CPP Frequently Asked Questions

• Complete and notarize the Course Provider Application (CPA-1) form.
• Provide the documentation to verify requirements as described by the rule.
• Pay the applicable fee.
  

• Copy of Social Security Card. (Applicant)
• Copy of Photo ID (Driver’s License, NYS Non-Driver’s ID, current passport, or Green Card) for Applicant. (must be over 18 years old)
• Typewritten and notarized LIC34. (If applicable)
• Supporting documentation pertaining to accreditation.

• Complete and notarize the Course Provider Application (CPA-1) form.
• Provide the documentation to verify qualifications as described by Local Law 219 of 2019.
• Provide documentation of at least three (3) years of experience in delivering construction-related workforce training.
• Provide documentation reflecting Non-for-Profit for a minimum of three (3) years.
• Pay the applicable fee.
• Submit latest copy of IRS Determination Letterand IRS Form 990, 990-EZ, OR 990-N.
• Submit a Certified copy of Articles of Incorporation.

• A non-refundable fee of $3,250 is due with an initial application.
• Annual non-refundable renewal fee of $3,185 is due with a renewal application.

The applicant has two (2) options for submission

• By mail:
  • Mail the completed CPA-1 form, supporting documentation, and payment via check or money order made payable to “NYC Department of Buildings” to: Attn: Course Provider Program, NYC Department of Buildings, 280 Broadway, 6^th Floor, New York, NY,10007.
• In-person:
  • Drop-off on Tuesdays or Wednesdays only, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
  • The completed CPA-1 form, supporting documents, and payment via check or money order made payable to “NYC Department of Buildings” can be dropped off at 280 Broadway, 6^th Floor reception, New York, NY,10007, OR
  • Applicants can pay in person with a credit card, check, or money order made payable to “NYC Department of Buildings” at 280 Broadway, 1st Floor Atrium, New York, NY,10007. After the payment is made, the applicant must drop off the complete CPA-1 form, supporting documents, and a receipt of payment at 280 Broadway, 6th Floor reception, New York, NY,10007.

• The Department or its designee will conduct an investigation to verify whether the applicant meets all required qualifications. The burden of proof is on the applicant. An application will be denied if:
  • The applicant fails to meet qualification standards.
  • The applicant refuses to cooperate with the investigation.
  • The applicant does not provide all requested documents within six months of the request.
• Applications can remain open for up to 6 months; applications will be processed in the order they were received.

• You must submit your renewal application, renewal fee, and any additional required information between 60 and 30 days before your current registration expires.

• Design and deliver the courses according to the Course Requirements posted on the DOB website.
• Maintain a current website with course schedules, dates, times, locations, costs, and whether the fee includes issuance of SST cards.
• Notify the Department of any schedule changes at least 3 business days before a course is offered.
• Ensure instructors conduct a review at the end of each course and follow any DOB requirements for hands-on or written evaluations.
• Ensure training is delivered in compliant facilities that meet legal standards for safety, equipment, and accessibility.
• Training (live or virtual) is limited to 9½ hours per day per student, including breaks.
• Instructors must attest in the log that they taught the class and identify the students who attended, among other requirements codified in RCNY 105-03.

No. Delegation to third parties is not allowed.

Yes, course providers can offer training in non-traditional course formats in addition to in-person training. Non-traditional formats include virtual live classrooms (webinars), on-demand training (self-paced), or hybrid models of in-person and virtual live training.

• On-demand courses are only allowed for SST courses, not worker certification or licensing courses.
• Where a worker certification or licensing course has a hands-on component, it may be delivered in a hybrid format, with the hands-on components being delivered in-person and the lecture/demonstration being delivered via virtual live classroom.
• All non-traditional courses must be approved by the Department prior to being offered.

• Verify participant identity using an actively proctored online system.
  • The online program must have secure access and monitor participation during the course of training to ensure that the individual receiving the training is present for the entirety of the training.
• Ensure participants are visible on camera for the entire duration of any virtual class.
• Provide schedules for hybrid training.
• Ensure all participants in a hybrid class are scheduled at the same time to attend the hands-on portion, among others, codified in RCNY105-03.

