DOB Approved Courses & Requirements

Concrete Courses

• 30-Hour Concrete Safety Manager
• 8-Hour Concrete Safety Manager Refresher

Cranes and Derrick Courses

• 4-Hour Mast Climber User/Operator and Refresher
• 30-Hour Climber/Tower Crane Rigger
• 8-Hour Climber/Tower Crane Rigger Renewal
• 40-Hour Hoisting Machine Operator
• 8-Hour Hoisting Machine Operator Refresher
• 8-Hour Hoisting Machine Operator Class B Rating
• 16-Hour Rigging Worker
• 8-Hour Rigging Worker Refresher
• 32-Hour Rigging Supervisor
• 16-Hour Rigging Supervisor Refresher
• 16-Hour Special Rigger
• 8-Hour Special Rigger Renewal
• 32-Hour Lift Director
• 8-Hour Lift Director Refresher

Electrical Course

• 8-Hour Master & Special Electrician Renewal

Plumbing Courses

• 7-Hour Master Plumber & Master Fire Suppression Piping Contractor Renewal
• 16-Hour Limited Gas Work Qualification
• 7-Hour Periodic Gas Piping Inspector Qualification

Safety Courses

• 40-Hour Site Safety
• 8-Hour Site Safety
  

Scaffold Courses

• 4-Hour Supported Scaffold User and Refresher (Scaffold Card and SST)
• 32-Hour Supported Scaffold Installer and Remover
• 8-Hour Supported Scaffold Installer and Remover Refresher
• 32-Hour Suspended Scaffold Supervisor
• 8-Hour Suspended Scaffold Supervisor Refresher
• 16-Hour Suspended Scaffold User
• 8-Hour Suspended Scaffold User Refresher

Site Safety Training (SST) Courses

SST General Electives

• 1-Hour Electrocution Prevention
• 1-Hour Fire Protection and Prevention
• 1-Hour First Aid and CPR
• 1-Hour Handling Heavy Materials and Proper Lifting Techniques
• 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 Prescribed Courses

• 2-Hour Drug and Alcohol Awareness
• 2-Hour Pre-Task Meeting
• 2-Hour Site Safety Plan (SSP)
• 2-Hour Tool Box Talks
• 4-Hour Fall Prevention
• 4-Hour Supported Scaffold User and Refresher (SST only)
• 4-Hour Supported Scaffold User and Refresher (Scaffold Card and SST)
• 8-Hour Fall Prevention
• 8-Hour Site Safety

SST Specialized Electives

• 1-Hour Asbestos/Lead Awareness
• 1-Hour Concrete and Masonry Construction
• 1-Hour Confined Space Entry
• 1-Hour Cranes, Derricks, Hoists, Elevators and Conveyors
• 1-Hour Demolition Safety
• 1-Hour Ergonomics
• 1-Hour Excavations
• 1-Hour Flag Person
• 1-Hour Health and Safety Programs in Construction
• 1-Hour Job Hazard Analysis
• 1-Hour Motor Vehicles, Mechanized Equipment and Marine Operations; Rollover Protective Structures and Overhead Protection; and Signs, Signals and Barricades
• 1-Hour Personnel Lifts: Aerial Lifts, Scissor Lifts and Mobile Scaffolds
• 1-Hour Risk Assessment and Accident Investigation
• 1-Hour Scaffolds – Suspended
• 1-Hour Steel Erection
• 1-Hour Welding and Cutting
• 2.50-Hour Foundations for Safety Leadership

Helpful Links

• DOB's Course Provider Application
• Site Safety Training
• Local Law 196 of 2017
• Local Law 219 of 2019