This Part (rule) applies to persons employed in construction, demolition and excavation operations, to their employers and to the owners, contractors and their agents obligated by the Labor Law to provide such persons with safe working conditions and safe places to work. This Part (rule) also applies to persons lawfully frequenting the areas of construction, demolition and excavation operations. This Part (rule) applies exclusively throughout the State of New York notwithstanding any other law or regulation, local or general.