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NYCDOB: Amendments Governing Construction Superintendents & Concrete Site Safety Managers
NYCDOB release important informaiton regarding Department-certified Site Safety Managers (SSM), Site Safety Coordinators (SSC), and Concrete Safety Managers
NYC’s 2022 Chapter 33 Construction Code Revisions – BC 3306 – Demolition
The existing code sections pertaining to exterior demolition safety zones, required to mitigate material/debris fall hazards to the public, have been revised and include several exceptions.
NYCDOB to Conduct Winter Safety Sweeps Across City
Department of Buildings Acting Commissioner Kazimir Vilenchik, P.E., today announced the start of a new winter construction safety campaign aimed at promoting work site safety in New York City through greater awareness of the potential for serious injuries and fatalities while on the job.
NYCDOB Clarifies Sidewalk Shed Horizontal Span
NYC DOB has released a bulletin clarifying the 10’ horizonal span measurement in Section 3307.6.4.4, Item 7 of the 2022 New York City Building Code.
NYC’s 2022 Chapter 33 Construction Code Revisions – BC 3304.12 – Slurry
The existing code section on use of slurry (bentonite or other) to support an excavation (drilled uncased shafts) has been revised, more for clarity than anything else.
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NYC’s 2022 Chapter 33 Construction Code Revisions – BC 3304.7 – Access to Excavations
The existing code required at least one means of egress from general open-cut excavations. The revision incorporates the OSHA requirement for multiple means of ingress/egress for trenches (trench definition: 4 feet or greater in depth and 15 feet or less in width) greater than 25 feet in length.
NYC’s 2022 Chapter 33 Construction Code Revisions – BC 3304.4.4 – Guardrail System
A common-sense guardrail exemption has been added to the revised code, allowing an adequate cover to be used in lieu of guardrails for wells, pits, shafts, or similar excavation.
NYCDOB: Best Practices -Concrete in Cold Weather, Structurally Compromised Building Report Filing Process
Cold weather concreting practices and requirements for potentially structurally compromised buildings
NYC’s 2022 Chapter 33 Construction Code Revisions – BC 3304.4.1 Support of Excavation Construction Documents
The existing code allowed any registered design professional to prepare support of excavation drawings. The revised code allows only a registered professional engineer to prepare support of excavation drawings where the excavation will be carried to depth greater than 20 feet.
NYC’s 2022 Chapter 33 Construction Code Revisions – BC 3303.16 Worker Sheds, Contractor Sheds, and Similar Structures
The revised code now requires the installation of smoke detectors and wet sprinklers or dry chemical extinguishers (commonly used today) and compliance with egress requirements of Chapter 10, as they relate to door width and travel distance.