Details Meeting Name: Committee on Housing and Buildings Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 4/24/2017 10:30 AM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: 250 Broadway - Committee Rm, 14th Fl. Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: Attachments - Int. No. 81-A, Attachments - Int. No. 648-A, Attachments - Int. No. 1421-A, Attachments - Int. No. 1433-A, Attachments - Int. No. 1435-A, Attachments - Int. No. 1446-A, Attachments - Int. No. 1448-A Meeting Items (29) 29 records Group Clear sorting Clear grouping Group by Type Group by Result Export Export to Excel Export to PDF Export to Word Show: All agenda items Legislation only All agenda items File # Ver. Prime Sponsor Agenda # Agenda Note Name Type Summary Action Result Action Details Multimedia                     Roll call Not available Int 0081-2014 * Rory I. Lancman   Proposed Int. No. 81-A OSHA notification act. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Buildings (“DOB”) to notify the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) of any violations of the Construction Codes that would potentially endanger workplace safety. Further, DOB would be required to report to the Mayor and the Speaker of the City Council on the violations it reports to OSHA. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0081-2014 * Rory I. Lancman     OSHA notification act. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Buildings (“DOB”) to notify the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) of any violations of the Construction Codes that would potentially endanger workplace safety. Further, DOB would be required to report to the Mayor and the Speaker of the City Council on the violations it reports to OSHA. Amendment Proposed by Comm   Action details Not available Int 0081-2014 * Rory I. Lancman     OSHA notification act. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Buildings (“DOB”) to notify the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) of any violations of the Construction Codes that would potentially endanger workplace safety. Further, DOB would be required to report to the Mayor and the Speaker of the City Council on the violations it reports to OSHA. Amended by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0081-2014 A Rory I. Lancman     OSHA notification act. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Buildings (“DOB”) to notify the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) of any violations of the Construction Codes that would potentially endanger workplace safety. Further, DOB would be required to report to the Mayor and the Speaker of the City Council on the violations it reports to OSHA. Approved by Committee Pass Action details Not available Int 0648-2015 * Daniel Dromm   Proposed Int. No. 648-A Reporting and providing information concerning bedbugs. Introduction This bill would require building owners to file the bedbug history for buildings with the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), and to either post the bedbug history in a prominent place within the building or distribute the history to tenants upon signing a new lease or a lease renewal. This legislation would require HPD to post a building’s most recent bedbug history form on its website. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0648-2015 * Daniel Dromm     Reporting and providing information concerning bedbugs. Introduction This bill would require building owners to file the bedbug history for buildings with the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), and to either post the bedbug history in a prominent place within the building or distribute the history to tenants upon signing a new lease or a lease renewal. This legislation would require HPD to post a building’s most recent bedbug history form on its website. Amendment Proposed by Comm   Action details Not available Int 0648-2015 * Daniel Dromm     Reporting and providing information concerning bedbugs. Introduction This bill would require building owners to file the bedbug history for buildings with the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), and to either post the bedbug history in a prominent place within the building or distribute the history to tenants upon signing a new lease or a lease renewal. This legislation would require HPD to post a building’s most recent bedbug history form on its website. Amended by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0648-2015 A Daniel Dromm     Reporting and providing information concerning bedbugs. Introduction This bill would require building owners to file the bedbug history for buildings with the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), and to either post the bedbug history in a prominent place within the building or distribute the history to tenants upon signing a new lease or a lease renewal. This legislation would require HPD to post a building’s most recent bedbug history form on its website. Approved by Committee Pass Action details Not available Int 1421-2017 * Margaret S. Chin   Proposed Int. No. 1421-A Construction Safety - Requiring cranes to be equipped with global positioning systems or similar locating devices. Introduction This bill would require all cranes to be equipped with a global positioning system (GPS), or other similar device, which is capable of transmitting the location of the crane to which it is attached to the Department of Buildings (DOB). Where there is no device, DOB must be notified of the date upon which the crane will arrive at the site before work begins, and the date of the departure of the crane from the site upon conclusion of the work. