New Safety Harness Rules at NYC Construction Sites

New York contractors will now have to submit detailed plans for worker safety harness systems at high-rise construction sites.

The city’s Department of Buildings told contractors Monday about the new requirements in response to a window installer’s death in April. Kevin Kelly fell nine floors to his death after his safety strap failed; investigators said it was improperly installed.

Contractors will now have to obtain engineer-approved drawings of any new safety harness systems that are built into concrete. Site superintendents will have to sign off on inspections for the harnesses. The sites will have to get engineers to certify any safety strap systems that already exist.

Latest Comments

• March 21, 2009 at 1:12 am

  steven rotondo says:

  when wearing a harness it makes the work that you are doing harder for instance when you are stripping the outside of a building and there are alot of people under you walking... read more
• June 19, 2008 at 10:30 am

  michael a frisbie says:

  if you thought there are to many firms ingnoring fall protection rules you were right.if all firms dont do a better job of policing themselves then somebody who thinks they kn... read more
• June 18, 2008 at 4:50 am

  AZAZ says:

  You gotta be kidding me... In a state like NY - with the legislation already in place, these people don't already provide this information? Insurance is a joke - everyone is s... read more