NYC DOB SCAFFOLD TRAINING
8-Hour Suspended Scaffold User Refresher
The DOB-approved 8-hour refresher you take every four years after the 16-hour course. Lecture can be live online. The hands-on rigging 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.
- Credential
- Renews your Suspended Scaffold User certification on your DOB Worker Wallet card.
About the 8-hour suspended scaffold user refresher
The 8-Hour Suspended Scaffold User Refresher is an NYC DOB-approved course that lets you keep using and working on suspended scaffolds in New York City. It is for workers who already completed the 16-Hour Suspended Scaffold User course. Supervisors take the separate 8-Hour Suspended Scaffold Supervisor Refresher instead.
NYC Building Code section 3314.4.5.4 requires anyone who installs, adjusts, repairs, maintains, uses or removes a suspended scaffold to take an 8-hour refresher four years after the 16-hour course and every four years after that. Each refresher keeps you covered for another four years.
The refresher follows the same topic list as the 16-hour course, with a focus on code, rule and incident updates since your last training. When you pass, your training provider updates your Suspended Scaffold User 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. DOB allows this course in person or as a hybrid, where lectures and demonstrations can be taught live online over video. The hands-on parts, including raising, lowering and securing the scaffold and rope and rigging work, are done in person with the whole class together. The course cannot be taken fully online or self-paced. You must attend the full 8 hours, and you finish with a written multiple choice test.
Hands-on training
Done in person: raising, lowering, shutting down and securing a suspended scaffold, rope, knot and hitch work, and basic rope, hoist, block and tackle rigging set-ups.
Before you enroll
You need the following before you can take this course.
- Prior completion of the 16-Hour Suspended Scaffold User course (this refresher follows it under NYC Building Code 3314.4.5.4)
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 set-up and attachment with C-hooks, outriggers, pennants and parapet clamps.
- Practice raising, lowering, shutting down and securing a suspended scaffold.
- Practice the knots, hitches and basic rope, hoist and block rigging used on suspended scaffolds.
- Inspect equipment and rigging hardware, use safety checklists, and apply rejection criteria.
- Review harness use, lifelines, rope grabs, fall protection principles and emergency procedures.
Course topics
Everything in DOB's outline for this course.
Part 1 · Rules, incidents and the DOB
- Suspended scaffold types and components, recent incidents and NYC case studies
- OSHA 1926 Subparts E, L, M and X
- NYC Construction Codes, including 1 RCNY 104-20 to 104-22 and BC 3314
- DOB procedures, permits, notifications, forms, plans, inspection logs and weather advisories
Part 2 · Fall protection and scaffold use
- Fall protection principles, harness selection, fit test, inspection and care
- Set-up, attachment, fire and power line hazards, and safe platform loading
- Raising, lowering, shutting down and securing the scaffold (hands-on)
- Lifelines, rope and cable grabs, and chafing gear
Part 3 · Rigging, inspection and emergencies
- Rope, knot and hitch work and basic rope, hoist, block and tackle set-ups (hands-on)
- Hoist, platform and rigging practices, motors, controls, loads and wire rope termination
- Inspections, rejection criteria and pre-start, operation and shutdown checklists
- Emergency procedures, review and written multiple choice test
Credit & certificate
Keeps your Suspended Scaffold User certification current on your DOB Worker Wallet card.
Renewal: Due four years after the 16-hour course, then every 4 years (NYC Building Code 3314.4.5.4).
Who it's for
- Suspended scaffold workers whose 16-hour or last refresher training is close to four years old
- Crews who rig, install or remove suspended scaffolds
- Facade, window, masonry and sign workers who use suspended platforms
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 Suspended Scaffold User 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 16-hour course, then every four years, under NYC Building Code 3314.4.5.4.
Who needs this refresher?
Anyone who installs, adjusts, repairs, maintains, uses or removes a suspended scaffold in NYC and whose 16-hour or last refresher training is coming up on four years.
Are there any prerequisites?
This refresher is meant for people who already completed the 16-Hour Suspended Scaffold User course. DOB's outline lists no other prerequisites.
Is there a hands-on test?
No. DOB's outline for the refresher ends with a written multiple choice test only. You still do hands-on practice in person during the class.
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