• Detailed attendance logs for each course, including student names, signatures, times, breaks, locations, and instructor verification
• Certificates of completion for all students in Training Connect within 60 days of course completion
• Student profiles in Training Connect when a student record does not already exist

All records (certificates, logs, student ID info) are to be maintained for at least 7 years and provided to the Department upon request.

Local Law 196 of 2017 requires construction personnel on jobsites requiring a Site Safety Professional* to hold a valid Site Safety Training (SST) Card that verifies the cardholder has completed a minimum number of hours of Site Safety Training. The minimum training hours for Supervisor SST cardholders is 62 hours, and the minimum training hours for SST cardholders is 40 hours of training.

Construction Personnel on Jobsites Requiring Site Safety Professionals* who require Site Safety Training (SST) cards:

• Construction Workers
• Demolition Workers
• Construction Superintendents (CS)
• Site Safety Coordinators (SSC)
• Site Safety Managers (SSM)
• Concrete Safety Managers (CSM)
• Competent Persons
• Journeypersons
• Forepersons
• Employees of DOB Licensees or Registrants

* Construction Superintendents, Site Safety Coordinators, Site Safety Managers, Concrete Safety Managers, or competent persons

To determine whether your jobsite requires you to hold a valid Site Safety Training (SST) card, please visit the Site Safety Construction Map and enter your jobsite address. Each submitted SST Card on a worksite must be validated in the Training Connect app before the worker is allowed entry into the worksite.

Construction personnel on jobsites requiring a Site Safety Professional* must hold a valid Site Safety Training (SST) card, regardless of company size.

* Construction Superintendents, Site Safety Coordinators, Site Safety Managers, Concrete Safety Managers, or competent persons

Construction personnel at jobsites requiring a Site Safety Professional* must hold a valid Site Safety Training (SST) card, regardless of whether they are a contractor or subcontractor.

* Construction Superintendents, Site Safety Coordinators, Site Safety Managers, Concrete Safety Managers, or competent persons

• Generally, licensed Home Improvement Contractors and workers at jobsites that only involve minor alterations or the construction of a new 1-, 2-, or 3-family home are not required to hold a valid Site Safety Training (SST) card as these sites do not require a Site Safety Professional*.
• Only construction personnel at jobsites requiring a Site Safety Professional* are required to hold Site Safety training (SST) cards.

* Construction Superintendents, Site Safety Coordinators, Site Safety Managers, Concrete Safety Managers, or competent persons

It depends. Designated Site Safety Professionals* on a jobsite are always required to hold a valid Supervisor SST card even though they may fulfill another role that does not require a Site Safety Training (SST) card.

Anyone who is NOT a Site Safety Professional* and whose role appears on the list below is not required to hold a valid Site Safety Training (SST) card.

• Building Site Owners
• Project Managers
• Professional Engineer (PE)
• Registered Architect (RA)
• Developers
• Delivery Persons
• Flag Persons
• General Contractors (if not actively working at the site)
• DOB Licensees and Registrants that are not CS, SSC, SSM, or CSM*
• Concrete Testing Laboratories/Concrete Inspectors
• Filing Representatives
• Security Officers
• Special Inspectors
• Service Technicians
• Consultants

* Construction Superintendents, Site Safety Coordinators, Site Safety Managers, Concrete Safety Managers, or competent persons

* NOTE: While licensees themselves do not need a Site Safety Training (SST) card, employees working under their direct and continuing supervision do need the card.

Only designated Site Safety Professionals for a jobsite are required to hold a valid Supervisor SST card. All other construction personnel on a jobsite that requires Site Safety Professionals are required to hold a valid SST card.

* Construction Superintendents, Site Safety Coordinators, Site Safety Managers, Concrete Safety Managers, or competent persons

Note: Only take SST training with a DOB-registered course provider and verify if the provider also issues Site Safety Training (SST) cards.

If you have an OSHA 30 Card less than five (5) years old, you need the following training for an SST card:

Note: Only take SST training with a DOB-registered course provider and verify if the provider also issues Site Safety Training (SST) cards.

Courses must be taken within the 12 months before renewal and the renewal card must be issued BEFORE expiration. If all required training is completed before expiration, but the card has expired, the student must re-take all training for a new card and take the refresher courses to fulfill the OSHA requirement or retake OSHA30.

Note: Only take SST training with a DOB-registered course provider and verify if the provider also issues Site Safety Training (SST) cards.

