Following the fatalities in Jersey City on high rise construction projects as well as those in Manhattan involving cranes, the city council in Jersey City will be implementing an ordinance giving codes officials easier access to enforcing guidelines. Fire safety will also be addressed in the wake of a four alarm fire on a construction site.
The manual establishes rules for preventing materials from becoming airborne when the wind is high. Builders must install fine mesh netting on the structure’s exterior and keep floors swept and clean.
The guidelines give [Construction Code Official Ray] Meyer the power to stop work when violations are discovered. He is limited to issuing fines of up to $2,000 under state law, officials said.
The ordinance is going before Jersey City city council today.