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Safety-log templates
Fillable PDF logs and checklists for the records NYC construction sites keep. Fill them in on a phone or tablet, or print them. Free to download, and we do not ask for an email address.
Site safety logs
Letter-size PDFs built around the entries the code and the DOB rules require. Fill them in on screen, typing into the fields and ticking the check boxes in your PDF app, or print a stack for the field office.
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BC §3310.8.4 · 1 RCNY §3310-01
Daily Site Safety Log (SSM / SSC)
For major buildings with a designated Site Safety Manager or Coordinator: inspections with pass/fail boxes, meetings, unsafe acts and conditions, violations, netting work.
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BC §3301.13.13 · 1 RCNY §3301-04
Construction Superintendent Daily Log
For sites with a registered construction superintendent and no SSM/SSC: each required inspection item with pass / fail / N/A boxes, time and location.
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BC §3321 · Local Law 196
Daily SST Card Verification Log
The daily worker log DOB inspectors ask for: name, employer, SST card type and number, expiration, photo ID checked and card copy on file.
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BC §3314.4.4 · §3314.4.3.5
Scaffold Daily Inspection Checklist
Pre-shift checklist for supported scaffolds with pass / fail / N/A boxes for all 8 items, a safe-to-use decision, plus a one-page weekly log.
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BC §3307.6.5
Sidewalk Shed Inspection & Maintenance Log
Installation, adjustment and repair inspections, six-month periodic inspections and routine condition check boxes, with hazard notification tracking.
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1 RCNY §3319-01(k) · §3319-02(j)
Crane & Derrick Jobsite Log
Pre-shift and post-shift inspections, securing-measure check boxes, pre-shift safety meetings, A/D director entries, custody and lift director changes.
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BC §3303.8 · FC 312
Standpipe Readiness Log
Readiness inspection check boxes, air-pressurized alarm activations and out-of-service / repair tracking for standpipes on construction and demolition sites.
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Site safety record
Toolbox Talk / Safety Meeting Sign-In
Topic check boxes, key points covered, a 20-person attendee sign-in with optional SST card numbers, and hazards raised with follow-up actions.
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Permit and violation checklists for owners
Checklists for planning a filing, closing out a job or working through the open violations on a property.
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NYC DOB · DOB NOW: Build
NYC Permit Readiness Checklist
Everything to line up before you file: property and zoning facts, landmark status, open violations, job and work types, design team, asbestos, insurance and other agencies.
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NYC DOB · Letter of Completion · CO
DOB Sign-Off & Close-Out Checklist
Track every item between finished work and a Letter of Completion or Certificate of Occupancy: inspections, TR1 / TR8 reports, trade sign-offs, objections, violations, fees.
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DOB · ECB/OATH · Stop Work Orders
DOB & ECB Violation Response Tracker
One row per violation or summons: type, class, hearing and cure dates, status and penalty, plus where to look up every open item on a property.
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Using the templates
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Download, fill or print
Type and tick boxes in the PDF on any device, or print on letter paper. The SST, toolbox and violation forms are wide, so print them sideways.
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Fill in the project header
Address, BIN, permit holder and the person responsible for the log that day.
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Record as you go
Sign and date every entry. On a major building, inspections go into the site safety log by the end of the day.
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Keep it on site
Logs must be at the job site when the Department asks for them.
What the NYC Building Code requires
Building Code Chapter 33 and the DOB rules ask for written records of safe practice on site. At major buildings, the Site Safety Manager or Coordinator keeps a site safety log of every inspection, meeting, unsafe condition, correction and violation. Inspections are recorded by the end of the day, and the construction superintendent reviews the previous day's entries and signs the log before the next day's work starts (BC §3310.8.4). On jobs with a construction superintendent and no Site Safety Manager or Coordinator, the superintendent inspects the work areas on each visit and completes a signed log before leaving the site (BC §3301.13.13, 1 RCNY §3301-04).
Equipment has its own paper trail. A supported scaffold is inspected before each shift by the competent person supervising its use, and the result goes into a signed and dated pre-shift report (BC §3314.4.3). Sidewalk sheds need a written inspection report at installation and every six months after that (BC §3307.6.5). Crane and derrick operations need pre-shift and post-shift inspection records, pre-shift meeting entries and custody documents kept at the job site (1 RCNY §§3319-01, 3319-02). Where the site safety training law applies, the permit holder also keeps a daily log of every worker, with a copy of each person's SST card (BC §3321). Standpipe systems stay in a state of readiness, and where a Site Safety Manager or Coordinator is required, every alarm activation, inspection and repair goes into their log (BC §3303.8).
A missing or incomplete log can draw a violation, and it is easy to prevent. These templates give your field team one format for each record. They are a free resource, they are not official DOB forms, and they do not replace the code. Check the current requirements with the NYC DOB and the FDNY.
Need more than a template?
A log is one part of a compliant site. If you face a site safety plan requirement, a superintendent designation, an open violation or a stalled permit, we prepare the filings and the plans and follow the job through to sign-off.
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Violation Research
Open DOB and ECB violations, penalties and permit history on a property, before you buy or renovate.
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DOB Filings
Job applications, permits and amendments prepared in DOB NOW and followed through to approval.
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Site Safety Plans
Site safety and tenant protection plans under Building Code Chapter 33.
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Sign-Offs & Certificate of Occupancy
Final inspections, TR1 and TR8 close-out, Letters of Completion, TCO and the final certificate of occupancy.
Questions about what your site must keep on record?
Send the address and what you plan to do. We tell you which permits and filings the work needs and what we would prepare. The review is free.