What are the 8 things that must be on the Project Information Panel?
General 3301.9.1.1
- A rendering, elevation drawing, or zoning diagram
- A title stating “Work in Progress:” and specifying the intended type(s) of building.
- Anticipated project completion date;
- The corporate name, address, and telephone number of the owner of the property;
- Website address or phone number to contact for project information;
- The corporate name and telephone number of the general contractor, or for a demolition site, the demolition contractor;
- The statement, in both English and Spanish, “TO ANONYMOUSLY REPORT UNSAFE CONDITIONS AT THIS WORK SITE, CALL 311.”; and
- A copy of the primary project permit, with accompanying text “To see other permits issued on this property, visit: “ww.nyc.gov/buildings.”
Where should the project information panel be posted on the fence?
General 3301.9.1.2
It should be posted 4 feet above ground and at each 150 distance on the front of the building.
What size are Project Information Panels?
General 3301.9.1.4
6 wide by 4 feet high
What size is the parapet?
Sidewalk shed parapet panels shall be 3 feet (914 mm) high and 6 feet (1829 mm) wide
What 3 things should be listed on the parapet sign?
- The name, address, and telephone number of the owner of the property;
- The name, address, and telephone number of the general contractor, or for a demolition site, the demolition contractor; and
- The statement, in both English and Spanish, “TO ANONYMOUSLY REPORT UNSAFE CONDITIONS AT THIS WORK SITE THAT ENDANGER WORKERS, CALL 311.
When is it ok for the Site Safety Manager/ Coordinator/ Superintendent to not be present on the job?
- Surveying that does not involve the disturbance of material, structure, or earth;
- Use of a hoist to transport personnel only;
- Use of a material hoist that is fully enclosed within the perimeter of the building;
- Finish troweling of concrete floors;
- When personnel are provided for temporary heat, light, or water;
- Truck deliveries to the site where the sidewalk is closed and the entrance gate is within that closed sidewalk area.
What is the definition of an Accident?
- A fatality to a member of the public; or
- Any type of injury to a member of the public; or
- A fatality to a worker; or
- An injury to a worker that requires transport by emergency medical services or requires immediate emergency care at a hospital or offsite medical clinic; or
- Any complete or partial structural collapse or material failure; or
- Any complete or partial collapse or failure of pedestrian protection, scaffolding, hoisting equipment, or material handling equipment; or
- Any material fall exterior to the building or structure.
What is an Articulating Boom Crane?
A power-operated machine for lifting or lowering a load and moving it horizontally that utilizes a boom consisting of a series of folding pin connected structural members, typically manipulated to extend or retract by power from hydraulic cylinders, with or without a hoisting mechanism integral to the machine.
What is the Axis of Rotation?
The vertical axis around which the crane superstructure rotates.
What is a Boom Crane?
A crane consisting of a rotating superstructure (center post or turntable), boom, operating machinery, and one ormore operator’s stations mounted on a frame attached to a commercial truck chassis, usually retaining a payload hauling capability whose power source usually powers the crane. Its function is to lift, lower, and swing loads at various radii.
What is a Certificate of Approval?
A certificate issued by the department upon review and approval of the engineering and testing of a specific make and model of hoisting equipment to ensure compliance with the applicable provisions of this code and its referenced standards
What is a Certificate of Operation?
A certificate issued by the department annually upon satisfactory inspection of the hoisting equipment holding a certificate of approval to ensure that the equipment continues to be in compliance with this code and its referenced standards
What is a Certificate of On-Sie Inspection?
A certificate issued by the department based on a site-specific approval of the placement, founding and operation of hoisting equipmen
What is climbing/jumping a crane?
The raising or lowering of a tower or climber crane to different floors or levels of a building or structure.
What is a Critical Pick?
The attachment and detachment of loads from the hook of hoisting equipment used to hoist or lower loads on the outside of a building that involves one or more of the following
- An article that is at or above 95 percent of approved rated capacity of the hoisting equipment or rigging equipment;
- An article that is asymmetrical and is not provided with standard rigging ears;
- An article that has a wind sail area exceeding 500 square feet(46 m2);
- A pick that may present an added risk because of clearance, drift, or other interference;
- An article that is fragile or of thin shell construction and is not provided with standard rigging ears;
- A pick that requires multiple power-operated hoisting equipment (tandem pick);
- A pick that requires out of the ordinary rigging equipment, methods, or setup.
What is Dewatering?
The removal of surface or ground water from a site by pumping or evaporation.
How many PSI can a Heavy Duty Scaffold hold?
A supported scaffold capable of supporting loads of up to 75 pounds per square foot (366.15 kg/m2), and not more than those imposed by workers and heavy material, including but not limited to stone.
How many PSI can a Heavy Duty Sidewalk shed hold?
A sidewalk shed designed to carry a live load of at least 300 pounds per square foot.
How many PSI can a Light Duty Scaffold shed hold?
A supported scaffold capable of supporting loads of up to 25 pounds per square foot (122.05 kg/m2), and not more than those imposed by workers and light weight material, including but not limited to wood or paint.
How many PSI can a Light Duty Sidewalk shed hold?
A sidewalk shed designed to carry a live load of at least 150 pounds per square foot.
What is a mass climber?
A powered device consisting of an elevating platform mounted on a base or chassis and mast, that when erected is capable of supporting personnel, material, equipment and tools on a deck or platform that is capable of traveling vertically in infinitely adjustable increments to reach the desired work level
What is a medium duty scaffold?
A supported scaffold capable of supporting loads of up to 50 pounds per square foot (244.1 kg/m2), and not more than those imposed by workers and moderate material, including but not limited to brick and pipe.
What is the working deck in Concrete?
The level where the floor is being formed.
What is the working deck in Demolition?
The level where the floor is being broken up.
