DOB disciplines two supervisors

Department of Buildings Commissioner Robert LiMandri today announced that two DOB supervisors have been disciplined in connection with the August 2007 fire at the Deutsche Bank building at 130 Liberty Street. Thomas Connors, executive director of construction site safety, and Christopher Santulli, acting assistant commissioner of emergency and safety operations, have been issued letters of reprimand for not making sure that inspectors were properly trained, according to a press release from DOB. DOB previously served Robert Iulo, former executive director of the Lower Manhattan Construction Command Center Task Force, with disciplinary charges. Iulo retired in February with the charges pending. Two New York City firefighters, Robert Beddia and Joseph Graffagnino, died in the fire. TRD