{"data":{"id":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-28-424.1","jurisdiction":"us-nyc","citation":"N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 28-424.1","heading":"§ 28-424.1 Lift director required.","body":"It shall be unlawful for a crane or derrick that requires or possesses a certificate of on-site inspection, or which, in accordance with rules promulgated by the commissioner, is subject to supervision by a licensed master rigger in lieu of a certificate of on-site inspection, to perform any of the following tasks unless a lift director is present at the site during all times when:\n\n1. The crane or derrick is picking a load;\n\n2. The crane is traveling at the site, including but not limited to being moved onto or off of cribbing or up or down a ramp;\n\n3. The crane or derrick is being placed into a parked condition or otherwise being taken out of service;\n\n4. The crane's or derrick's boom/jib is being laid down or jackknifed;\n\n5. The crane's or derrick's boom/jib is being raised from a laid down or jackknifed position; or\n\n6. Other special protective measures for wind are being installed or removed.\n\nExceptions: The requirement for a lift director does not apply to:\n\n1. The assembly or disassembly of a crane or derrick, nor to the use of an assist crane or derrick during assembly/disassembly, provided an assembly/disassembly director is supervising the assembly/disassembly operation in accordance with rules promulgated by the commissioner.\n\n2. Dedicated pile drivers.\n\n(L.L. 2018/014, 12/31/2017, eff. 12/31/2017; Am. L.L. 2021/126, 11/7/2021, eff. 11/7/2022)","path":["New York City Administrative Code","Title 28","Chapter 4: Licensing and Registration of Businesses, Trades and Occupations Engaged in Building Work"],"source_url":"https://files.amlegal.com/pdffiles/NewYorkCity/Admin/XML.zip","current_through":"Local Law 2026/135 (enacted August 31, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T02:48:57Z","sha256":"438abb2a7ce9cf20beaa458a4f372829555ce720a9101fa2c77cf5fae7b092f4","source_id":"us-nyc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-28-423.4","next":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-28-424.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}