The Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs ordered precautionary inspections for more than 40 cranes operating in D.C. on Friday, including one on campus.

The emergency inspections were in response to a crane collapse in New York City that killed two workers on Friday morning and damaged a nearby apartment building.

Juan Ibanez, GW’s executive director of facilities, said the crane working on G Street had an inspection today but it was part of a monthly routine required by the contractor, not the city.

“The contractor (Miller & Long) who operates the crane at the Square 80 construction site did talk with the DCRA this afternoon, but no inspection has been scheduled at this time,” Ibanez said. “Miller & Long will be talking again with DCRA on Monday.”

The crane crash on Friday morning was the second in three months for New York City. The first, which occurred in March, killed four construction workers and wounded several others.

A statement released by the DCRA on Friday said the chances of an incident similar to ones in New York were slim because of restrictions on the city’s skyline and where cranes are installed.

“One of the benefits of have building height limits in the District is that a tragedy of this proportion is highly unlikely in the District,” said DCRA Director Linda Argo. “However, we owe it to the residents and visitors of the District to ensure all cranes currently operating are safe.”

According to the DCRA, all crane operators must have more than ten years of experience, go through a field test and pass a “rigorous written exam” in order to operate in the District.