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NYC DOB SITE SAFETY TRAINING

1-Hour Confined Space Entry

A 1-hour SST specialized elective on what makes a confined space, what makes it permit-required, who does what at an entry, and why rescue starts from outside. Online and self-paced.

  • Online, self-paced
  • 1 hour
  • English
  • 1 hour of SST specialized elective credit
  • SST card included

Training Directory · NYC DOB provider ID SEED-DOB-0004

Course at a glance

Format
Online, self-paced
Length
1 hour of instruction (60 minutes)
Assessment
A knowledge check after each of the 4 modules and a final exam. You need 70% to pass.
Credential
1 hour of NYC DOB SST specialized elective credit and a certificate of completion. It does not make you an authorized entrant, attendant or entry supervisor.

About this confined space SST course

1-Hour Confined Space Entry is an NYC DOB Site Safety Training (SST) course built on OSHA's construction confined space standard, 29 CFR 1926 Subpart AA. You learn the three-part test for a confined space, what makes one permit-required, the oxygen and flammable gas limits that define a hazardous atmosphere, the duties of the entrant, attendant and entry supervisor, what the entry permit does, and why non-entry rescue comes first. This is an awareness-level hour. Under OSHA's rule, entry is authorized space by space by the entry supervisor on the permit, not by any course.

Local Law 196 of 2017 requires an SST card for construction and demolition workers and supervisors on sites that require a Site Safety Plan. Construction work creates confined spaces as it goes, and many confined space deaths are would-be rescuers who went in without training or equipment. Some SST card pathways include elective hours, and DOB splits the elective list into two groups: general electives and specialized electives.

This course is a specialized elective. General and specialized hours are counted separately, so this hour can only fill a specialized elective slot. A new SST Supervisor card (62 hours) needs 2 hours of general electives and 2 hours of specialized electives. A new SST Worker card through Option 2, the 10-Hour OSHA route, needs 4 hours of general electives and 4 hours of specialized electives. If you are getting a Worker card through 30-Hour OSHA or 40-Hour Site Safety, you do not need electives, and none of the current renewal options use elective hours.

The course is online and self-paced. You work through 4 modules of narrated slides with a short knowledge check after each one, then take a final exam. You need 70% to pass. Seat time is tracked, so the course takes at least 60 minutes. You will be asked to verify your identity.

What you'll learn

Drawn from the training objectives in DOB's outline.

  • Apply the three-part test: a space is a confined space only if it meets all three parts.
  • Know what makes a confined space permit-required: any one of four hazards is enough.
  • Recognize a hazardous atmosphere, including oxygen that is too low or too high, and flammable gas.
  • Name the duties of the authorized entrant, the attendant and the entry supervisor, and why the attendant stays at the space.
  • Explain what the entry permit does and who signs it.
  • Know why non-entry rescue comes before entry rescue, and the danger of attempting a rescue you are not trained for.

Course topics

Organized by module, following DOB's outline for this course.

  1. Part 1 · Confined or permit-required

    • The three-part definition at 1926.1202, all three required
    • Confined space versus permit-required confined space
    • Hazardous atmospheres: oxygen deficiency, oxygen enrichment and flammable gas
    • Engulfment and inwardly converging configurations
    • Other serious hazards that make a space permit-required

  2. Part 2 · Roles and the permit

    • The authorized entrant
    • The attendant: duties, staying at the space, and ordering an evacuation
    • The entry supervisor
    • What the entry permit does and who signs it

  3. Part 3 · Rescue and training

    • The rescue hierarchy, and why non-entry rescue comes first
    • Rescue service requirements (1926.1211)
    • Training requirements (1926.1207)
    • The dangers of attempting an unauthorized rescue

Credit & certificate

SST card included

Specialized elective

  • 1 hour toward the 2 hours of specialized electives required for a new SST Supervisor card (62 hours).
  • 1 hour toward the 4 hours of specialized electives required for a new SST Worker card under Option 2 (the 10-Hour OSHA route).
  • It does not count as a general elective, and it is not part of any SST card renewal option.

1 hour of NYC DOB SST specialized elective credit and a certificate of completion. It does not make you an authorized entrant, attendant or entry supervisor.

Who it's for

  • Workers getting a new SST Worker card through Option 2 (10-Hour OSHA) who need specialized elective hours
  • Supervisors and competent persons completing the 2 specialized elective hours for a new SST Supervisor card
  • Workers on sites with manholes, vaults, tanks, pits, crawl spaces or similar spaces
  • Anyone who may work near a confined space without entering it

Before you buy

Format and schedule
Online and self-paced. Start any time after purchase; no class dates or location.
Certificate and credential
When you finish, Training Directory issues a course certificate.
Identity verification
No identity verification or proctoring is required for this course.

Questions

Is 1-Hour Confined Space Entry a general or a specialized elective?

It is a specialized elective. It counts only toward the specialized elective hours on your SST card. It cannot be used to fill a general elective hour.

How many elective hours do I need for my SST card?

For a new SST Supervisor card you need 2 hours of general electives and 2 hours of specialized electives. For a new SST Worker card through Option 2 (10-Hour OSHA) you need 4 hours of each. Workers who qualify through 30-Hour OSHA or 40-Hour Site Safety do not need electives, and renewals do not use them. This course gives you 1 hour of specialized elective credit.

How is this different from the 4-Hour Confined Space Entrant and Attendant course?

This 1-hour course is an NYC DOB SST specialized elective: it gives awareness-level knowledge and 1 hour of SST credit. The 4-Hour Confined Space Entrant and Attendant course is not an SST course and gives no SST credit; it is the classroom part of entrant and attendant training under 29 CFR 1926 Subpart AA. If you will enter or attend permit spaces, the 4-hour course is the closer fit, and your employer still owes hands-on practice, site-specific training and a training record. Neither course by itself authorizes you to enter a space.

Will this course make me an authorized entrant?

No. Under Subpart AA, a person becomes an authorized entrant for a specific space when the entry supervisor authorizes the entry and signs the permit. No course of any length does that.

Is an open trench a confined space under this standard?

Work covered by OSHA's excavation standard, Subpart P, is excluded from Subpart AA by name. Trenches have their own rules, which are covered in the 1-Hour Excavations course.

Is extra oxygen safer?

No. Oxygen that is too high is a hazardous atmosphere, just like oxygen that is too low, because it makes fires start and spread far more easily. A meter reading high is a reason to get out.

Can I take this course online, and can I finish it faster than an hour?

Yes, it is online and self-paced, so you can stop and come back. Seat time is tracked, so you cannot finish in less than 60 minutes. You will be asked to verify your identity.

Is this course part of a package?

Not currently. You can take it on its own to fill an elective hour, alongside the other electives you choose.

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