What's happening
This bill requires the NYC Department of Buildings to keep and publicly post records of all construction site incidents resulting in injury or death, even if no safety violation occurred.
Why it matters
Greater Transparency. By requiring records of all construction site injuries and fatalities—even when no safety violation occurred—the bill ensures the public has access to a fuller picture of construction site safety across NYC, not just cases involving legal infractions.
Accountability for Owners and Contractors. The inclusion of owner and general contractor names, as well as details about the work performed during incidents, increases accountability and may incentivize safer practices, as their records will be publicly accessible and searchable.
Data for Policy and Prevention. Comprehensive incident data (including non-violation incidents) provides city officials, researchers, and advocates with a more complete dataset to analyze trends, identify recurring hazards, and craft better-targeted safety regulations and interventions.
Public Awareness and Worker Advocacy. Making this information available empowers workers, unions, and community groups to monitor safety records and advocate for improvements, potentially leading to safer job sites throughout the city.
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1160
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 11, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. 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 Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 28-103.21 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law number 29 of the city of New York for the year 2008, is amended to read as follows:
§28-103.21 Incident lists. The commissioner shall post on the department's website a list of 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 an injury and/or a fatality, either or both of which were reported to the department or of which the department otherwise became aware. Such list shall be updated monthly. Such list shall identify the owner and the general contractor of the site where the incident occurred, the nature of the work being performed at the time of the incident, violations issued as a result of the incident, if any, and to whom such violations were issued, and the number of persons injured and/or killed. Such list shall also set forth the total number of injuries and fatalities reported to the department or of which the department otherwise became aware that occurred on construction sites within each borough and within the entire city for each of the previous five calendar years.
§ 2. Section 28-103.14 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law number 33 of the city of New York for the year 2007, 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 collected, reports of inspections, every incident, including those where
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no violation or threat to public safety existed, that occurred on every construction site within the city of New York that resulted in a fatality, 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.
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