Site safety training

4- Hour Supported Scaffold User & Refresher

Price

CEU

Length

Course Description: 

This 4-hour course is required for any construction worker who will use or work on a supported scaffold in New York City. As mandated by Chapter 33 of the NYC Building Code and Local Law 196, workers must complete this training every four years to remain compliant.

Participants will learn how to safely access, operate on, and work from supported scaffolds. The course covers essential safety practices, hazard recognition, and regulatory requirements. While designed to meet NYC standards, this training also serves as a general supported scaffold user course applicable in other jurisdictions.

What's included:

 NYC Worker Wallet Card
4-Hour Scaffold User Certification

Prerequisites: 

There are no prerequisites for this course, but students must be able to comprehend the language in which the course is scheduled for. 

Course Materials:

This course consists of several different components including a PowerPoint presentation, lecture, case studies, class discussions and hands on demonstrations. We will provide a student manual which will include all relevant written standards
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Topics:
  • Introduction to supported scaffold
  • Supported Scaffold Accidents
  •  OSHA 1962 Overview
  • NYC Department of Buildings Overview
  • General principles of fall protection
  • Personal Protective Equipment & Fall Arrest Systems 
  • Supported Scaffold use
  • Supported Scaffold Inspections: Equipment & Hardware
  •  Emergency & Preparedness Procedures 
  • NYC Buildings Unsafe Condition (311) Notification Procedure 
  • NYC DOI/Buildings Integrity Training Contact Information Sheet  
  • Review Of all Training and Topics  

Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to understand the following:
  • List supported scaffold types and its major components
  • Identify the most common supported scaffold safety hazards
  • Protect themselves from supported scaffold safety hazards
  • Outline New York City Building Code supported scaffold safety requirements
  • Inspect supported scaffolds in accordance with federal and local safety regulations