New York City Department of Buildings Commissioner Melanie E. La Rocca recently announced large, complex construction sites must immediately post at their exits multilingual notices about upcoming safety training requirements, according to www.constructiondive.com.
Beginning Dec. 1, all workers at these construction sites must have at least 30 hours of site-safety training, and supervisors must have at least 62 hours. A 40-hour training requirement for workers at these sites will take effect Sept. 1, 2020.
The notices must include every language used by workers to communicate at each construction site.
“Having signs at the exits of construction sites is fitting,” La Rocca said in a press release. “At the end of the day, workers will be reminded to get the training they need to come home safely to their families. Keeping workers and the public safe is our agency’s highest priority.”
The department’s website provides additional signage requirements, downloadable notice templates in 14 languages and an interactive map to determine whether workers on certain construction sites are required to undergo the safety training.
