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For building owners in New York City, site safety compliance can be a major source of stress. Keeping up with shifting regulations, paperwork, and DOB approvals means extra costs and project delays. Missing a single step can trigger violations or stop-work orders that put your investment at risk. This guide explains what you need to know about Site Safety Plans (SSP) in NYC, so you can avoid costly mistakes and keep your project moving forward.
Local Law 50 of 2022 amended section 28-219.1 of the New York City Administrative Code to remove the minimum penalty for failure to certify correction of an immediately hazardous condition and to exempt 1-4 family homes. The local law also limited the violations eligible for the penalty to those issued for an immediately hazardous condition at construction sites.
In December 2024, the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) will revise the definition of a major building. The DOB has issued a Service Notice stating that starting December 11, 2024, the height criteria for what qualifies as a “major” building will be reduced. The anticipated increase in demand for SSMs and SCs on more projects means the industry must start preparing now.
Beginning January 2, 2024, the Department of Buildings will not issue a permit if the Construction Superintendent (CS) designated on the permit application is already designated on 3 or more active permits.
For applications filed in DOB NOW, the owner must notify the Department of Buildings in DOB NOW: Build at least 72 hours before starting work requiring a Tenant Protection Plan (TPP).
Beginning February 1, 2023 only NYC DOB Training Connect Site Safety Training (SST) Cards will be accepted at construction sites requiring DOB-Licensed safety professionals.
Beginning August 16, 2021, for jobs created on or after August 16, 2021, applications for New Building (NB) and Alteration-CO (Alt-CO) in DOB NOW: Build will require a Property Ownership Certification Form to proceed with a permit request.
Beginning Monday, May 24, 2021, sidewalk shed removal and earthwork notifications must be submitted in DOB NOW: Build.
As of May 1, 2017, the DOB requires Earthwork Contractors to provide the 811 (Call Before You Dig) One Call ticket number when making normal notification of the commencement of earthwork.
Starting November 10, 2020, there are new TPP Requirements and updates to the TPP1 and PW2 forms.
The Department of Buildings (DOB) adopted a new rule relating to penalties for failure to certify correction of certain immediately hazardous violations.
The full compliance date for Local Law 196 for the year 2017, which establishes construction worker site safety training requirements, is extended to March 1, 2021.
Effective May 16, 2018, a permit holder at a site that requires a site safety manager, site safety coordinator or construction superintendent must ensure that each construction or demolition worker employed or otherwise engaged at such site by the permit holder or performing subcontracted work for or on behalf of such permit holder takes part in a safety meeting at the beginning of the worker’s shift, and before the worker begins any construction or demolition work in the shift.
The pre-shift safety meeting must:
General contractors must post worker safety information signs at construction sites where site safety training is required.
The signs must:
As identified in Section 3301.11, each permit holder at a site that requires a site safety manager, site safety coordinator, or construction superintendent shall ensure that each construction or demolition worker receives a site safety orientation before the worker begins any work at the site.
Each worker at the site must receive a site safety refresher if the worker has performed construction or demolition work at the site for one year or more; and one year or more has passed since the worker received a site safety orientation or refresher with respect to the site.
As a reminder, workers serving as Site Safety Managers, Site Safety Coordinators, Construction Superintendents, Concrete Safety Managers and competent persons at construction sites to which Local Law 196 is applicable must have a Supervisor SST Card.
NYC Local Law 81 of 2017 dictates that workers serving as Site Safety Managers, Site Safety Coordinators, Construction Superintendents, Concrete Safety Managers and competent persons at construction sites to which Local Law 196 is applicable must have a Supervisor SST Card.
Local Law 81, enacted on November 6, 2017, requires the permit holder to designate an alternate construction superintendent in the event the primary construction superintendent is temporarily unable to perform their duties.
Effective Nov. 6, 2017, Site Safety Plans (SSPs) are mandatory on all jobs requiring a Registered Construction Superintendent, as per Local Law 81 of 2017.
