NYC DOB SITE SAFETY TRAINING

2-Hour Site Safety Plan (SSP)

A prescribed SST course for the Supervisor card. Learn which NYC jobs need a site safety plan, who is responsible for it, and how to read what it shows. Online and self-paced.

Online, self-paced
2 hours
English

2 hours of SST prescribed course credit
SST card included

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

Course at a glance

Format: Online, self-paced
Length: 2 hours of instruction (120 minutes)
Assessment: Knowledge checks after each of the 8 modules and a final exam. You need 70% to pass.
Credential: 2 SST credit hours and a certificate of completion. This is awareness-level training. It is not a license and does not certify you as a site safety manager, coordinator or construction superintendent.

About the 2-Hour Site Safety Plan SST course

This is an NYC DOB Site Safety Training (SST) course. The 2-Hour Site Safety Plan (SSP) course is a prescribed course for the SST Supervisor card. You earn 2 hours of SST credit when you complete it with a DOB-Registered Course Provider.

Local Law 196 of 2017 requires SST cards for workers and supervisors on NYC sites that require a site safety plan. That plan is what this course is about. It is required for major buildings under NYC Building Code (BC) 3310 and for jobs that need a construction superintendent under BC 3301.13.1. The two are approved in different ways, and mixing them up is a common mistake. The course teaches you to tell which one applies and who is responsible under each.

The course follows DOB's outline and the current code. You will cover who designates the site safety manager or coordinator, what the site safety log must contain, how to read plan views and drawing legends, and the protection a plan shows: sidewalk sheds, construction fences, safety netting, roof protection over neighboring buildings, and ramps. It also covers which permits come from DOB and which come from the Department of Transportation, and how weekly safety meetings coordinate many employers on one site. Several of these rules changed in 2024 and 2025, including the major building thresholds, sidewalk shed clear height and fence colors. The course teaches the current rules and points out where older numbers still circulate.

You take it online at your own pace through narrated slides. Each module ends with a knowledge check, and a final exam closes the course. You need 70% to pass. Seat time is tracked, so the course cannot be finished in less than 2 hours, and you will be asked to verify your identity. This is awareness-level training. It does not qualify you to serve as a site safety manager, site safety coordinator or construction superintendent.

What you'll learn

Drawn from the training objectives in DOB's outline.

Decide whether a job falls under the major building rules at BC 3310 or the construction superintendent rules at BC 3301.13.1, and how each plan is approved.
Identify who designates the site safety manager, who attests the plan, and where the plan and related documents must be kept.
Identify what the site safety log must contain, and the monitoring duty of the site safety manager or coordinator.
Read the views on construction drawings, know what a plan view can and cannot show, and use the legend for symbols and abbreviations.
Determine when sidewalk sheds, construction fences, safety netting, roof protection and ramps are required, and apply their key requirements.
Tell DOB's authority over the site from DOT's authority over the street, and apply OSHA's multi-employer categories to a shared site.

Course topics

Everything in DOB's outline for this course.

Part 1 · Plans, responsibility and the log
- Major building rules (BC 3310) and construction superintendent rules (BC 3301.13.1)
- Current major building thresholds, as changed on December 11, 2024
- Who designates the site safety manager, who attests the plan, and where copies are kept
- When a site safety coordinator may be designated instead of a manager (BC 3310.5)
- The site safety log: required contents, monitoring duty, netting and building milestones
Part 2 · Reading the plan and protecting the site
- The four drawing views, and what a plan view does and does not show
- Symbols, hatches and abbreviations, read from the legend
- Sidewalk sheds: when required, decking extension, design live loads and clear height
- Construction fences, viewing panels and permitted colors
- Vertical and horizontal safety netting, roof protection over adjoining buildings, and ramps (BC 3315.1)
Part 3 · The street and the multi-employer site
- DOB authority over the site and DOT authority over the street
- Sidewalk and roadway closing permits under 34 RCNY 2-05
- Where flagger requirements actually come from
- OSHA's four multi-employer categories
- The weekly safety meeting under BC 3301.13.19, and who attends

Credit & certificate

SST card included

Prescribed course

Counts as the 2-Hour Site Safety Plan requirement for a new SST Supervisor card (62 hours).
Counts toward the 22 hours a valid Worker card holder needs to upgrade to a Supervisor card.
Counts toward the 32 hours needed for a Supervisor card by workers with 30-Hour OSHA in the past 5 years, or 40-Hour Site Safety, and no SST card.
It is not part of any current Worker or Supervisor card renewal option.

2 SST credit hours and a certificate of completion. This is awareness-level training. It is not a license and does not certify you as a site safety manager, coordinator or construction superintendent.

Who it's for

Supervisors and competent persons working toward a new SST Supervisor card (62 hours)
Worker card holders upgrading to a Supervisor card through the 22-hour upgrade
Workers with 30-Hour OSHA in the past 5 years, or 40-Hour Site Safety, completing 32 hours for a Supervisor card
Foremen and crew leads who want to understand the site safety plan on their job

Included in these packages

Take this course on its own, or as part of a package.

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

Who needs the 2-Hour Site Safety Plan course?

Anyone working toward a new SST Supervisor card. It is one of the prescribed courses in the 62-hour Supervisor card, the 22-hour Supervisor upgrade and the 32-hour Supervisor pathway.

Does this course make me a site safety manager or coordinator?

No. Site safety managers, site safety coordinators and construction superintendents hold separate DOB credentials with their own requirements. This course gives you SST credit only.

Can I use this course to renew my SST card?

No. It is not part of any current Worker or Supervisor renewal option. It counts toward a new Supervisor card.

Will I review a real site safety plan in the course?

No. The course is self-paced and online. You work through described site conditions in the knowledge checks and final exam, such as whether a sidewalk shed or netting is required, using images of plan drawings and site conditions, rather than marking up a drawing yourself.

Does the course teach the current code?

Yes. The major building thresholds changed in December 2024, and the sidewalk shed clear height and permitted fence colors changed in 2025. The course teaches the current rules and warns you that older numbers are still in circulation.

Do I need an SST card before I take this course?

No. You can take it at any point. What it counts toward depends on your pathway: the full 62-hour Supervisor card, the 22-hour upgrade from a Worker card, or the 32-hour pathway after OSHA 30 or 40-Hour Site Safety.

How long does it take?

The course is 2 hours (120 minutes) of instruction. Seat time is tracked, so you cannot finish it faster than that.

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