S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1073
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 13, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Labor
AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in
relation to the department of buildings keeping records regarding
fatal construction accidents
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The opening paragraph of section 28-103.21 of the adminis-
trative code of the city of New York, as amended by section 1 of part A
of local law number 126 of the city of New York for the year 2021, is
amended to read as follows:
The commissioner shall, on a monthly basis, post on the department's
website, in a machine-readable format, a list of every incident, INCLUD-
ING THOSE WHERE NO THREAT TO PUBLIC SAFETY EXISTED, reported to the
department in accordance with section 28-103.21.1 OF THIS ARTICLE, that
occurred on every construction site where construction work subject to
permitting by the commissioner resulted in (i) a fatality to any indi-
vidual, including a member of the general public or a construction work-
er, or (ii) an injury to any individual, including a member of the
general public or a construction worker, that requires transport by
emergency medical services or requires immediate emergency care at a
hospital or offsite medical clinic, regardless of whether such incident
involved a violation of this code or any other law or rule. Such list
shall identify, at a minimum, the following information for each inci-
dent that the department is required to report on pursuant to this
section:
§ 2. Section 28-103.14 of the administrative code of the city of New
York, as amended by section 1 of part A of local law number 126 of the
city of New York for the year 2021, is amended to read as follows:
§28-103.14 Department records. The department shall keep official
records of applications received, permits and certificates issued, fees
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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collected, reports of inspections, EVERY INCIDENT, INCLUDING THOSE WHERE
NO VIOLATION OR THREAT TO PUBLIC SAFETY EXISTED, THAT OCCURRED ON EVERY
CONSTRUCTION SITE WITHIN THE CITY OF NEW YORK THAT RESULTED IN A FATALI-
TY, and notices and orders issued. Such records shall be retained in the
official records for the period required for retention of public
records.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.