Special Notice Regarding OSHA 10 Certification
Effective December 2, 2008, NYC Local Law 41 of 2008 requires an enhanced Site Safety Plan for any project for which Building Code Chapter 33 requires a site safety plan. Among other things, this plan will be required to include a statement that within the preceding five calendar years all workers have successfully completed a 10 hour course in construction safety approved by the United States Department of Labor Occupational health and safety Administration or a course covering substantially the same material approved by the Commissioner of Buildings. The workers required by Local Law 41 to complete the training include all active trade workers as well as managers, foremen, and project superintendents working on the project site.
Local Law 41ʼs new training requirements affect large numbers of construction workers. Because of their numbers and the limited time between the lawʼs September 3,2008 enactment and and its December 2, 2008 effective date, those whom the law covers are unlikely to have completed the required training by its effective date. Accordingly, to allow for sufficient time for all required to have the training to receive it, the Department of Buildings will phase implementation of Local Law 41 of 2008 such that enforcement will begin no sooner than July 1, 2009 and will apply to projects for which building permits are issued on and after July 1, 2009.
Bottom line: Trade Workers - If you still havenʼt received your OSHA 10 card, call the Apprentice Training
Office @ 718 267 7500 and enroll in class today!
Contractors - Ensure that your workers are aware of Local Law 41 and enrolled as soon as possible!
