What's happening
This bill requires the NYC Department of Buildings to keep records and post information online about all construction site incidents resulting in fatalities, even if no public safety threat existed.
Why it matters
Increases transparency and public awareness. by requiring the NYC Department of Buildings to record and publish all construction site fatalities, even if no public safety threat or code violation was involved. This moves beyond just reporting incidents that posed a risk to the public.
Ensures accountability. for construction site deaths by mandating official records for every fatal incident, regardless of cause or whether emergency response was triggered, potentially leading to better oversight and safer practices in the construction industry.
Provides a comprehensive public database. of construction fatalities, allowing researchers, advocates, and policymakers to identify trends and systemic safety issues that may otherwise be overlooked if only publicly threatening incidents were reported.
May influence future safety regulations and labor protections. by making comprehensive fatality data available, giving worker safety advocates and legislators more robust evidence to push for reforms.
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Track Fatal Construction Accidents
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- Referred to labor
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1309
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 14, 2019
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 Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The opening paragraph of section 28-103.21 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by local law number 78 of the city of New York for the year 2017, is amended to read as follows:
The commissioner shall, by January 2018 and monthly thereafter, post on the department's website, in a machine-readable format, a list of every incident, including 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 individual, including a member of the general public or a construction worker, 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 incident 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 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
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 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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