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1421-2017 * Margaret S. Chin     Construction Safety - Requiring cranes to be equipped with global positioning systems or similar locating devices. Introduction This bill would require all cranes to be equipped with a global positioning system (GPS), or other similar device, which is capable of transmitting the location of the crane to which it is attached to the Department of Buildings (DOB). Where there is no device, DOB must be notified of the date upon which the crane will arrive at the site before work begins, and the date of the departure of the crane from the site upon conclusion of the work. Amendment Proposed by Comm   Action details Not available Int 1421-2017 * Margaret S. Chin     Construction Safety - Requiring cranes to be equipped with global positioning systems or similar locating devices. Introduction This bill would require all cranes to be equipped with a global positioning system (GPS), or other similar device, which is capable of transmitting the location of the crane to which it is attached to the Department of Buildings (DOB). Where there is no device, DOB must be notified of the date upon which the crane will arrive at the site before work begins, and the date of the departure of the crane from the site upon conclusion of the work. Amended by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1421-2017 A Margaret S. Chin     Construction Safety - Requiring cranes to be equipped with global positioning systems or similar locating devices. Introduction This bill would require all cranes to be equipped with a global positioning system (GPS), or other similar device, which is capable of transmitting the location of the crane to which it is attached to the Department of Buildings (DOB). Where there is no device, DOB must be notified of the date upon which the crane will arrive at the site before work begins, and the date of the departure of the crane from the site upon conclusion of the work. Approved by Committee Pass Action details Not available Int 1433-2017 * Ben Kallos   Proposed Int. No. 1433-A Construction Safety - Requiring DOB to report on all construction incidents that result in an injury or fatality to a member of the public or a construction worker. Introduction This legislation would expand the data that must be reported when an accident that results in an injury or fatality to a member of the public or a construction worker occurs at a construction site. Additionally, the legislation would impose a minimum civil penalty of $2,500 for failure to report such information to the Department of Buildings following an incident. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1433-2017 * Ben Kallos     Construction Safety - Requiring DOB to report on all construction incidents that result in an injury or fatality to a member of the public or a construction worker. Introduction This legislation would expand the data that must be reported when an accident that results in an injury or fatality to a member of the public or a construction worker occurs at a construction site. Additionally, the legislation would impose a minimum civil penalty of $2,500 for failure to report such information to the Department of Buildings following an incident. Amendment Proposed by Comm   Action details Not available Int 1433-2017 * Ben Kallos     Construction Safety - Requiring DOB to report on all construction incidents that result in an injury or fatality to a member of the public or a construction worker. Introduction This legislation would expand the data that must be reported when an accident that results in an injury or fatality to a member of the public or a construction worker occurs at a construction site. Additionally, the legislation would impose a minimum civil penalty of $2,500 for failure to report such information to the Department of Buildings following an incident. Amended by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1433-2017 A Ben Kallos     Construction Safety - Requiring DOB to report on all construction incidents that result in an injury or fatality to a member of the public or a construction worker. Introduction This legislation would expand the data that must be reported when an accident that results in an injury or fatality to a member of the public or a construction worker occurs at a construction site. Additionally, the legislation would impose a minimum civil penalty of $2,500 for failure to report such information to the Department of Buildings following an incident. Approved by Committee Pass Action details Not available Int 1435-2017 * Alan N. Maisel   Proposed Int. No. 1435-A Construction Safety - Maintaining crane event records. Introduction This bill would require all cranes to be equipped with event recorders to collect the following data: crane configurations, any overload condition, status of limit switches, and operator overrides. This information will be available to the Department of Buildings (DOB) upon request. