Effective August 14, 2022, certified Site Safety Managers (SSM) and Site Safety Coordinators (SSC) can simultaneously hold a Construction Superintendent registration.
The New York City area may experience severe weather including heavy downpour, high heat, scattered thunderstorms and potential flash floods starting today, Friday, August 5th, and continuing through the weekend. Accordingly, DOB is reminding all builders, contractors, crane operators, and property owners to secure their construction sites, buildings, and equipment.
The New York City area may experience severe weather including thunderstorms, high heat and potential wind gusts of up to 60 MPH starting this afternoon, Monday, July 25th.
Beginning January 1, 2022, Local Law 126 of 2021 requires owners of parking structures to hire a NYS licensed professional engineer who is designated by the Department as a Qualified Parking Structure Inspector
The New York City area may experience severe weather including thunderstorms, high heat and potential wind gusts of up to 40 MPH starting today, Thursday, July 21st, and continuing through the weekend. Accordingly, DOB is reminding all builders, contractors, crane operators, and property owners to secure their construction sites, buildings, and equipment.
Beginning July 15, 2022, site safety plans can be submitted before the job is approved and are no longer required for subsequent filings in DOB NOW.
The Department of Buildings is proposing to amend section 101-07 of Subchapter A of Chapter 100 of Title 1 of the Rules of the City of New York.
The Department of Buildings (DOB) announced today the release of a new building construction safety report that provides deep insights on construction safety trends in the five boroughs over the 2019 and 2020 calendar years and examines Department initiatives that led to declines in building construction-related incidents and injuries during that time.
Today the NYC Department of Buildings shared some additional information that is important to note as New York City construction fully reopens on Monday, 6/8
The New York State Department of Health and the Governor's Office have just released Interim Guidelines for construction activities and the industry during COVID-19. We are currently breaking them down in more detail and will be sending out further updates in the coming days.