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What are the 8 things that must be on the Project Information Panel?

General 3301.9.1.1

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  1. A rendering, elevation drawing, or zoning diagram
  2. A title stating “Work in Progress:” and specifying the intended type(s) of building.
  3. Anticipated project completion date;
  4. The corporate name, address, and telephone number of the owner of the property;
  5. Website address or phone number to contact for project information;
  6. The corporate name and telephone number of the general contractor, or for a demolition site, the demolition contractor;
  7. The statement, in both English and Spanish, “TO ANONYMOUSLY REPORT UNSAFE CONDITIONS AT THIS WORK SITE, CALL 311.”; and
  8. A copy of the primary project permit, with accompanying text “To see other permits issued on this property, visit: “ww.nyc.gov/buildings.”
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Where should the project information panel be posted on the fence?

General 3301.9.1.2

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It should be posted 4 feet above ground and at each 150 distance on the front of the building.

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What size are Project Information Panels?

General 3301.9.1.4

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6 wide by 4 feet high

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What size is the parapet?

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Sidewalk shed parapet panels shall be 3 feet (914 mm) high and 6 feet (1829 mm) wide

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What 3 things should be listed on the parapet sign?

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  1. The name, address, and telephone number of the owner of the property;
  2. The name, address, and telephone number of the general contractor, or for a demolition site, the demolition contractor; and
  3. The statement, in both English and Spanish, “TO ANONYMOUSLY REPORT UNSAFE CONDITIONS AT THIS WORK SITE THAT ENDANGER WORKERS, CALL 311.
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When is it ok for the Site Safety Manager/ Coordinator/ Superintendent to not be present on the job?

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  1. Surveying that does not involve the disturbance of material, structure, or earth;
  2. Use of a hoist to transport personnel only;
  3. Use of a material hoist that is fully enclosed within the perimeter of the building;
  4. Finish troweling of concrete floors;
  5. When personnel are provided for temporary heat, light, or water;
  6. Truck deliveries to the site where the sidewalk is closed and the entrance gate is within that closed sidewalk area.
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What is the definition of an Accident?

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  1. A fatality to a member of the public; or
  2. Any type of injury to a member of the public; or
  3. A fatality to a worker; or
  4. 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
  5. Any complete or partial structural collapse or material failure; or
  6. Any complete or partial collapse or failure of pedestrian protection, scaffolding, hoisting equipment, or material handling equipment; or
  7. Any material fall exterior to the building or structure.
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What is an Articulating Boom Crane?

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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.

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What is the Axis of Rotation?

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The vertical axis around which the crane superstructure rotates.

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What is a Boom Crane?

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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.

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What is a Certificate of Approval?

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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

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What is a Certificate of Operation?

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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

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What is a Certificate of On-Sie Inspection?

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A certificate issued by the department based on a site-specific approval of the placement, founding and operation of hoisting equipmen

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What is climbing/jumping a crane?

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The raising or lowering of a tower or climber crane to different floors or levels of a building or structure.

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What is a Critical Pick?

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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

  1. An article that is at or above 95 percent of approved rated capacity of the hoisting equipment or rigging equipment;
  2. An article that is asymmetrical and is not provided with standard rigging ears;
  3. An article that has a wind sail area exceeding 500 square feet(46 m2);
  4. A pick that may present an added risk because of clearance, drift, or other interference;
  5. An article that is fragile or of thin shell construction and is not provided with standard rigging ears;
  6. A pick that requires multiple power-operated hoisting equipment (tandem pick);
  7. A pick that requires out of the ordinary rigging equipment, methods, or setup.
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What is Dewatering?

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The removal of surface or ground water from a site by pumping or evaporation.

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How many PSI can a Heavy Duty Scaffold hold?

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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.

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How many PSI can a Heavy Duty Sidewalk shed hold?

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A sidewalk shed designed to carry a live load of at least 300 pounds per square foot.

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How many PSI can a Light Duty Scaffold shed hold?

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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.

