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February 14, 2008

DOB Beefs Up Safety Standards

brooklyn-bridge-work.jpgYesterday the Department of Buildings announced that it’s going to implement a raft of new enforcement tactics “to disrupt the business models of those who intentionally or carelessly put the public and workers at risk by defying the Building Code or Zoning Resolution,” according to DOB Commissioner Patricia Lancaster. The department is going to devote $1 million and 21 staff lines to the initiatives, which include cracking down on after-hours work (hey, does this count?), unsafe interior demolitions, and setting up a Professional Certifications Qualifications Group to make sure architects and engineers are on the up-and-up.
Buildings Department to Crack Down on Outlaw Architects [NY Daily News]
Photo c/o Shlomo Neuman.




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About time. Too bad the building boom is over.

What's the running total of dead and injured workers over the past three years?

Posted by: guest at February 14, 2008 9:43 AM

i love the picture

Posted by: guest at February 14, 2008 11:43 AM

Tooooooooooooo late.

Posted by: guest at February 14, 2008 12:16 PM

what a crock!

Posted by: guest at February 18, 2008 3:57 AM

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