Buildings News - September 2018

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September 2018

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Local Law
196: Construction Safety Training

Local Law 196 of 2017 is in effect, and as
of March 1, 2018, all construction and demolition workers on site-safety
jobs in New York City must have a minimum of 10 hours of
construction safety training.

If DOB finds untrained workers on a
site-safety job, we will not only issue a violation to the
General Contractor who holds the permit, with an associated civil
penalty of up to $5,000 for each untrained worker. We will issue similar
violations to the owners of the property as well as the employer of the
untrained worker. That could mean as much as $15,000 in associated
penalties for each untrained worker found at the site.

Workers with questions regarding these
training requirements can contact the Department by emailing

LocalLaw196@buildings.nyc.gov.

Training firms who have questions on
becoming a DOB approved course provider or about course requirements can
email

TrainingProviders@buildings.nyc.gov.

LL 196 of 2017: Construction Safety Training Presentation

LL 196 of 2017: Site Safety Training Curriculum

Department Approved Course Providers

Department Approved Courses and Requirements

Becoming a DOB-Approved Course Provider

DOB Launches
New Plan Exam Appointment Scheduler

DOB is launching a new online self-service
appointment system for plan examinations on Monday, October 1st. The
latest step in our ongoing efforts to streamline and standardize the
permitting and development process, the new website will replace the
current process of calling 311 to make appointments through the Plan
Examination Notification System (PENS). Registered users will be able
to schedule, modify and cancel plan exam appointments with the
Department of Buildings online using the new system.

DOB Appointments

Scheduling an Appointment

Service Notice

DOB NOW:
Build for LAA and EWN Filings

The roll out of DOB NOW continues, as
Limited Alteration Application (LAA) and Emergency Work Notification (EWN)
become the latest work types to make the move to DOB NOW: Build, our online filing system for job filings and permits.

These applications are for plumbing work,
fire suppression piping replacement and repairs, and oil burner
installations that do not include construction work.

Starting on Monday, October 15, all new LAA
and EWN filings must be submitted online through DOB NOW: Build.
Sign up today for a

free training session to learn how to use DOB NOW: Build for LAA filings.

Service Notice

Limited Alteration Applications (LAA)

LAA Filing Guide

LAA Emergency Work Notification

Ribbon
Cutting For DOB's Customer Service Atrium

DOB's Customer Service Atrium is now open
for business. Join us on Wednesday, October 3rd, at 8:30am for an
official ribbon cutting ceremony event at the Atrium to celebrate the
new space. Located on the first floor of 280 Broadway, in Lower
Manhattan, this space is the new home for:

Administrative Enforcement Unit (AEU)

Central Inspections Unit (Boilers and
Elevators)

Limited Alterations Applications Unit (LAA)

Licensing & Exams Unit

DOB's Central Cashier

Central Filing & Billing Unit

Plan ahead for your trip to the Customer Service Atrium, or any other DOB unit, by checking our real-time online Office Wait Times tracker.

Major
Disciplinary Cases

$80,000 in penalties issued to property
owner Richard Breslaw Limited Family Partnership for operating an
apartment at 614 11th Avenue, Manhattan, as an illegal transient hotel,
and for a failure to comply with previously issued violations.

$33,000 in penalties issued to property
owner UMK Holdings LLC for failure to safeguard and for illegal work
without a permit at 1967 Bergen Street, Brooklyn, after DOB inspectors
found multiple apartments that had undergone gut renovations, and for
plumbing fixtures, water piping and waste lines that were removed
without a DOB work permit.

$25,000 in penalties issued to Registered
General Contractor Galaxy Developers, LLC for a failure to safeguard a
construction site at 42-20 27th Street, Queens, after a worker�s hard
hat fell 14 stories to the ground below, outside of the perimeter fence.

Edward Hicks, R.A., Robert Krone R.A., Xiao
Jun Wang P.E., and Mohammad Baalbaki, P.E. all surrendered their
Professional Certification and Directive 14 privileges to the
Department, after DOB investigators determined that all had previously
submitted professionally certified filings to the Department that had
multiple code non-compliances.

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

Job Postings

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Service Updates

New Gas Work Qualification Requirement

New Requirement: HPD Pilot Program Mandates Owners to Submit Required Documents to DOB

Elevator Compliance Filings to Launch in DOB NOW: Safety

Follow Up to Service Notice on Elevator Compliance Filings

Follow Up #2 to Service Notice on Elevator Compliance Filings

Buildings
Bulletins

2018-012: Establishes filing and submittal requirements, and outlines the approval process for
lithium-ion, flow batteries, lead acid, and valve regulated lead-acid
battery energy storage systems listed to UL 9540.

All Buildings Bulletins

2014 Construction Code Updates

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

All Department Rules

Website
Updates

DOB NOW: Safety

DOB NOW: Safety Elevator Resources

DOB NOW: Safety Elevator Presentation

DOB NOW: Safety Elevator Step-by-Step Filing Examples

DOB NOW Training

DOB NOW: Build How to Allow Pop-Up Blockers in Chrome

Project Advocate Program

Office of Technical Certification and Research (OTCR)

Battery Energy Storage System Required Submittal Checklist

EER1: Application to Defer Filing an Energy Efficiency Report

Top Elevator Offenders List

DOB Contact List

Boiler Technical Unit Contacts

Construction Safety Enforcement Appointment Request Form

Licensing

LIC8: Filing Representative Application

LIC2: License Application

LIC2: License Application Instructions

Obtain a: General Contractor Registration

Registration Renewal: General Contractor

Changes to General Contractor�s Registration

Obtain a: New York City Concrete Safety Manager Registration

Registration Renewal: Concrete Safety Manager

Changes to Construction Superintendent & Concrete Safety Manager Registrations

Obtain a: Construction Superintendent Registration

Registration Renewal: Construction Superintendent

Licensing Insurance Guidelines

Did You Know?

DOB's Build Safe│Live Safe
Conference, held every year during Construction Safety Week in May,
regularly sells out well in advance of the event.

If you missed your chance to
attend this year, don't worry, as all of the educational presentations
from the event given by DOB staff are up on our website.

Build Safe│Live Safe Conference Presentations

Rick D.
Chandler, P.E., Commissioner

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