New steps to prevent smoking and drinking at Deutsche

The Lower Manhattan Development Corporation is still waiting for the results of the Fire Department’s investigation into the cigarettes and beer cans found at the former Deutsche Bank building last month, but the L.M.D.C. has taken several safety measures in the meantime.

The L.M.D.C. added guards to each of the lower floors, where no work is currently taking place. The beer cans and cigarettes were found on two such floors, which still look very much like offices, with interior walls, doors and bathrooms. The L.M.D.C. will also have people patrolling the floors and doing inspections. The agency is in the process of setting up security cameras.

All site employees now have floor numbers on their ID badge, showing specifically where they are allowed to work. The L.M.D.C. is looking into an electronic ID system that would track where each employee is at all times.

The community was particularly upset to hear news reports about the cigarettes, since a worker’s discarded cigarette started the fire last year at the former Deutsche Bank building that killed two firefighters.