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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.

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Int. No. 81-A

 

By Council Members Lancman, Koo, Rosenthal, Reynoso, Crowley, Levin, Rose, Espinal, Cornegy, Richards, Menchaca, Kallos, Dromm and Williams

 

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the OSHA notification act

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

 

Section 1.  Chapter 1 of title 28 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to add a new section 28-103.26 to read as follows:

 

§ 28-103.26. Reporting to the federal occupational safety and health administration. As soon as practicable after the issuance of (i) an immediately hazardous or major violation of chapter 33 of the New York city building code or (ii) a violation of section 3310.10.2 of the New York city building code, the commissioner shall report such violation to the federal occupational safety and health administration.

§ 2. This local law takes effect 120 days after it becomes law.

 

 

 

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