NYC DOB SCAFFOLD TRAINING
8-Hour Suspended Scaffold Supervisor Refresher
The DOB-approved 8-hour refresher for suspended scaffold supervisors, due every four years, and part of Special Rigger license renewal. Hands-on 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). Taught in English. 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 Suspended Scaffold Supervisor certification on your DOB Worker Wallet card, and meets the suspended scaffold part of Special Rigger license renewal.
About the 8-hour suspended scaffold supervisor refresher
The 8-Hour Suspended Scaffold Supervisor Refresher is an NYC DOB-approved course that keeps your Suspended Scaffold Supervisor certification current. It is for people who already completed the 32-Hour Suspended Scaffold Supervisor course. It also counts toward NYC Special Rigger license renewal.
NYC Building Code section 3314.4.5.3 requires suspended scaffold supervisors to take an 8-hour refresher four years after the 32-hour course and every four years after that. For Special Rigger license holders, 1 RCNY 104-06 requires this course within the one year before each renewal, together with an 8-hour course on hoisting equipment other than suspended scaffolds, such as the 8-Hour Special Rigger Renewal. This course does not replace the license renewal application itself.
The refresher follows the same topic list as the 32-hour course, with a focus on updates since your last training. When you pass, your training provider updates your Suspended Scaffold Supervisor certification on your DOB Worker Wallet card. Job sites check the card with DOB's Training Connect app. It does not replace your SST card.
Classes are instructor-led and taught in English. DOB allows this course in person or as a hybrid, where lectures and demonstrations can be taught live online over video. 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, raising, lowering, maneuvering, drifting and securing a suspended scaffold, rope, knot and hitch work, rigging set-ups, 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 Suspended Scaffold Supervisor course (this refresher follows it under NYC Building Code 3314.4.5.3)
- Able to read and write English (DOB requires license-related courses to be taught in English)
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 suspended scaffold training.
- Review support methods: C-hooks, outriggers, parapet clamps, davits, monorails and anchors, including pull testing.
- Practice the knots, hitches and rope set-ups used in suspended scaffold rigging.
- Inspect ropes, rigging, motors and hardware, and apply rejection criteria.
- Raise, lower, maneuver, drift, shut down and secure a suspended scaffold safely.
- Apply the supervisory duties in 1 RCNY 104-20 to 104-22 and NYC Building Code section 3314.
Course topics
Everything in DOB's outline for this course.
Part 1 · Rules, incidents and the DOB
- Suspended scaffold types, components, specifications and limits, with recent incidents and NYC case studies
- OSHA 1926 Subparts E, L, M and X
- NYC code review, including 1 RCNY 104-20 to 104-22 and BC 3314
- DOB procedures, DOB NOW permits and notifications, forms, plans, inspection logs and weather advisories
Part 2 · Fall protection and scaffold use
- Fall protection principles; harness fit test, inspection and care (hands-on)
- Lifelines, rope and cable grabs, and chafing gear
- Support methods, anchors and pull testing, power lines and safe platform loading
- Raising, lowering, maneuvering, drifting and securing the scaffold (hands-on)
Part 3 · Rigging, inspection and emergencies
- Hoist, platform and rigging practices, motors, controls, loads and capacity reducing factors
- Rope, knot and hitch work, wire rope termination and rigging set-ups (hands-on)
- Inspection, maintenance, repair and rejection criteria for rigging and hardware
- Chemical cleaning, welding, industrial rope access, checklists and emergency procedures
- Written test and hands-on performance test on a scaffold
Credit & certificate
Keeps your Suspended Scaffold Supervisor certification current on your DOB Worker Wallet card. It also meets the suspended scaffold part of NYC Special Rigger license renewal.
Renewal: Due four years after the 32-hour course, then every 4 years (NYC Building Code 3314.4.5.3). Special Riggers must also complete it within the one year before each license renewal.
Who it's for
- Suspended scaffold supervisors whose 32-hour or last refresher training is close to four years old
- Licensed Special Riggers within a year of license renewal
- Foremen designated by a licensed rigger or sign hanger for suspended scaffold work
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 both tests, your training provider updates your Suspended Scaffold Supervisor 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?
Four years after your 32-hour course, then every four years, under NYC Building Code 3314.4.5.3. Special Riggers must also complete it within the one year before each license renewal.
Does this course renew my Special Rigger license?
It covers one of the two courses DOB requires. Within the year before renewal you also need an 8-hour course on hoisting equipment other than suspended scaffolds, such as the 8-Hour Special Rigger Renewal. You still file the license renewal with DOB yourself.
Who needs this refresher?
Suspended scaffold supervisors whose training is coming up on four years, and licensed Special Riggers preparing to renew.
Are there any prerequisites?
This refresher is meant for people who already completed the 32-Hour Suspended Scaffold Supervisor course. The course is taught in English.
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