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  2. Self-Certification (New York City Department of Buildings)

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    The Department of Buildings cannot revoke a professional's license to practice Architecture or Engineering, as that is controlled by the New York State Office of the Professions. However, since 2007 the State has allowed the DOB to refuse to accept plans filed by individuals who have been found to abuse the Self Certification process (or other ...

  3. Commercial driver's license - Wikipedia

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    A commercial driver's license is required to operate a tractor-trailer for commercial use. A commercial driver's license (CDL) is a driver's license required in the United States to operate large and heavy vehicles (including trucks, buses, and trailers) or a vehicle of any size that transports hazardous materials or more than 15 passengers (including the driver).

  4. Suction excavator - Wikipedia

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    The suction excavator uses suction fans for the airflow to suck up the material that is then transported into the holding tank. Hydro excavation, a type of suction excavator using high-pressure water jets, is sometimes referred to as daylighting, as the underground utilities are exposed to daylight during the process. [2]

  5. New York State Civil Service Commission - Wikipedia

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    The New York State Civil Service Commission is a New York state government body [1] that adopts rules that govern the state civil service; oversees the operations of municipal civil service commissions and city and county personnel officers; hears appeals on examination qualifications, examination ratings, position classifications, pay grade determinations, disciplinary actions, and the use of ...

  6. Steam shovel - Wikipedia

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    Otis excavator. 1841. Grimshaw of Boulton & Watt devised the first steam-powered excavator in 1796. [1] In 1833 William Brunton patented another steam-powered excavator which he provided further details on in 1836. [2] [3] The steam shovel was invented by William Otis, who received a patent for his design in 1839. The first machines were known ...

  7. General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen of the City of New ...

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    Mechanics' Hall, 1803 Apprentices' Library, 1870. In 1820, The General Society opened one of the city's first free schools. During the early 1800s, New York had no public school system and only two free schools were to be found in the whole city – one in the almshouse, and the other open only to the children of formerly enslaved Black Americans.

  8. Digging - Wikipedia

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    Movements of the ploughman when digging A dog digging on a beach.. Digging, also referred to as excavation, is the process of using some implement such as claws, hands, manual tools or heavy equipment, to remove material from a solid surface, usually soil, sand or rock on the surface of Earth.

  9. Excavator - Wikipedia

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    Generally, the 3 pumps used in excavators consist of 2 variable displacement piston pumps and a gear pump. The arrangement of the pumps in the excavator unit changes with different manufacturers using different formats. The three main sections of an excavator are the undercarriage, the house and the arm. The boom, the front part that is ...