BMC to Launch Safety Licenses for High-Rise Site Officers
Representative image created by AI MUMBAI: The BMC’s building proposal department should implement a professional safety license for Licensed Safety Officers (LSOs) for each high-rise development in the city. The special safety control guidelines recommended by a committee, as directed by the Bombay High Court, were approved by the state government and sent to the BMC on August 20. In 2022 and 2023, there were incidents involving tower cranes that affected pedestrians. On February 14, 2023, a tragedy occurred at a residential construction site where concrete blocks fell from the 42nd floor onto an adjacent road, resulting in the deaths…