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All applicants for a site safety coordinator certificate shall submit satisfactory proof establishing that the applicant:
1. Has, within one (1) year prior to application, satisfactorily completed a course that is at least forty (40) hours in length and approved by the department in construction and demolition site safety;
2. Possesses a valid Site Safety Training (SST) Supervisor Card; and
3. Meets one of the following experience criteria:
3.1. Is a registered design professional and has at least two (2) years of field experience, within the five (5) years prior to application, either (i) serving in a supervisory role with responsibility over workers engaged in construction or demolition work subject to a site safety plan at major buildings in the city of New York, or (ii) providing site safety oversight during construction or demolition work subject to a site safety plan at major buildings in the city of New York, including but not limited to conducting site safety risk assessments, developing or implementing site safety hazard control measures, managing site safety operations, or performing inspections to verify compliance with requirements imposed by chapter 33 of the New York city building code and related rules;
3.2. Holds a Certified Safety Professional (CSP) certification from the Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) and has at least two (2) years of field experience, within the five (5) years prior to application, either (i) serving in a supervisory role with responsibility over workers engaged in construction or demolition work subject to a site safety plan at major buildings in the city of New York, or (ii) providing site safety oversight during construction or demolition work subject to a site safety plan at major buildings in the city of New York, including but not limited to conducting site safety risk assessments, developing or implementing site safety hazard control measures, managing site safety operations, or performing inspections to verify compliance with safety requirements imposed by law;
3.3. Is a New York city registered concrete safety manager and has at least three (3) years of experience, within the seven (7) years prior to application, serving as a designated concrete safety manager during the construction or demolition of major buildings in the city of New York;
3.4. Holds a Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST) certification from the Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) and has at least three (3) years of field experience, within the seven (7) years prior to application, either (i) serving in a supervisory role with responsibility over workers engaged in construction or demolition work subject to a site safety plan at major buildings in the city of New York, or (ii) providing site safety oversight during construction or demolition work subject to a site safety plan at major buildings in the city of New York, including but not limited to conducting site safety risk assessments, developing or implementing site safety hazard control measures, managing site safety operations, or performing inspections to verify compliance with safety requirements imposed by law;
3.5. Has at least four (4) years of experience, within the seven (7) years prior to application, serving in a supervisory role with full-time responsibility over workers engaged in construction or demolition work subject to a site safety plan at major buildings in the city of New York; or
3.6. Has five (5) years of experience, within the eight (8) years prior to application, as a New York city buildings department enforcement official, as determined by the commissioner. At least two and a half (2.5) years of the experience must have been in the inspection of major buildings under construction or demolition for compliance with the provisions of chapter 33 of the New York city building code and related rules.
(Am. L.L. 2021/126, 11/7/2021, eff. 11/7/2022)
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2021/126.
As a condition of certificate renewal, a certified site safety coordinator shall provide evidence satisfactory to the department that he or she is fit to perform the work.
(L.L. 2021/126, 11/7/2021, eff. 11/7/2022)
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2021/126.
It shall be unlawful to hoist or lower any suspended article, including but not limited to suspended scaffolds, on the outside of any building unless such work is performed by or under the direct and continuing supervision of a person licensed as a rigger under the provisions of this article. The provisions of this article shall also apply to the erection or dismantling of a tower crane.
Exceptions: The provisions of this article shall not apply to:
1. The hoisting or lowering of signs if the person so doing possesses a license as a sign hanger, as provided in this chapter;
2. The loading or unloading of a material delivery truck if the material loaded or unloaded is not raised more than 12 feet (3658 mm) above the bed of the truck during the loading or unloading process;
3. The hoisting or lowering of suspended articles on the outside of a building where chapter 33 of the New York city building code authorizes such articles to be hoisted or lowered by or under the supervision of a qualified and/or competent person; or
4. The assembly or disassembly of a self-erecting tower crane, provided such operation is supervised by an assembly/disassembly director in accordance with rules promulgated by the commissioner.
(Am. L.L. 2021/126, 11/7/2021, eff. 11/7/2022)
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2021/126.
Rigger licenses shall be classified as follows:
1. Master rigger license. Authorizes the holder thereof to install or use a suspended scaffold, or to hoist or lower any suspended article, irrespective of weight, on the outside of any building.
2. Special rigger license. Authorizes the holder thereof to:
2.1 Install or use a suspended scaffold; and
2.2 Hoist or lower any suspended article not exceeding 2,000 pounds (907 kg) in weight on the outside of any building with hoisting equipment, provided the manufacturer rated capacity of such hoisting equipment does not exceed 2,000 pounds (907 kg).
3. Tower crane rigger license. Authorizes the holder thereof to assemble, jump or disassemble a tower crane, or to supervise such work, and to install or use a derrick(s) in conjunction with such work and supervise such installation or use of the derrick.
(Am. L.L. 2021/126, 11/7/2021, eff. 11/7/2022)
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2021/126.
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