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NYC DOB SITE SAFETY TRAINING

22-Hour SST Supervisor Upgrade

22 hours of online, self-paced training for workers who already hold a valid SST Worker Card.

  • Package of 9 courses
  • 22 hours
  • Online, self-paced
  • 22 hours of SST credit
  • SST card included

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

What the 22-Hour SST Supervisor Upgrade adds to your Worker card

The 22-Hour SST Supervisor Upgrade is a package of nine NYC DOB Site Safety Training courses. A new SST Supervisor Card takes 62 hours. If you already hold a valid SST Worker Card, you need 22 more: 8-Hour Site Safety, 4-Hour Supported Scaffold User and Refresher, 2-Hour Site Safety Plan, 2-Hour Tool Box Talks, 2-Hour Pre-Task Meeting, 2 hours of General Electives and 2 hours of Specialized Electives. This package is those 22 hours.

Local Law 196 of 2017 requires SST cards on sites that need a Site Safety Plan. Supervisors and competent persons need a Supervisor card. That includes anyone serving as the competent person under NYC Building Code 3301.13.12, who must be present wherever active work occurs.

This package is for Worker card holders moving into a foreman, supervisor or competent person role. The electives are 1-Hour Stairways and Ladders and 1-Hour Tools Hand and Power (General), and 1-Hour Asbestos/Lead Awareness and 1-Hour Job Hazard Analysis (Specialized). Two limits to know. The 4-Hour Supported Scaffold course gives SST credit only. It does not give a scaffold certification on your DOB Worker Wallet card. The 8-Hour Site Safety (SST Only) course does not renew a Site Safety Manager, Site Safety Coordinator or Construction Superintendent certificate. All nine courses are awareness-level.

Every course is online and self-paced, with narrated slides, knowledge checks after each module and a final exam. You need 70% to pass each exam. Seat time is tracked, so no course can be finished faster than its required hours. Take the courses in any order. You will be asked to verify your identity. When you finish, your training provider issues your Supervisor card or submits your training following DOB's process.

What's included

Package of 9 courses

  1. Course 18-Hour Site Safety (SST Only)Online, self-paced8 hours
  2. Course 24-Hour Supported Scaffold User and Refresher (SST only)Online, self-paced4 hours
  3. Course 32-Hour Site Safety Plan (SSP)Online, self-paced2 hours
  4. Course 42-Hour Tool Box TalksOnline, self-paced2 hours
  5. Course 52-Hour Pre-Task MeetingOnline, self-paced2 hours
  6. Course 61-Hour Stairways and LaddersOnline, self-paced1 hour
  7. Course 71-Hour Tools Hand and PowerOnline, self-paced1 hour
  8. Course 81-Hour Asbestos/Lead AwarenessOnline, self-paced1 hour
  9. Course 91-Hour Job Hazard AnalysisOnline, self-paced1 hour
Bought separately
$750.00
Package price
$380.00

Save $370.00 compared with buying separately

What you'll learn

Drawn from the training objectives in DOB's outlines for the courses in this package.

  • Identify which site safety roles a job requires (manager, coordinator or construction superintendent) and what triggers each.
  • State when a Site Safety Plan is required, who is responsible for it, and what the site safety log must contain.
  • Break a job into steps, name the hazards in each step, and choose the highest practicable control, working down from elimination.
  • Plan and deliver a toolbox talk or pre-task meeting that covers the right hazards, and check that the crew understood it.
  • Walk a supported scaffold from base to ties, judge what the deck can carry, and know what the pre-shift report must contain.
  • State what a stop work order is, what work is still allowed under one, and how a violation is resolved.

Course topics

Everything in DOB's outlines for the nine courses in this package, grouped by subject.

  1. Part 1 · 8-Hour Site Safety (SST Only)

    • Site safety managers, coordinators, construction superintendents and when each is required
    • SST cards, incident notification, violations and stop work orders
    • OSHA 1926 Focus Four and the NYC Construction Codes, rules and local laws
    • Concrete, crane, standpipe, scaffold and sidewalk shed protocols, and emergencies

  2. Part 2 · 4-Hour Supported Scaffold User and Refresher (SST only)

    • Supported scaffold types, components and how people get hurt
    • The OSHA subparts, NYC Chapter 33 and section 3314, and DOB filings
    • Harness selection, fit, equipment inspection and fall clearance
    • Loads, fire and electrical hazards, pre-shift inspection and emergencies

