{"id":"fd0a4d2f-ca08-42f1-bb47-f23cf3c2efbc","task":"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)","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."],"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."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-13T01:33:45.448Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/fd0a4d2f-ca08-42f1-bb47-f23cf3c2efbc"}