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How many PSI can a Light Duty Sidewalk shed hold?

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A sidewalk shed designed to carry a live load of at least 150 pounds per square foot.

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What is a mass climber?

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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

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What is a medium duty scaffold?

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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.

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What is the working deck in Concrete?

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The level where the floor is being formed.

24
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What is the working deck in Demolition?

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The level where the floor is being broken up.

25
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What is the working deck in Pre-Cast Concrete?

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The level where the floor is being placed.

26
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What is the working deck in Steel?

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The floor where the metal decking and steel components are being placed before concrete is poured.

27
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How long of a notice should you give before removing utilities? 3303.2.5

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If any utility is to be removed, relocated, or have its service interrupted, the utility company or city agency affected shall be notified at least 72 hours in advance.

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When a building footprint is over 40,000 square feet; when is it ok to have only 1 watch person? 3303.3

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Where the square footage of the building requires two or more watchpersons, the number of watchpersons may be reduced, subject to the approval of the commissioner, where:

  1. An alarm or video monitoring system is in place, or where the layout of the building allows a continuous line of sight across the entire building;
  2. At least one watchperson is provided
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What condition must the containers be left in? 3303.4.2 (Housekeeping 3303.4)

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  1. Containers with wheels shall be secured at the end of the workday by rope, cable, or chocking at the wheels in order to prevent movement.
  2. Containers shall not be placed at the edge of the building at any time, except when being moved from the floor or building.
  3. Containers holding debris or waste shall be covered at the end of the workday and at any time when full to near the rim. Containers need not be covered when they are not in use or while stored in a fully enclosed space at the end of the workday
30
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What is the title of section 3303?

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Safeguards and Maintenance on site

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How should you maintain hose, ropes, chains, conduit or lines exposed to the public? 3303.4.1.2

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  1. Where it is necessary to carry such across sidewalks, or any public way, they shall either be suspended at least 8 feet (2438 mm) above ground or,
  2. If left on the ground, suitable chamfered planks or a pedestrian bridge shall be provided to cover such.
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How far from the edge of the building can material be stored? 3303.4.5.2

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  1. 10 feet back from the edge.
  2. Weight 750 pounds or more can be stored 5 feet back from the edge.
  3. Floor area 1,000 feet or less the material can be stored 5 feet from the building edge.
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When can material over hang the perimeter edge? 3303.4.5.2

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Concrete related material that is double banded, braced, an does not over hanging more than 1/3 of the length.

Must be on site safety plan.

Horizontal netting must be in place.

Only allowed for one night.

34
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How high can you pile material adjacent from the sidewalk, walkways, and pathways? 3303.4.7

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Material stored adjacent to a sidewalk, walkway, or pathway that remains open to the public shall not be piled higher than 3 feet.

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What is the proper angle and height of a material shoot? 3303.5.5.1 (Chutes, Enclosures)

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Material chutes that are at an angle of more than 45 degrees shall be entirely enclosed and openings shall not exceed 48 inches in height.

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When do you not need permit for a chute?

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When the chute is built on exterior of building and less than 40 feet in height.

37
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When do you need an escape hatch? 3303.6

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When heating concrete floors with heating equipment.

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What are the requirements to not have an escape hatch when heating concrete floors? 3303.6

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An escape hatch is not required provided at least one permanent stairway is available for use on the floor where such concrete placement is occurring and that such stairway is enclosed from the ceiling to the floor of the floor where such concrete placement is occurring and from the ceiling to the floor immediately below such floor with the permanent fire-rated enclosure for the stair or a fireproof tarp wrapped tightly around the stair shaft so that no smoke can penetrate

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How far can a fire hydrant be from the building when the footprint is 100,000 or more? 3303.7.1.1

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Fire hydrant must be no more than 50 feet from the main entrance, 50 feet from exterior wall, and one hydrant every 250 feet.

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How far can the stair be below the working deck?

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4 floors

41
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When is a safety monitoring plan needed?

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When work ceased for 3 months or more.

42
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What is the title of section 3304?

