NYST is an authorized provider of NYC Department of Buildings Scaffold safety classes. Accordning to the NYC DOB website, “To continue to install or remove Supported Scaffolds in New York City, an individual must successfully complete this 8 Hour Supported Scaffold Installer & Remover Refresher training course four years following the completion of the 32- Hour Supported Scaffold Installer and Remover Course & every four years thereafter.”
All students with the 32-hour Supported Scaffold Installer & Remover card who successfully complete this course will receive an 8-hour Scaffold Refresher card.
From the NYC DOB website, course components include:
- General Overview of Scaffolding
- Supported Scaffold Accidents
- OSHA 1926 Overview – Safety & Health Regulations for Construction
- NYC Construction Codes Overview – cover all applicable codes, rules, related department policy statements, regulatory notices, bulletins & memos including:
- NYC Department of Buildings Overview – cover all applicable Administrative standard operating procedures, policy & procedure notices permits/department notifications, forms, filing & site documents, plans, inspection checklists/logs and wind & weather advisories
- General Principles of Fall Protection
- Personal Protective Equipment & Fall Arrest Systems
- Supported Scaffold Erection/Dismantling Planning
- Supported Scaffold Use
- Rejection Criteria for Equipment & Hardware
- Safety Checklists: Pre-Start, Erection & Dismantling
- Emergency Situations & Preparedness Procedures
- Access & Working Platforms
- Foundations
- Guys, Ties & Braces
- Tubular Welded Frame Scaffolds
- Specific Regulations & Standards
- Components & Parts Inspection
- Erection/Dismantling Planning
- Guys, Ties & Braces
- Fall Protection, Accident Prevention & General Safety 22. Access & Platforms
- Erection/Dismantling Procedures
- Rolling Scaffold Assembly
- Putlogs
- Tube & Clamp Scaffolds
- Specific Regulations & Standards
- Components & Parts Inspection
- Erection/Dismantling Planning
- Guys, Ties & Braces
- Fall Protection, Accident Prevention & General Safety 32. Access & Platforms
- Erection/Dismantling Procedures
- Buttresses, Cantilevers & Bridges
- System Scaffolds
- Specific Regulations & Standards
- Components & Parts Inspection
- Erection/Dismantling Planning
- Guys, Ties & Braces
- Fall Protection, Accident Prevention & General Safety 41. Access & Platforms
- Erection/Dismantling Procedures
- Buttresses, Cantilevers, & Bridges
- NYC Buildings Unsafe Condition (311) Notification Procedure
- NYC/DOI Buildings Integrity Training Contact Information Sheet
- Review of all Training Topics
- Written Assessment Classroom
- Hands-On Performance Assessment On Scaffold