Use the NYC Board of Standards and Appeals pre-approved standard scaffold design (BSA 362-44-SM) in lieu of a Registered Design Professional's stamp on a permit submission.
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Steps
Confirm the Licensed Contractor is eligible to skip hiring an RDP for this scaffold under DOB's registrant project-requirements page (design and load thresholds — see below).
Reference DOB's 'Registrant Project Requirements: Scaffold' page for the explicit statement that a Licensed Contractor may use and reference the approved BSA 362-44-SM standard scaffold design on submitted drawings instead of an RDP seal.
Verify current BSA calendar/resolution number and any amendments to 362-44-SM directly with the Board of Standards and Appeals — standard-design approvals can be amended or superseded.
Confirm the specific scaffold configuration on site actually matches the parameters of the approved standard design before relying on it (capacity, height, bracket type, etc.).
File the permit through DOB NOW: Build referencing the standard design in lieu of a stamped drawing set.
Known gotchas
The BSA standard-design shortcut only applies within the eligibility exceptions listed on DOB's registrant page (load/height/hoist-capacity caps) — it isn't a blanket substitute for engineering on every scaffold.
BSA resolution numbers and design details should be pulled from the Board's own record, not assumed static — confirm '362-44-SM' is still current before citing it as the active approval.
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