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Soil and Foundation

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How much time in advance must the department be notified before soil and foundation work
starts? 3304.3

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At least 24 hours, but no more than 48 hours prior to the commencement of such work.

44
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What can replace a guardrail system in an excavation? 3304.4.3

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3 feet by 6 inch solid enclosure.

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How many egress are you required to have in an excavation site? 3304.7

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At least 1

46
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When must you notify adjoining property owners before starting excavation?

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When an excavation to a depth of 5 feet to 10 feet is to be made within 10 feet of an adjacent footing or foundation, or when any excavation over 10 feet (3048 mm) is to be made anywhere on a site, the person causing the excavation to be made shall provide written notice to the owners of the adjoining property not less than 10 days prior to the scheduled starting date of the excavation.

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What is the title of section 3305?

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Material Placement and Installation

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How big can the floor opening be? 3306.9.10.2

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Openings in any floor shall not aggregate more than 25 percent of the area of that floor unless it can be shown by submission from a registered design professional to the satisfaction of the commissioner that larger openings will not impair the stability of the structure.

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What size should the viewing panel be?

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Viewing panels shall be 12inchesby12inches(305 by305 mm) in size and shall be blocked with plexiglass or an equivalent non frangible material.

50
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What is the title of section 3308?

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Protection of Unclosed Perimeter

51
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When should a preconstruction survey be conducted?

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No excavation work to a depth of 5 feet to 10 feet (1524 mm to 3048 mm) within 10 feet (3048 mm) of an adjacent building, or an excavation over 10 feet (3048 mm) anywhere on the site shall commence until the person causing an excavation to be made has documented the existing conditions of all adjacent buildings in a preconstruction survey

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What is the rule regarding tree protection?

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No deleterious, caustic, or acid materials shall be dumped or mixed within 10 feet of any tree within the public right-of-way, nor shall salt for the removal of ice or snow be applied when runoff will drain to a tree within the public right-of-way.

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What’s the distance of an adjoining building when you need to protect windows, equipment, and spaces?

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Within 20 Feet

54
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When do you need to protect the roof of an adjoining building?

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Where construction or demolition work occurs at a height of at least 48 inches (1219 mm) above the level of the adjoining roof, adjoining roof protection shall consist of 2 inches (51 mm) of flame-retardant foam under 2 inches (51 mm) of flame-retardant wood plank laid tight and covered by flame-retardant plywood, or shall consist of equivalent protection acceptable to the commissioner, and shall extend to a distance of at least 20 feet (508 mm) from the edge of the building being constructed or demolished.

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What are the 16 conditions that a site safety manager or coordinator must notify the department of buildings of?

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  1. A person is operating a crane, derrick or hoisting equipment on the site without a permit and refuses to desist from operating the equipment;
  2. A crane is being operated by an unlicensed operator and such unlicensed operator refuses to desist from operating the crane;
  3. No flag person is present during crane operation where required by this chapter;
  4. Sidewalk sheds required by the site safety plan are not in place during construction or demolition activity;
  5. Permits have not been issued for the sidewalk sheds;
  6. The designer and/or supplier of sidewalk sheds has not certified that the sheds have been erected in accordance with the approved drawings;
  7. Anyaccident as defined by this chapter;
  8. Required standpipe is not in place at each story below the construction or demolition floor;
  9. Required standpipe valves are not in place at each story below the construction or demolition floor;
  10. Required standpipe is not capped;
  11. Required standpipe is not connected to a water source or fire department connection;
  12. Required standpipe fire department hose connection is obstructed;
  13. Required standpipe fire department hose connections are not marked by a red light and a sign reading, “Standpipe Connection”;
  14. A breach exists in the required standpipe risers, cross connections, or fire department connections;
  15. The standpipe alarm activates; or
  16. When a building over 75 feet (22.86 m) is being constructed or demolished and at least one elevator in a state of readiness or one hoist is not available for Fire Department access per Section 3303.12

NYC DOB Chapter 33 (1 decks)

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