If you have an OSHA 30-Hour Card less than 5 years old, you need the following training for a Supervisor SST card:

Note: Only take SST training with a DOB-registered course provider and verify if the provider also issues Site Safety Training (SST) cards.

Courses must be taken within the 12 months before renewal and the renewal card must be issued BEFORE expiration. If all required training is completed before expiration, but the card has expired, the worker must re-take all training for a new card and take an OSHA refresher. 

Site Safety Training (SST) cards expire after five years and are no longer valid.  Cardholders are required to take SST refresher courses 12 months before the card’s expiration date (applying for card renewal.*) to renew their SST card. The renewed card must be activated prior to expiration.

*From Service Notice: June 1, 2023 

No, however, if a worker’s OSHA card is more than five years old, they may avoid re-taking their OSHA training by taking one of the OSHA Refresher options below:

OR

Any OSHA 30 or OSHA 10 class taught by an OSHA-authorized trainer may be used towards a Site Safety Training (SST) card if the class follows the following requirements:

• In Person: the course provider must confirm the identification of the individual taking such training and must ensure that the site of such training is actively observed for the duration of the training.
• Non-traditional: Follows actively proctored online format:
  • The online program must have secure access and monitor participation during the course of training to ensure that the individual receiving the training is present for the entirety of the training. Cameras must be turned on for the duration of the class.
    

Permit applicants will be required to certify to the Department that workers who will be working under the permit will have the requisite training.

• Each submitted SST Card on a worksite must be validated in the Training Connect app (formerly SST Validator app) before the worker is allowed entry into the worksite.
• If the Department discovers untrained workers at a construction site, the Department will issue a violation with civil penalties that go as high as $5,000 per untrained worker to the owner of the site, the permit holder and the employer of the untrained worker. These civil penalties can be mitigated if an employer sponsors training for such untrained worker.
• If the Department discovers that a permit holder has failed to maintain a log that demonstrated that all of the workers at a site are trained, the Department will issue a violation with a civil penalty of $2,500.
• The Department will also conduct unannounced inspections at sites where untrained workers have been discovered.

* Construction Superintendents, Site Safety Coordinators, Site Safety Managers, Concrete Safety Managers, or competent persons

The Department does not issue violations to workers. Permit holders are responsible for ensuring that workers at their sites are trained. If the Department discovers that workers at a construction site are untrained, the Department will issue a violation with civil penalties that go as high as $5,000 per untrained worker to the owner of the site, the permit holder and the employer of the untrained worker.

The Worker Wallet is a plastic card that when scanned by an NFC reading device will show proof of completion of worker certification courses that allows the cardholder to fulfill certain roles on jobsites.

DOB-registered course providers are obligated to issue a Worker Wallet card when a worker completes one or more of the following worker certification courses:

• Mast Climber User/Operator and Refresher
• Climber/Tower Crane Rigger
• Rigging Supervisor
• Rigging Worker
• Supported Scaffold User
• Supported Scaffold Installer & Remover
• Suspended Scaffold User
• Suspended Scaffold Supervisor
• Periodic Gas Piping Inspector

No, they are two different cards. Workers on jobsites requiring a Site Safety Professional* will still be required to have a Site Safety (SST) card. At the same time, anyone that fulfills specific role(s) on a jobsite that requires completion of worker certification course(s) will be given a Worker Wallet card upon completion of the course and be required to have the Worker Wallet card onsite as well, if their role demands it.

• After July 1, 2025, all workers with worker certifications will be required to hold a Worker Wallet card.
• When you take a worker certification refresher course, the course provider is obligated to issue you a Worker Wallet card or if you are in possession of a Worker Wallet the course must be reflected and uploaded by registered provider.

1. Download the Training Connect app onto your phone.
2. Turn on NFC (“tap-to-scan” functionality).
3. Tap your card.
   • Worker certification training that you have taken should appear. If it does not, contact the course provider who delivered the training.

At this time, only worker certification courses can be viewed in the Worker Wallet.

• For questions about completing the Course Provider application or paying the registration fee, please email CPAdmin@buildings.nyc.gov
• Hotline phone number is 212-393-2729

• General inquiries should be emailed to trainingproviders@buildings.nyc.gov

Inquiries regarding course schedules should be emailed to CPSchedules@buildings.nyc.gov