40-Hour Site Safety

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 As stated in the NYC Construction Codes - Title 28 General Administrative provisions, to become a Site Safety Manager and/or Coordinator Applicants must submit certificate completion for the 40-hour certified site safety training. In addition, as with Title 1 Rules of the City of New York 3301-02, to register as a Construction Superintendent, applicants must also submit a certification of completion for the 40-hour Site Safety Course.

For more information on how to become a Site Safety Manager, Site Safety Coordinator or Site Superintendent please visit the Department of Buildings website. 

New York City's new requirement beginning July 1st, 2016, states that each projects requiring site-safety plans; buildings 15 stories or higher may now use a site safety manager, who completed construction safety manager training, designated rigging foreman, rigger, or qualified safety professional to oversee site safety on the project.

This course is a comprehensive review of Chapter 33 and the Rules of the City of New York that pertain to public protection. The purpose of the course is to initiate prospective candidates with safe job practices in New York City and to prepare those prospective candidates to take the Site Safety Manager’s test.

During the course, students will be introduced to the hazards of working in the New York City construction environment and the specific methods and work practices that are necessary on an urban construction site.

Upon completion of this course, you will receive a 40-hour Site Safety certificate on your SST card.

After completing this 40-hour site safety manager course NYC DOB approved, you should be able to:

• Compare roles and responsibilities of New York City Department of Buildings licensed site safety professionals
• Recognize rules and regulations and the reasons why they were put into place
• Identify the different types of safety practices and procedures that are put in place to protect the public and property during construction and demolition operations in NYC
• Describe proper communication procedures between licensed safety professionals and the New York City Department of Buildings
• Distinguish between the OSHA standards and New York City Department of Buildings Chapter 33 regulations
• Identify potential fire hazards and prevention methods in compliance with the New York City Fire Code

1. 100% attendance on the course
2. Completion of Continuing Education and Training Registration Form
3. Active participation in all class exercises (determined by the course instructor)
4. Completion of required pre-and post-quiz assessment
5. As applicable, achievement of minimum passing score on required end-of-course examination
6. Participation and submittal of end-of-course evaluation form (must provide name on form to receive credit)

4.0

40 Hours in-Classroom

English - Spanish.

$550.00