2006 New York Code - Exemptions.

 
    * §  26-204.2  Exemptions.  The  provisions  of this article shall not
  apply to:
    a. the erection, dismantling, repair, maintenance or  modification  of
  any supported scaffold performed by an employee of a public utility when
  such  supported scaffold is located within the interior of a building or
  structure owned or operated by such utility and when such utility has  a
  safety  training  program  of  not  less  than  thirty-two hours for its
  employees  who  erect,  dismantle,  repair,  maintain  or  modify   such
  scaffolds; or
    b.  to  employees  of  a  public utility performing work while using a
  supported scaffold, provided that such employees are  trained,  pursuant
  to  the United States department of labor occupational safety and health
  administration's requirements, to  be  able  to  recognize  the  hazards
  associated  with  the  type  of  supported  scaffold  being used, and to
  understand the procedures to control those hazards;
    c. the erection, dismantling, repair, maintenance or  modification  of
  stand alone, one story sidewalk sheds.
    * NB Effective November 19, 2006