Trash Hoists
Description
- Projects in this scope area may include: installing new hoists, electrical lines, safety cages around hoists, and fire suppression and safety alarm systems. The full, detailed scope of work for this project including any additional work areas will be updated here after alignment with project stakeholders through scoping and design activities Trash hoists shall be provided only when buildings do not have ramps from the basements to the street level floor for garbage removal from the compactor’ rooms.
Baseline
- Provide fire-rated overhead coiling doors and frames with mechanical interlocks and integrated operating hardware.
- Provide crystalline waterproofing at the pit.
- Provide a cab lighting fixture.
- Provide a cast-in-place concrete curb with steel angle protector at cellar trash hoist entrance.
- Repair deteriorated slab edges around the hoistway and provide steel nosing angles at slab edge repairs.
Relevant Codes & Regulations
NYC Building Code — Refuse Handling Equipment
Construction and enclosure requirements affecting hoists and refuse rooms
NYC Fire Code (FDNY)
Fire protection requirements for refuse areas and related equipment
NYC DSNY — Collection & Recycling Rules
Operational requirements that impact refuse staging and handling
OSHA — Material Handling & Hoisting Safety
Worker safety requirements for hoists and lifting equipment
Strategies
Optimize Performance, Operation & Maintenance of Buildings, Systems & Assets
Last Updated on January 10, 2026 at 2:08 pm