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1435-2017 * Alan N. Maisel     Construction Safety - Maintaining crane event records. Introduction This bill would require all cranes to be equipped with event recorders to collect the following data: crane configurations, any overload condition, status of limit switches, and operator overrides. This information will be available to the Department of Buildings (DOB) upon request. Amendment Proposed by Comm   Action details Not available Int 1435-2017 * Alan N. Maisel     Construction Safety - Maintaining crane event records. Introduction This bill would require all cranes to be equipped with event recorders to collect the following data: crane configurations, any overload condition, status of limit switches, and operator overrides. This information will be available to the Department of Buildings (DOB) upon request. Amended by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1435-2017 A Alan N. Maisel     Construction Safety - Maintaining crane event records. Introduction This bill would require all cranes to be equipped with event recorders to collect the following data: crane configurations, any overload condition, status of limit switches, and operator overrides. This information will be available to the Department of Buildings (DOB) upon request. Approved by Committee Pass Action details Not available Int 1446-2017 * Jumaane D. Williams   Proposed Int. No. 1446-A Construction Safety - Licensing for operators of certain complex cranes. Introduction This bill would require hoisting machine operators to obtain a licensing rating in order to operate particularly large cranes. The licensing rating would be obtained through satisfactory demonstration by operation, practical examination, or completion of simulator training specific to the make and model of the crane. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1446-2017 * Jumaane D. Williams     Construction Safety - Licensing for operators of certain complex cranes. Introduction This bill would require hoisting machine operators to obtain a licensing rating in order to operate particularly large cranes. The licensing rating would be obtained through satisfactory demonstration by operation, practical examination, or completion of simulator training specific to the make and model of the crane. Amendment Proposed by Comm   Action details Not available Int 1446-2017 * Jumaane D. Williams     Construction Safety - Licensing for operators of certain complex cranes. Introduction This bill would require hoisting machine operators to obtain a licensing rating in order to operate particularly large cranes. The licensing rating would be obtained through satisfactory demonstration by operation, practical examination, or completion of simulator training specific to the make and model of the crane. Amended by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1446-2017 A Jumaane D. Williams     Construction Safety - Licensing for operators of certain complex cranes. Introduction This bill would require hoisting machine operators to obtain a licensing rating in order to operate particularly large cranes. The licensing rating would be obtained through satisfactory demonstration by operation, practical examination, or completion of simulator training specific to the make and model of the crane. Approved by Committee Pass Action details Not available Int 1448-2017 * Jumaane D. Williams   Proposed Int. No. 1448-A Construction Safety - Requiring construction superintendents at certain construction sites. Introduction This bill would require that certain buildings under ten stories, excluding 1-, 2- and 3-family buildings, retain a construction superintendent, who, among other things, is responsible for maintaining a safe job site. Further, it would require that such buildings create a site safety plan and keep such plan on site. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1448-2017 * Jumaane D. Williams     Construction Safety - Requiring construction superintendents at certain construction sites. Introduction This bill would require that certain buildings under ten stories, excluding 1-, 2- and 3-family buildings, retain a construction superintendent, who, among other things, is responsible for maintaining a safe job site. Further, it would require that such buildings create a site safety plan and keep such plan on site. Amendment Proposed by Comm   Action details Not available Int 1448-2017 * Jumaane D. Williams     Construction Safety - Requiring construction superintendents at certain construction sites. Introduction This bill would require that certain buildings under ten stories, excluding 1-, 2- and 3-family buildings, retain a construction superintendent, who, among other things, is responsible for maintaining a safe job site. Further, it would require that such buildings create a site safety plan and keep such plan on site. Amended by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1448-2017 A Jumaane D. Williams     Construction Safety - Requiring construction superintendents at certain construction sites. Introduction This bill would require that certain buildings under ten stories, excluding 1-, 2- and 3-family buildings, retain a construction superintendent, who, among other things, is responsible for maintaining a safe job site. Further, it would require that such buildings create a site safety plan and keep such plan on site. Approved by Committee Pass Action details Not available