NYC CONSTRUCTION SITE FIRE SAFETY DESIGN PLANS

The Importance of Fire Site Safety Designs in NYC

With years of experience working on Fire Site Safety Designs in NYC, Certified Site Safety has the exceptional knowledge to help you create a design that is specific to your individual project. Aside from the obvious need to comply with legal requirements regarding Fire Safety in NYC there are a number of other benefits to having a descriptive and up-to-date Fire Safety and Emergency Action Plan for your company. 

The most important is ensuring that all your workers and other pedestrians are safe in the event of a fire or an emergency. Staff which is well-trained in fire safety procedures will respond quickly and effectively in the event of an emergency, reducing the risks for injury or any damage to the facility. Almost all insurance companies require properties to have Fire Safety plans which may reduce legal liability of owners or managers if there is a fire in their building. 

These Fire Safety Plans that abide by NYC building laws will include a policy, procedure and training that helps protect all of your workers and the safety of pedestrians.

Requirements of NYC Fire Site Safety Design Plans

At Certified Site Safety, we can help you design a fire safety plan that abides by all the NYC regulations for your project. Our staff will help you prepare the proper safety plans for your specific building project and help to organize a meeting with your team to help you gain all of the necessary knowledge about your safety plans.

In order to comply with NYC regulations for Fire Safety / Emergency Action Plans a property must:

• Have a written plan that explains the actions that will be taken in response to a fire or non-fire related emergency.
• The plan created must be submitted and accepted by the NYC Fire Department.
• Have a Fire Safety / Emergency Action Plan Director or Deputy Fire Safety / Emergency Action Plan Director with proper Certificate of Fitness from FDNY on duty at all times when the building has more than one hundred (100) occupants. 
• Conduct fire drills semi-annually. 
• Conduct emergency action plan drills annually. 
• Conduct required training for construction employees. 
• Conduct required training for building wardens and deputy wardens. 
• Maintain Fire Safety / Emergency Action Plan logs
• Post and maintain staffing charts on each floor of the building.

Who Must Have a Fire Safety Site Plan?

New York City Rule requires certain high rise commercial office buildings to have an FDNY approved Combined Fire Safety and Emergency Action Plan.

The properties covered under this rule are as follows:

• Office buildings and spaces that meet the definition of occupancy group B set forth in the New York City Building Code that are: 
• Greater than 6 stories in height, or
• Greater than 75 feet in height, or
• Have more than 100 occupants above or below street level, or
• Have more than 500 occupants in the entire building, or
• As otherwise required by law or regulation, or
• As ordered by the Fire Commissioner.

Start Your NYC Site Fire Safety Design Plans Today

At Certified Site Safety, we can handle both big and small fire safety and emergency plans for construction jobs. We can work with you on accomplishing your safety design needs for construction. We create professional and detailed construction fire safety designs that can be viewed in 3D. Your builders and clients need a safe environment to work in. Contact us today at 914-768-4648, so we can make your building and work site a safer place.