NYC DOB SCAFFOLD TRAINING
8-Hour Supported Scaffold Installer and Remover Refresher
The DOB-approved 8-hour refresher you take every four years after the 32-hour course. Lecture can be live online. The hands-on scaffold work is in person.
- In person · Hybrid
- 8 hours
- English
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Contact usCourse at a glance
- Format
- Instructor-led, in person or hybrid (lecture live online, hands-on in person). Not available fully online or self-paced.
- Length
- 8 hours of instruction, not counting breaks. You must attend the full class.
- Assessment
- Written multiple choice test and a hands-on performance test on a scaffold.
- Credential
- Renews your Supported Scaffold Installer and Remover certification on your DOB Worker Wallet card.
About the 8-hour supported scaffold installer and remover refresher
The 8-Hour Supported Scaffold Installer and Remover Refresher is an NYC DOB-approved course that keeps your installer and remover certification current. It is for workers who already completed the 32-Hour Supported Scaffold Installer and Remover course. It is a different course from the 4-hour Supported Scaffold User course, which covers people who work from the scaffold.
NYC Building Code section 3314.4.5.1 requires workers who install, adjust, repair, maintain or remove supported scaffolds 40 feet or taller, including the person supervising that work, to take an 8-hour refresher every four years after the 32-hour course. The same rule covers sidewalk sheds that serve as the base for a scaffold of that height.
The refresher follows the same topic list as the 32-hour course, with a focus on code, rule and incident updates since your last training. When you pass, your training provider updates your Supported Scaffold Installer and Remover certification on your DOB Worker Wallet card. Job sites check the card with DOB's Training Connect app. The Worker Wallet does not replace your SST card.
Classes are instructor-led, in person or hybrid. Lectures and demonstrations can be taught live online over video, but the hands-on scaffold work and the performance test are done in person, with the whole class together. The course cannot be taken fully online or self-paced. You finish with a written multiple choice test and a hands-on performance test on a scaffold.
Hands-on training
Done in person: harness fit test and inspection, tool tethering, erection and dismantling practice on frame, tube and clamp, and system scaffolds, and a hands-on performance test on a scaffold.
Before you enroll
You need the following before you can take this course.
- Prior completion of the 32-Hour Supported Scaffold Installer and Remover course (this refresher follows it under NYC Building Code 3314.4.5.1)
What you'll learn
Drawn from the training objectives in DOB's outline.
- Catch up on NYC code, rule, DOB policy and incident updates since your last scaffold training.
- Practice safe erection and dismantling of frame, tube and clamp, and system scaffolds.
- Inspect components and parts, and apply rejection criteria to damaged equipment and hardware.
- Review the most common sources of failure: platforms, foundations, and guys, ties and braces.
- Fit test, inspect and care for harnesses and fall arrest systems, and work out fall clearance.
- Use pre-start, erection and dismantling checklists and follow emergency procedures.
Course topics
Everything in DOB's outline for this course.
Part 1 · Rules, incidents and the DOB
- General overview of scaffolding and recent incidents, statistics and NYC case studies
- OSHA 1926 Subparts E, L, M and X
- NYC Construction Codes with emphasis on BC 3314
- DOB procedures, permits, DOB NOW filings, forms, plans, inspection logs and weather advisories
Part 2 · Fall protection and safe use
- Fall clearance, total fall distance, fall forces and falling object protection
- Harness selection, donning and fit test, inspection and care (hands-on)
- Tool tethering (hands-on), hazards and maximum intended load
Part 3 · Planning, inspection and failures
- Erection and dismantling planning
- Rejection criteria for equipment and hardware
- Pre-start, erection and dismantling checklists
- Common failure sources and emergency procedures
Credit & certificate
Keeps your Supported Scaffold Installer and Remover certification current on your DOB Worker Wallet card.
Renewal: Retake this 8-hour refresher every 4 years (NYC Building Code 3314.4.5.1).
Who it's for
- Scaffold erectors whose installer and remover training is close to four years old
- Workers who adjust, repair or maintain supported scaffolds 40 feet or taller
- Foremen and supervisors who oversee scaffold erection or removal
- Workers on sidewalk sheds that serve as the base for a tall supported scaffold
Before you buy
- Format and schedule
- Taught by an instructor in scheduled classes, in person or live online. The dates, times and place of each class are listed under Upcoming classes; registered students in a live online class get the join link.
- 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
Can I take this course online?
Only part of it. DOB allows this course in person or as a hybrid, where lectures and demonstrations are taught live online over video and the hands-on parts are done in person. For the live online sessions, your training provider must confirm your identity before you get access, you must attest that you are the person taking the class and will finish it without help, and your webcam must stay on for the whole class while the provider monitors attendance. The course cannot be taken fully online or self-paced.
What do I get when I finish?
When you pass, your training provider updates your Supported Scaffold Installer and Remover certification on your DOB Worker Wallet card through DOB's Training Connect platform. Providers may charge an administrative fee for the card.
How often do I need this refresher?
Every four years after you complete the 32-hour course. NYC Building Code 3314.4.5.1 sets that interval.
Who needs this refresher?
Workers who install, adjust, repair, maintain or remove supported scaffolds 40 feet or taller in NYC, including the person supervising that work, once their 32-hour training reaches four years.
Are there any prerequisites?
This refresher is meant for people who already completed the 32-Hour Supported Scaffold Installer and Remover course. DOB's outline lists no other prerequisites.
Is the refresher just a shorter version of the 32-hour course?
It covers the same topic list in 8 hours, with a focus on updates since your last training. It still includes in-person hands-on practice and a hands-on performance test on a scaffold.
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