Emergency Notification Sign

Material: Aluminum Sign

HMC § 27-2051.1-Disaster Response Signage: Owners of residential dwellings where at least one unit is not occupied by the owner are required to post a temporary notice with all of the emergency information contained in HPD’s sample notice in the common area of the building:

-prior to the arrival of a weather emergency

-after a natural disaster

-after being informed that a utility outage will last for more than 24 hours.

For more information about disaster responses click here. 

§27–2051.1 Temporary posting of emergency information. Prior to the expectant arrival of a weather emergency, a natural disaster event or after being informed about a utility outage which is expected to last for more than twenty-four hours, the owner of a residential dwelling where at least one dwelling unit is not occupied by such owner shall post the following information in common areas of the residential dwelling on signs of sufficient size to be seen: (i) whether the building is located in a hurricane evacuation zone as defined by the office of emergency management and if applicable, which zone the building is located in; (ii) the address of the nearest designated evacuation center; (iii) when a person should contact 911 and 311 during a weather emergency, a natural disaster event or the utility outage; (iv) whether during the utility outage, services such as potable water, corridor, egress, and common area lighting, fire safety and fire protection, elevators, charging locations for cellular telephones, domestic hot water, or heating and cooling will be provided; (v) contact information for building personnel in the event of an emergency, including email addresses, phone numbers and other methods of communication; (vi) instructions on removing furniture from rooftops and balconies during high wind events and; (vii) for buildings that utilize pumps, instructions on reducing water consumption during the utility outage. Such signs shall be updated by the owner of the residential building as needed and must be removed after the passage of the weather emergency, the natural disaster event or the restoration of utility services. The department shall determine the form of such signs including publishing a template that may be used by residential buildings for the purposes of this section.

Disaster Response sign (HPD EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SIGN) -HMC § 27-2051.1

NYC - HPD Disaster Signage Requirements

Local Law 98 of 2013 requires owners to post a temporary notice with emergency information in the common area of the building:

• Prior to the arrival of a weather emergency
• After a natural disaster
• After being informed that a utility outage will last for more than 24 hours.

The sign needs to be in at least 11-point type and contain all the information provided in the sample, including whether the posting is due to a Building Utility Outage, Emergency Evacuation Event or High Wind Event. Signage should be updated by the owner as needed, and removed after the weather emergency, natural disaster, or utility outage has ended.

Read More on NYC hpd web site  click here

As a reminder, owners of residential buildings where at least one unit is not occupied by the owner are required to post an Emergency Notification sign / notice in the building common area prior to a weather emergency  we recommend to put a our fix Aluminium signs to prevent being in violation. 

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