  3. Part 3 · 2-Hour Site Safety Plan (SSP)

    • Which jobs need a plan, who is responsible, and the site safety log
    • Reading construction drawings
    • Sidewalk sheds, fences, netting, roof protection and ramps
    • The street outside, and many employers on one site

  4. Part 4 · Tool Box Talks and Pre-Task Meeting (2 hours each)

    • The duty behind the talk, and NYC's pre-shift safety meeting rule (BC 3301.12)
    • The competent person who leads the meeting
    • From job hazard analysis to the meeting, using the hierarchy of controls
    • Delivery, adult learning and human error traps

  5. Part 5 · Electives (four 1-hour courses)

    • Stairways and Ladders: stair rules, choosing, setting and inspecting a ladder
    • Tools Hand and Power: guarding, grounding, ground-fault protection and silica dust
    • Asbestos/Lead Awareness: where they are found, what they do, and NYC filing steps
    • Job Hazard Analysis: hazard, risk and choosing controls

Who can enroll

  • A valid SST Worker Card, or one that expired on or after May 3, 2026 and is still within its one-year grace period. The 22 hours build on the training behind that card.
  • No SST card, but 30-Hour OSHA within the past 5 years or the 40-Hour Site Safety course? Use the 32-Hour SST package instead.
  • No SST card and no 30-Hour OSHA or 40-Hour Site Safety? You need the full 62-hour Supervisor pathway, which starts with one of those.
  • Your training provider will need your Worker card details to issue the Supervisor card.

Who it's for

  • SST Worker Card holders moving into a foreman or supervisor role
  • Workers who will serve as the competent person on a NYC site
  • Worker card holders whose employer needs more Supervisor card holders on site

How it works

  1. Buy the package and sign in to your training account.
  2. Take the courses online at your own pace, in any order. Seat time is tracked, so each course takes its full required hours.
  3. Pass the final exam in each course with 70% or better. You will be asked to verify your identity.
  4. Your training provider issues your SST card or submits your training to DOB, following DOB's process.

Questions

Does this package include 30-Hour OSHA or Mental Health Awareness?

No. The 22 hours build on the training behind your Worker card. Since August 1, 2026, only 2-Hour Mental Health Awareness (which replaced Drug and Alcohol Awareness) counts toward a new card, but people who hold an active card are not required to go back and take it.

My Worker card expired recently. Can I still upgrade?

Yes, if it expired on or after May 3, 2026 and is still within its one-year grace period. You cannot work on site with the expired card while you finish. If it expired before May 3, 2026, or more than a year ago, you need a new card and the full initial training.

Does the 4-Hour Supported Scaffold course give me a scaffold card?

No. It gives SST credit only. Since July 1, 2025, scaffold certifications live on the DOB Worker Wallet card, and this course does not add or renew a Supported Scaffold User certification there. If your work requires that certification, you need a separate card-granting course.

Does the 8-Hour Site Safety course renew my Site Safety Manager or Coordinator certificate?

No. 8-Hour Site Safety (SST Only) counts as SST credit only. It does not renew a Site Safety Manager, Site Safety Coordinator or Construction Superintendent certificate.

I do not have a Worker card yet. Which package do I need?

If you completed 30-Hour OSHA within the past 5 years or the 40-Hour Site Safety course, the 32-Hour SST package gets you a Supervisor card. If you want a Worker card, the 10-Hour SST completes one.

Can I get a temporary card while I finish?

DOB's Temporary SST card, valid for 6 months, is for workers with 10-Hour or 30-Hour OSHA in the past 5 years who are finishing their training. Your Worker card still covers worker duties while you complete this package. Ask your training provider whether a temporary card applies to you.

Why these electives?

The Supervisor card needs 2 hours of General Electives and 2 hours of Specialized Electives. This package uses Stairways and Ladders and Tools Hand and Power (General), and Asbestos/Lead Awareness and Job Hazard Analysis (Specialized).

Can I take the courses in any order?

Yes. Take them in any order and stop and return as you need to. Seat time is tracked, so each course takes at least its required hours, and you need 70% on each final exam.

Is a Supervisor card a license?

No. It shows you completed the required SST training and is valid for 5 years. The courses are awareness-level and do not by themselves authorize you to erect scaffolds, remove asbestos or serve as a site safety manager.

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$380.00