New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Chapter I - Industrial Board Of Appeals
Subchapter A - The Industrial Code
Part 21 - Protection Of Persons Employed At Window Cleaning-structural Requirements, Equipment And Procedures
Section 21.3 - General provisions
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) Owner's statement required. Before windows or window anchors are installed in a building subject to section 202 of the Labor Law a sufficient statement of the proposed means and methods of cleaning such windows shall be submitted by the owner (as defined) to the commissioner.
(b) Means and methods required. (See § 21.4, infra.)
(c) Employees under 18. No employer shall suffer or permit an employee under the age of 18 years to clean windows.
(d) Defective windows and structures.
(e) Unsafe equipment prohibited.
(f) Maintenance of equipment.
(g) Employer's inspection of equipment. Safety belts, ladders and scaffolds and boatswain's chairs with their supporting tackle, shall be examined at least once each month by the employer and he shall not suffer or permit the use of such equipment while it is unsafe in any respect.
(h) Installation of unapproved anchors. No person shall install an unapproved anchor.
(i) Unauthorized installations--removal by owner. Every unapproved anchor and every unauthorized installation of an anchor, and every anchor of which the fastenings or supports are damaged or deteriorated, shall be removed or rendered unusable by detachment of the anchor head.
(j) Misuse of anchors. An installed anchor shall not be used for any purpose other than attachment of an approved safety belt.
(k) Shutter bars. Shutter bars on windows which are cleaned from the outside shall be maintained in sound condition and shall be fastened with iron throughbolts at least three-eighths inch in diameter and provided with proper size washers and means to prevent loosening of the nuts.
(l) Extension devices.