Massachusetts Department of Public Safety

A new law was recently enacted which expands the definition of “owner occupied single family residences” to include both attached and detached residences.  As a result, attached and detached single family owner occupied residences will only require inspection every five years rather than the current requirement of every year.  Please note that this provision only applies to elevators in owner occupied residences that serve only the residence. Read more...

When you enter a house or other building you most likely do not question whether it is properly constructed and safe to occupy or visit.  Fortunately, safety experts think about building safety and fire prevention every day.  To help raise awareness of building safety, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts will join other groups across the nation in celebrating Building Safety Month during the month of May, 2012.  “The important work we do as safety officials is often overlooked until a catastrophe occurs.  When building safety experts inspect buildings during and after construction, they help to ensure that the places in which we live, learn, work and play are safe to occupy and enjoy” reminds Thomas G. Gatzunis, Department of Public Safety Commissioner.  Read more...