (PA) and Temporary Place of
Assembly (TPA) Resources

DOB NOW: Safety for Elevator Compliance Filings FAQs

DOB Appointments Registration

Scheduling an Appointment

Installing a Sign

Battery Energy Storage System Required Submittal Checklist

Licensing

Department Approved Course Providers

How to Obtain a Journeyman Plumber, Fire Suppression Piping Installer
Registration or Gas Work Qualification

Hoisting Machine Operators

Professional/Inter-Agency Identification Card

How to change from a Class 1 to a Class 2 Filing Representative

Master Plumbers & Master Fire Suppression Piping Contractor

Did You Know?

The

Site Safety Professional Annual Report on the implementation of

Local Law 224 of 2017 is now available online. The report includes information on the Site
Safety Manager and Site Safety Coordinator certification process and a
census of on-the-job certificate holders and active sites requiring site
safety professionals.

Rick D.
Chandler, P.E., Commissioner

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