2014 New York Laws
GBS - General Business
Article 28-D - (480 - 486) LASERS, RADIATION, CRANE OPERATORS AND BLASTERS
485 - Application.

  485.  Application. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this article,
  this article shall not  apply  to  the  use  or  possession  of  lasers,
  radioactive  material  or  radiation  equipment which are subject to the
  regulatory powers and jurisdiction of the state department of health  or
  the health department of the city of New York.
2.  a. Sections four hundred eighty-two, four hundred eighty-three and
  subdivision one of section four  hundred  eighty-four  of  this  article
  shall  not  apply  to  an  individual  operating  a crane or acting as a
  blaster in a city having a population of one million or more.
b. No individual shall operate a crane or act as a blaster in  a  city
  having  a  population  of  one  million  or more without holding a valid
  license or certificate of fitness issued by such city, and such city  is
  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to prescribe rules and regulations as
  described in section four hundred eighty-three of this article.
c. No employer, contractor or agent thereof shall knowingly permit any
  individual to operate a crane or act as a blaster in  a  city  having  a
  population  of  one million or more unless such individual holds a valid
  license or certificate of fitness issued by such city.