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SST Worker Information

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IMPORTANT - Please be advised that on April 2, 2024, the Department of Buildings announced that a Notice of Intent to Revoke was issued to Valor Consulting. All Site Safety Training (SST) cards and certificates issued by Valor have been invalidated by the Department. SST cards issued by providers other than Valor will also be invalid if certificates issued by Valor were used to issue Site Safety Training Cards.  Anyone who holds a SST card issued by Valor should immediately be retrained by a different course provider. 

Find and obtain DOB-approved course provider information. New York City regulations allow construction workers to obtain a Temporary SST card from an approved provider after taking 10 hours of safety training. These temporary cards allow individuals to work on SST work sites for six months, during which time workers must take the additional 30 hours of training courses to obtain a full SST card which is good for five years. Eligible workers can apply for no-cost training provided by the NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS). Visit the Site Safety Training page for additional SST program information and requirements for workers on the City’s larger and more complex construction sites.

The NYCDOB Training Connect Site Safety Training Card combines all your SST ID card information on one card and is the only SST ID card the NYC Department of Buildings will accept as valid proof of worker site safety training. The NYCDOB Training Connect SST ID card replaces all previously issued SST ID cards and is the card DOB will accept as valid proof of worker site safety training. Enforcement action will be taken if DOB finds a worker is not appropriately trained and does not have the NYCDOB Training Connect SST ID card.  

Visit NYCDOB Training Connect for a list of:

If you have previously completed a Department approved training course, you may already have earned credit for some of your SST required hours. Please refer to the DOB-approved Site Safety Training (SST) Course Equivalent document to learn more.

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Who needs training?

Local Law 196 of 2017 requires that construction and demolition workers on job sites with a Construction Superintendent, Site Safety Coordinator, or Site Safety Manager must have a total of 40 hours of training.

To find out if your job site has the safety training requirements, please visit the Site Safety Construction Map and enter your job site address.

As a reminder, if you are a construction or demolition worker who requires site safety training, you must also complete the Site Safety Orientations and Pre-Shift Safety Meetings required by Sections 3301.11 and 3301.12 of the New York City Building Code.

Training Locations

To find a training location near you please visit our Course Training Locations Map.

What Site Safety Training (SST) do I need today?

Site Safety Training Card: Option 1

Site Safety Training Card - OSHA 30-Hour Card

Training/Course

Hours

30-Hour OSHA

30

8-Hour Fall Prevention

8

2-Hour Drug and Alcohol Awareness

2

Total Hours: 40

Site Safety Training Card: Option 2

Workers with a valid OSHA 10-Hour Card

Training/Course

Hours

10-Hour OSHA

10

8-Hour Fall Prevention

8

8-Hour Site Safety Manager Refresher/Chapter 33

8

4-Hour Supported Scaffold

4

2-Hour Drug and Alcohol Awareness

2

General Electives

4

Special Electives

4

Total Hours: 40

New Worker

If you started working after December 1, 2019, you must complete (at a minimum) the OSHA 10-Hour course to receive a Temporary SST Card before you begin working and within six months you must complete the following courses to obtain the required 40 hours of training to continue working:

New Entrants (after December 1, 2019)

Training/Course

Hours

10-Hour OSHA

10

8-Hour Fall Prevention

8

8-Hour Site Safety Manager Refresher/Chapter 33

8

4-Hour Supported Scaffold

4

2-Hour Drug and Alcohol Awareness

2

General Electives

4

Special Electives

4

Total Hours: 40

Where can I find training?

To find a Course Provider near you please visit our Find a Department-approved Course Provider or find a OSHA-authorized Trainer near you. In addition, you can also view the Course Provider Map for safety training providers and worker information centers citywide.

Who does not need training?

  • Delivery persons, flag persons, professional engineers, registered architects, Department-licensees and Department-registrants (excluding safety professionals) are not required to be trained.
  • If you fall into one of these categories but serve as a Site Safety Manager, Site Safety Coordinator, Concrete Safety Manager, Construction Superintendent or competent person designated by a Construction Superintendent, you must receive the appropriate training.
  • While licensees do not need to be trained, employees working under their direct and continuing supervision must be trained.

For questions about the training requirements or to get additional information, please contact DOB at LL196Help@buildings.nyc.gov. For additional site safety training information, visit http://nyc.gov/nycsafety.

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