§ 68-12. Protection during demolition.

A. 

The demolition contractor and the owner shall be required to provide and maintain such protectives as are herein specified, in addition to and not in the place of the requirements of Rule No. 23 of the Industrial Code, New York State Department of Labor.

B. 

The location upon which demolition is to be affected and upon which salvaged material may fall or be stored and which shall be used for equipment or handling of materials shall be protected in such manner as may be necessary to prevent intrusion by unauthorized persons.

C. 

Open excavations for basements, cellars, service trenches, piers, footings and foundation walls shall be adequately protected, of more than 24 inches in depth, either by barricades or protective covering.

D. 

The Building Inspector shall consider the type or kind of material proposed to be used by the contractor or owner to effect the protection required in Subsections B and C above and may approve or disapprove the same. He shall direct the contractor and owner to use satisfactory materials in an approved manner.

(1) 

Satisfactory materials for vertical barricades may be of woven wood lath, such as snow fence, or of steel wire, either woven or welded, with a minimum of four-by-six-inch open weave, not less than 42 inches in height, supported by driven stakes not over 12 feet apart, or of other materials affording equal or greater protection.

(2) 

Satisfactory materials for trench excavations may be of not less than two-by-eight-inch lumber supported by and secured to two-by-six-inch supports across the trench at intervals of not less than eight feet apart, or by steel plates not less than 1/2 inch in thickness.

E. 

All glass shall be removed from the building prior to the start of demolition, then removed from the location at once or stored and protected by a secure covering of three-fourths-inch-thick lumber or the equivalent.

F. 

All metals with cutting edges, such as metal roofing, metal flashings, metal siding, metal pipes or ducts, shall be removed from the location without delay or may be permitted to remain only if so protected or arranged as to present no hazard.

G. 

Materials removed in the process of demolition shall be so placed and arranged as to prevent any collapse of a pile of such material. Protruding nails, spikes and bolts shall be removed or bent over flush with the surface of the material in which they are embedded. Assemblies of material, such as window frames, door frames, staircases and sections or panels, shall be laid flat or so braced, if left on edge, as to prevent falling.

H. 

All protectives required by this chapter shall remain in place as long as demolition is taking place or any hazardous condition exists, being removed only as necessary and for the time required for progress of the work.

I. 

In addition to the protectives required, during all hours of darkness any excavations, stored materials, piles of debris and/or equipment shall be lighted with lanterns, flares, flashers or other warning devices if within 10 feet of any public way. Such lighting shall not be required if a solid board fence is erected along the public way.

J. 

An appropriate placard, provided by the Building Inspector, shall be posted prominently upon the location, building or enclosing barricade and shall remain in place until its removal is directed by the Building Inspector and shall be in form as follows:

THIS BUILDING IS IN PROCESS OF DEMOLITION

Such demolition has been approved by the City of Lockport, New York, and a permit issued therefor.

WARNING

Only those persons authorized by the provisions of Lockport Municipal Code regulating demolitions are permitted to enter a protected area of demolition.

K. 

For the purposes of this chapter, authorized personnel shall be the owner, the contractor and his employees and subcontractors and employees actually engaged in the work of demolition; the employees of any utility engaged in performing any work connected with any service facilities; the Building Inspector or his authorized representative or any other engineer, inspector or duly appointed representative of the City; the representatives of the New York State Department of Labor serving in their respective capacities; any other person or persons who may have been granted temporary permission by the Building Inspector; and any person who for just reasons may accompany any of the aforementioned authorized persons.