Qualifications for Site Safety Manager and Site Safety Coordination Certificates.
1 RCNY § 104-08
in effect§ 104-08 Qualifications for Site Safety Manager and Site Safety Coordination Certificates.
(a) Site safety managers. The Department of Buildings shall issue a site safety manager certificate to an individual who shall have satisfied the requirements of section 28-402.2 of the Administrative Code.
(1) A holder of a site safety manager certificate may not simultaneously hold an active site safety coordinator certificate.
(2) For the purposes of satisfying the requirements of paragraph 3.8 of § 28-402.2, an acceptable 18 month on-the-job training program must be completed within two years prior to application and must meet the following criteria:
(i) The buildings worked on must have been major buildings; and
(ii) The work must have been site safety work performed under the direct supervision of a certified site safety manager. For purposes of this subdivision, direct supervision shall include daily training at the location specified in the monthly summaries in the presence of the supervising certified site safety manager; and
(iii) The trainee must have worked on a paid and full-time basis; and
(iv) Dated and notarized summaries must have been completed by the certified supervising site safety manager at the end of every month. Such summaries must specify the location and the precise nature of the construction activity the trainee was engaged in at the location for the month covered; and
(v) The program must include at least four months of training in soil or foundation work, and at least four months of training in structural erection; and
(vi) The supervising certified site safety manager may supervise a maximum of three trainees simultaneously.
(b) Site Safety Coordinators. The Department of Buildings shall issue a site safety coordinator certificate to an individual who shall have satisfied the requirements of § 28-403.2 of the Administrative Code.
(1) A holder of a site safety coordinator certificate may not simultaneously hold an active site safety manager certificate.
(2) Applicants for a site safety coordinator certificate shall not be required to take an examination in order to qualify for the certificate.
(3) The term of a site safety coordinator certificate issued to a new or renewal applicant is one (1) year, measured from the date the certificate is issued.
(c) The term "major building" as used in this rule shall have the meaning given to it in section 202 of the New York City Building Code.
(Amended City Record 7/15/2022, eff. 8/14/2022; amended City Record 4/29/2024, eff. 5/29/2024)
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