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NYC DOB SITE SAFETY TRAINING

8-Hour Site Safety (SST Only)

How safety is organized, inspected and enforced on a New York City construction site. Online, self-paced, and built on DOB's course outline.

  • Online, self-paced
  • 8 hours
  • English
  • 8 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
8 hours of instruction (480 minutes)
Assessment
Knowledge checks after each module and a final exam. You need 70% to pass.
Credential
8 hours of SST credit and a certificate of completion. It does not renew or lead to a Site Safety Manager, Site Safety Coordinator or Construction Superintendent credential.

What the 8-hour site safety course covers

8-Hour Site Safety (SST Only) is an NYC DOB Site Safety Training course about how safety is organized and enforced on a New York City construction site. It covers the site safety roles, SST cards, incident reporting, supervision, the OSHA 1926 construction standards, the NYC Construction Codes and local laws, site safety plans, violations and stop work orders, tool safety, and site protocols for concrete, standpipes, scaffolds, sidewalk sheds and cranes.

This course gives SST credit only. It does not renew a Site Safety Manager certificate, a Site Safety Coordinator certificate, or a Construction Superintendent registration, and it does not count toward getting one. The course explains what those roles do so you know who is responsible for what on your site. If you hold one of those credentials, you renew it through the course that renews it.

Local Law 196 of 2017 requires SST cards for construction and demolition workers and supervisors on sites that require a Site Safety Plan. This is a prescribed SST course. It counts toward a new SST Worker card under Option 2, a new SST Supervisor card, the 22-hour Supervisor upgrade, and Supervisor card renewal under Option 2 or Option 3.

The course is online and self-paced, taken with a DOB-Registered Course Provider. It uses narrated slides, knowledge checks after each module, and a final exam. There is no hands-on component. Seat time is tracked, so the course cannot be finished in less than 8 hours. You will be asked to verify your identity. You get 8 hours of SST credit and a certificate of completion.

What you'll learn

Drawn from the training objectives in DOB's outline.

  • Name the five site safety roles (Site Safety Manager, Site Safety Coordinator, Construction Superintendent, Concrete Safety Manager, Fire Safety Manager) and what triggers each.
  • Know who must notify DOB after a construction incident, how fast, and why nothing at the scene can be moved until it is released.
  • Apply OSHA's Focus Four (falls, struck-by, caught-in or between, and electrocution) to what you see on site.
  • Read a site safety plan for the parts that concern you: exits, controlled access zones, fire equipment and the order of work.
  • Know what a stop work order means, full or partial, what work is still allowed under one, and how it gets lifted.
  • Report an unsafe condition to DOB through 311, and know what to do in a jobsite emergency.

Course topics

Everything in DOB's outline for this course.

  1. Part 1 · Site safety roles and SST cards

    • Site Safety Managers and Site Safety Coordinators
    • Construction Superintendents, Concrete Safety Managers and Construction Site Fire Safety Managers
    • Which sites require them: the major building definition and Local Law 147
    • Getting, renewing and losing a certificate
    • SST cards and Local Law 196

  2. Part 2 · Incidents, oversight and enforcement

    • DOB construction incident figures and trends
    • Common causes and the controls that prevent them
    • Incident notification under Chapter 33 and Local Law 78
    • Job site supervision, inspections and the competent person
    • Violations, summonses and stop work orders

  3. Part 3 · OSHA 1926 standards

    • Focus Four: falls and struck-by
    • Focus Four: caught-in or between and electrocution
    • Other OSHA 1926 subparts that apply on NYC sites
    • Safe use of hand tools, power tools and powder-actuated tools

  4. Part 4 · NYC codes, plans and protocols

    • How the NYC Construction Codes fit together, and which code edition governs a job
    • Rules of the City of New York, Fire Code Chapter 14, and DOT permits
    • The local laws that changed site safety rules
    • BIS, DOB NOW, notices, bulletins and weather advisories
    • Site safety plans, and protocols for concrete, standpipes, scaffolds, sidewalk sheds and cranes

Credit & certificate

SST card included

Prescribed course

  • Counts as 8 hours toward a new SST Worker card under Option 2.
  • Counts as 8 hours toward a new SST Supervisor card, including the 22-hour upgrade from a Worker card.
  • Counts as 8 hours toward SST Supervisor card renewal, Option 2 (with 8-Hour Fall Prevention) or Option 3 (with 4-Hour Fall Prevention, 2-Hour Mental Health Awareness and 2-Hour Tool Box Talks or Pre-Task Meeting).
  • SST credit only. It does not renew a Site Safety Manager, Site Safety Coordinator or Construction Superintendent credential.

8 hours of SST credit and a certificate of completion. It does not renew or lead to a Site Safety Manager, Site Safety Coordinator or Construction Superintendent credential.

Who it's for

  • Supervisors and competent persons getting a new SST Supervisor card.
  • SST Worker card holders upgrading to a Supervisor card.
  • Workers getting a new SST Worker card under Option 2.
  • Supervisor card holders renewing under Option 2 or Option 3.

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

Does this course renew my Site Safety Manager or Site Safety Coordinator certificate?

No. It gives SST credit only. It does not renew a Site Safety Manager certificate, a Site Safety Coordinator certificate, or a Construction Superintendent registration.

Does it count toward becoming a Site Safety Manager or Coordinator?

No. The course explains what those roles do, but it is not part of the path to any of those credentials.

Is this the same as the 8-Hour Chapter 33 course?

No. 8-Hour Chapter 33 is the Site Safety Manager renewal course, a different course. This one is 8-Hour Site Safety (SST Only).

Which SST cards does it count toward?

A new Worker card under Option 2, a new Supervisor card, the 22-hour upgrade from a Worker card to a Supervisor card, and Supervisor card renewal under Option 2 or Option 3.

Who needs an SST Supervisor card?

Supervisors and competent persons on sites that require a Site Safety Plan. The NYC Building Code requires a competent person to be present wherever active work is happening, and that person needs a Supervisor card.

Can I take it online?

Yes. DOB's outline allows On-Demand delivery for this SST course, and it has no hands-on component. Seat time is tracked, so you cannot finish in less than 8 hours of instruction.

How is the course graded?

There are knowledge checks after each module and a final exam. You need 70% to pass.

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