Buildings news update - April 8, 2022

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April 8, 2022

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NYC Construction Safety Report Released

Documenting construction safety trends in NYC is a vital
step toward diagnosing issues in the construction
industry and coming up with solutions. DOB released its
second-annual NYC Construction Safety Report to the
public last week, in part to show where work site
incidents are occurring and why.

Inside our new report you'll find a comprehensive review
of safety trends, building construction data, worker
incidents, and Department-issued enforcement actions
taken over the past year, as well as info on how that
stacks up to previous years.

The 2021 report shows that
building construction-related incidents have declined
for the third year in a row, despite an increase in
overall construction activity in NYC.

Read the

Full 2021 Report and our

Press Release today.

Read more about the report in

Construction Dive,

Engineering News-Record,
The Real Deal, and

The Daily News.

Extensions Available for Gas Piping Inspections

An
amendment to Local Law 152 of 2016 now allows building
owners to receive a 180-day extension for the inspection
of their building's gas piping system and submission of
the Gas Piping System Periodic Inspection Certification
form.

As of March 22nd, 2022, requests for 180-day extensions
can be submitted to DOB through the

this online portal. The option to submit an
extension request is under Location Information.

Learn more by reading our

Service Update here.

Visit our website for more information about periodic gas piping system inspections.

Elevator Industry Licensing Requirements

There
are over 70,000 passenger elevators in our vertical
city, and thousands more non-passenger elevator devices.

To ensure
that work on elevators in our City is conducted in a
safe manner, the New York State
Elevator Safety Act requires that all elevator workers
hold licensing from both New York City and the
State of New York as of January 1st, 2022.

DOB elevator inspectors will be checking during field
visits that all
elevator Technicians and Helpers have the appropriate
Elevator Agency Technician License or Helper
Registration Card. Failure to
produce the required license or Registration Card during
a DOB inspection will result in the issuance of a
summons to the permit holder.

Read the full-Service Notice Here.

Read our November 2021 Service Notice for
additional information on elevator license requirements.

Visit our website for more information on obtaining a
license.

Site Safety Plan
Submissions

Until Further
Notice, Site Safety
Plans for General Construction (GC) and Foundation (FO)
jobs in DOB NOW can be submitted by email to DOB's
Construction Safety Compliance (CSC) Plan Examination
Unit before the job is approved.

The CSC
Plan Examination Unit will provide approved plans by
email that will then need to be uploaded in DOB NOW:
Build as a Site Safety request to proceed with
permit.

Read the Service Notice Here.

Upcoming Buildings Events

Additional dates for our online Live Q&A Sessions and online
Industry Meetings have been posted for the months of April and May.

Every week, DOB
holds these free, borough-specific events for industry
professionals and members of the public, which are a
great opportunity to get your job-specific and
regulation questions answered from the comfort of your
own home.

Thousands of your
colleagues have already attended these live online
meetings. Sign up today to reserve your spot for the
next online session.

Check out our full calendar of upcoming events.

Amusement Ride
Inspections

Spring is here,
and that means amusement ride inspections are being
performed around the City by the dedicated inspectors of
DOB's Elevator Unit.

News 12 Brooklyn
and amNewYork recently joined our inspectors during
amusement ride inspections at Deno's Wonder Wheel in
Coney Island, Brooklyn to learn about the process.

Watch the News 12 story here.

Read the amNewYork story here.

Reminder that DOB
has a

new inspection request process for temporary amusement
devices in DOB NOW: Safety.

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