§ 3308-01 Construction Site Fire Safety Manager.
RCNY § 3308-01
(a)Scope. This section sets forth standards, requirements and procedures for the supervision of fire safety at a construction site by a fire safety manager designated pursuant to FC 3308.1.
(b)General Provisions.
(1)Designation of fire safety manager. Pursuant to FC 3308.1, a fire safety manager shall be designated by the owner at any construction site for which the Building Code requires a site safety manager or site safety coordinator pursuant to BC 3310.5. The fire safety manager shall perform the duties and responsibilities set forth in FC 3308.1 and this section. The name and certificate of fitness number of the fire safety manager (and any alternate fire safety managers) shall be entered in the logbook required by FC 3308.1.1 to be maintained at the construction site.
(2)Certificate of fitness. The fire safety manager at a construction site shall hold a certificate of fitness for such purpose.
(c)Supervision of Construction Site Fire Safety.
(d)Obligations of Construction Site Personnel. All persons present on a construction site, including contractors, subcontractors and their employees, shall cooperate with, and comply with the directions of, the fire safety manager in authorizing, supervising and/or monitoring materials, operations and facilities regulated by the Fire Code, or otherwise carrying out the duties and responsibilities of a fire safety manager, as set forth in FC 3308 and this section.
(e)Recordkeeping. A record of the periodic inspection of the construction site required by FC 3308.1.1, and other duties and responsibilities performed each day by the fire safety manager, shall be maintained in accordance with the provisions of that section. Entries shall be made for any conditions not in compliance with the applicable code and rule requirements, when such conditions could not be timely corrected, and the notifications made. The logbook required by FC 3308.1.1 used to maintain such records shall be separate and distinct from the any log required to be maintained by the Building Code, including BC 3310.8.4. (Renumbered and amended City Record 9/20/2023, eff. 10/20/2023)
