DOB quietly amended the qualification standards for Qualified Exterior Wall, Retaining Wall, and Parking Structure Inspectors — if your firm supplies FISP or retaining-wall inspectors, check whether your engineer of record still meets the updated criteria. rules.cityofnewyork.us

HPD's proposed rule on natural gas detectors would put CO-style sensors in more apartments — a line item worth pricing into interior renovation and boiler-room work now, before it's final. rules.cityofnewyork.us

The city amended the NYC Energy Conservation Code again in July — another spec change contractors pricing envelope, insulation, or mechanical work should check before their next bid. rules.cityofnewyork.us

OSHA proposed $496K in fines against a Pennsylvania brick manufacturer for willful silica exposure — the same respirable-crystalline-silica standard governs every NYC crew cutting concrete or masonry, and this is the enforcement posture to expect. osha.gov

A Florida roofing contractor drew $349K in proposed OSHA fines for willfully skipping fall protection — a reminder that fall-protection citations, not paperwork, are where OSHA spends its enforcement dollars nationally, NYC roofers included. osha.gov