By Penny Laughlin In case you missed the Department of Buildings’ first-ever virtual safety conference during Construction Safety Week in September, you can see the conference presentations on the DOB website. The build safe | live safe Digital 2020: Safety, Innovation & Sustainability Conference highlighted a range of important industry topics,… View more
By Gregory Fortino It’s official. The New York City Council has pushed back the deadline for workers on Site Safety Training (SST) construction sites to meet the 40-hour safety training requirement of Local Law 196 of 2017. Since December 1, 2019, workers on such sites must have completed 30 hours of… View more
By Andrew Pisani Last month, the Department of Buildings (DOB) deployed more than 90 inspectors throughout the five boroughs to conduct safety sweeps of construction sites, following the deaths of three construction workers who lost their lives in separate, on-the-job accidents. The inspectors hail from several specialized units, including the Cranes… View more
