Confirm on-site supervision requirements for suspended-scaffold (swing stage) installation and use in NYC beyond just holding the Special Rigger license.
domain: nyc.gov (DOB guidance PDFs / NYC Building Code) · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
Pull DOB's 'Supervision of Suspended Scaffold Installation + Removal' and 'Supervision of Suspended Scaffold Use' guidance PDFs for the operative supervision rules.
Confirm the Building Code baseline (BC 3314.3.2 and related provisions referenced on DOB's registrant scaffold page): a designated foreman, licensed Sign Hanger, or licensed Rigger must be on site at all times to supervise suspended-scaffold operations.
Distinguish 'designated foreman' (may work under a licensed Special Rigger's continuing supervision, and counts toward that Rigger's own license-experience requirement) from a fully licensed on-site Special Rigger.
Confirm this supervision duty applies even to suspended scaffolds that qualify for the no-permit or no-RDP-design exceptions — the exceptions relieve design/permit burden, not supervision duty.
Cross-check current DOB guidance PDFs directly (not summaries) since these are periodically revised.
Known gotchas
A crew can lawfully operate under a 'designated foreman' rather than a fully licensed Special Rigger only under specific direct/continuing supervision conditions — don't treat foreman-level supervision as equivalent to full licensure for all purposes.
This supervision duty is layered on top of, not a substitute for, any RDP design requirement or DOT permit condition that may also apply.
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