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Department-approved Course Requirements

Attention: In accordance with 1 RCNY §104-06, Site Safety Managers and Site Safety Coordinators are required to successfully complete an 8-hour Department-approved Site Safety Refresher Course. The course must be completed within one (1) year prior to renewal.

All License/Licensee qualification and continuing education course providers must adhere to current Department-approved course requirements for the 8-hour Site Safety Refresher Course.

Concrete Courses

• 30-Hour Concrete Safety Manager

• 8-Hour Concrete Safety Manager Refresher

Cranes and Derrick Courses

• 4-Hour Mast Climber User and Operator

• 8-Hour Rigging Worker Refresher

• 16-Hour Rigging Worker

• 32-Hour Rigging Supervisor

• 16-Hour Rigger Supervisor Refresher

• 30-Hour Master Rigger

• 8-Hour Master Rigger Renewal

• 30-Hour Climber/Tower Crane Rigger

• 8-Hour Climber/Tower Crane Rigger Renewal

• 30-Hour Special Rigger

• 8-Hour Special Rigger Renewal

• 8-Hour Hoisting Machine Operator Class B Rating

Electrical Course

• 8-Hour Master and Special Electrician Renewal

Plumbing Course

• 7-Hour Master Plumber and Master Fire Suppression Piping Contractor Renewal

• 7-Hour Periodic Gas Piping Inspector Qualification

• 16-Hour Limited Gas Work Qualification

Safety Courses

• 40-Hour Site Safety Manager

• 8-Hour Site Safety Manager Refresher

• 8-Hour Site Safety Coordinator

Scaffold Courses

• 4-Hour Supported Scaffold User and Refresher

• 32-Hour Supported Scaffold Installer and Remover

• 8-Hour Supported Scaffold Installer and Remover Refresher

• 16-Hour Suspended Scaffold User

• 8-Hour Suspended Scaffold User Refresher

• 32-Hour Suspended Scaffold Supervisor

• 8-Hour Suspended Scaffold Supervisor Refresher

Site Safety Training (SST) Courses

SST Prescribed Courses

• 2-Hour Site Safety Plan (SSP)

• 4-Hour Fall Prevention

• 4-Hour Supported Scaffold User and Refresher

• 8-Hour Chapter 33 (Site Safety Manager Renewal)

• 8-Hour Fall Prevention

• 2-Hour Drug and Alcohol Awareness

• 2-Hour Pre-Task Meeting

• 2-Hour ‘Tool Box’ Talks

SST General Electives

• 1-Hour Electrocution Prevention

• 1-Hour Fire Protection and Prevention

• 1-Hour First Aid and CPR

• 1-Hour Handing Heavy Materials and Proper Lifting Techniques

• 1-Hour Health and Safety Programs in Construction

• 1-Hour Hoisting and Rigging

• 1-Hour Materials Handling, Storage, Use, and Disposal

• 1-Hour Protection from Sun Exposure

• 1-Hour Repetitive Motion Injuries

• 1-Hour Stairways and Ladders

• 1-Hour Tools-Hand and Power

SST Specialized Electives

• 1-Hour Asbestos/Lead Awareness

• 1-Hour Confined Space Entry

• 1-Hour Concrete and Masonry Construction

• 1-Hour Cranes, Derricks, Hoists, and Conveyors

• 1-Hour Demolition Safety

• 1-Hour Ergonomics

• 1-Hour Excavations

• 1-Hour Flag Person

• 1-Hour Job Hazard Analysis

• 1-Hour Personnel Lifts/Aerial Lifts/Scissor Lifts Safety

• 1-Hour Motor Vehicles, Mechanized Equipment and Marine Operations; Rollover Protective Structures and Overhead Protection; and Signs, Signals and Barricades

• 1-Hour Risk Assessment and Accident Investigation

• 1-Hour Scaffolds-Suspended

• 1-Hour Steel Erection

• 1-Hour Welding and Cutting

• 2.50-Hour Foundations of Safety Leadership

Helpful Links

• Department’s Course Provider Application

• Site Safety Training

• Local Law 196 of 2017