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Bloomberg Signs Four Construction Site Measures

NEW YORK CITY-The bills are part of a package of City Council legislation drafted in response to the fatal 2007 Deutsche Bank building fire.

By Paul Bubny | Updated on September 03, 2009

NEW YORK CITY-Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Thursday signed a quartet of bills intended to stiffen oversight at construction and demolition sites and bolster standpipe and sprinkler safety. The signing, which follows last month’s approval of the measures by the City Council, follows the enactment in June of five other laws drafted in response to the fatal 2007 fire at 130 Liberty St., the former Deutsche Bank building.

Introductory Number 993-A, which Bloomberg signed Thursday, mandates that plans be submitted to the Department of Buildings for review before a permit for demolition work is issued. Three other bills–994-A, 999-A and 1000-A–establish uniform color-coding of standpipe and sprinkler systems, require site safety managers to conduct regular checks of standpipes at construction and demolition sites and require both a master plumbing or master fire-suppression license and a permit to cut and cap standpipes or sprinklers during demolition projects.

“Construction work has inherent risks, but these bills will mitigate those risks and better protect emergency responders, workers and the public,” Bloomberg said at Thursday’s signing ceremony.

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