Get Scaffold Training NOW – March 2022

March is the time to anticipate your training needs, and get them taken care of before the good weather breaks!These classes have limited availability, and are not always offered – ACT NOW!

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SUPPORTED (Pipe) SCAFFOLD Training – 32hr Erector & 8hr Erector Refresher limited offers

4hr Supported (Pipe) Scaffold Classes – You need to take a 4hr Supported Scaffold class every 4 years. The 4hr Supported Scaffold card allows you to work on and use pipe scaffolds of any height. A 4hr scaffold card is required for even smaller scaffolds like rolling towers and baker scaffolds. The 4hr Scaffold card allows you to erect scaffolds under 40’ in height. It also allows you to move scaffold planks and bicycles up or down on scaffolds of any height. Class must be taken every 4 years.


4- Hour Supported Scaffold User/Refresher – Spanish – In Person March 20 – 5pm to 9:15pm37-40 75th Street, 1st floor, Jackson Heights, NY 11372Register Here: https://sn.virtola.com/events/1039


32hr Supported Scaffold Erector Class – If you are going to build/erect supported (pipe) scaffolds over 40’ in height every worker involved in the building of the scaffold needs to have a 32hr Pipe Scaffold Erector Card. If you pipe scaffolds over 40’ in height on your job site, you need a 32hr Supported Scaffold Erector Card to perform the daily inspection required for the Department of Buildings. This class is not held often so now is the time to get your foreman and scaffold erectors trained NOW!If you already have a 32hr Supported Scaffold Erector Card you need to take a 8hr Supported Scaffold Erector Refresher every 4 years. We have that renewal class on Sunday April 3rd. If your card expires for more than a year, then you need to take the full 32hr all over again. Register for the 8hr Erector Refresher ASAP.


32hr Supported Scaffold Erector Course – Spanish – In Person March 30, 31, April 1, 2, 3 (3 Evenings and two weekends) – click the link to see details37-40- 75th Street, 1st floor, Jackson Heights NY 11372Register Here: https://sn.virtola.com/events/1047


8hr Supported (Pipe) Scaffold Erector Refresher – Spanish – In Person April 3rd – 8am-4:30pm37-40 75th Street, 1st floor, Jackson Heights NY 11372Register Here: https://sn.virtola.com/events/1048


Suspended Scaffold Training – 16hr Suspended Scaffold User – 32hr Suspended Scaffold Supervisor/Designated Rigging Foreman – Suspended Scaffold is required in New York City for use with any type of scaffold rigged overhead and traveling up and down by means of wire rope and hoist motors, or block and tackle. Training is needed even if the scaffolds are used on small buildings. Anyone who uses a suspended Scaffold must have a minimum of 16hrs of Training. That training is good for 4 years. At the end of the 4 years, and before one year of expiration passes, you must take an 8hr Suspended Scaffold User Refresher. For job sites that use suspended scaffolds a licensed Special Rigger must be onsite. If the Licensed Rigger cannot be on site he must Designate a Rigging Foreman/Suspended Scaffold Supervisor to be on the site whenever suspended scaffolds are being used. That Suspended Scaffold Supervisor/Rigging Foreman must have taken a 32hr Suspended Scaffold Supervisor Course. After 4 years, and before a year of expiration passes, the Suspended Scaffold Supervisor must take an 8hr Suspended Scaffold Supervisor Refresher course.


16hr Suspended Scaffold User – Spanish – In Person March 26&27 – 8am-4:30pm37-40- 75th Street, 1st floor, Jackson Heights NY 11372Register Here: https://sn.virtola.com/events/1040
8hr Suspended Scaffold User Refresher – English – In Person March 13th – 8am-4:30pm37-40 75th Street, 1st floor, Jackson Heights, NY 11372Register Here: https://sn.virtola.com/events/1036
8hr Suspended Scaffold User Refresher – Spanish – In Person March 27th – 8am-4:30pm37-40 75th Street, 1st floor, Jackson Heights, NY 11372Register Here: https://sn.virtola.com/events/1041
8hr Suspended Scaffold Supervisor Refresher – English – In Person April 10th – 8am-4:30pm37-40 75th Street, 1st floor, Jackson Heights NY 11372Register Here: https://sn.virtola.com/events/1053

Site Safety Training – SST Cards – Projects that require a Construction Superintendent, Site Safety Coordinator, or Site Safety Manager to pull or sign off on permits must be SST Card compliant. This includes facade projects over 14 floors, and any sized building involved in any type of vertical or horizontal enlargement. Workers on these sites must, at a minimum, have a 40hr SST Worker card (30hr OSHA, 8hr Fall Prevention, and 2hr Drug & Alcohol Awareness). Supervisors on such projects, or those designated, would need a 62hr SST Supervisor Card (30hr OSHA, 8hr Fall Prevention, 8hr Site Safety Manager/Chapter 33, 4hr Supported Scaffold, 4 – 1hr Specialized/General Electives, 2hr Drug & Alcohol Awareness, 2hr Tool Box Talks, 2hr PreTask Meetings, and 2hr Site Safety Plans). – Keeping your Site Safety Manager, Site Safety Coordinator, and Construction Superintendent License current requires taking an 8hr Site Safety Manager Refresher every 3 years.

SST Worker Training – ONLINE – Online courses can be taken on your schedule. That means you can start and stop the class when you want. Take the class all at once, take an hour or two each night, or wait for the weekends. We have the online classes available in a number of different languages – English, Spanish, Urdu, Bengali, etc. – Use promo code March2021 to save 15%


10hr SST Training – Basic Training to go with your 30hr OSHA Card to apply for an SST Card – https://sn.virtola.com/register/10-hour-sst-worker-package-online/show-schedule


32hr SST Supervisor Training – Training to go with your 30hr OSHA Card to apply for your SST Supervisor Card – https://sn.virtola.com/register/32-supervisor-sst-package/show-schedule


22hr SST Upgrade Bundle – Do you already have a 40hr SST Worker Card, but want a Supervisor Card? Take this bundle – https://sn.virtola.com/register/22-hour-supervisor-upgrade-bundle/show-schedule


8hr Chapter 33/Site Safety Manager Refresher – Need to Renew your license (Superintendent or SSM)? – Take the class online on your schedule – https://sn.virtola.com/course/8-hour-chapter-33-site-safety-manager-refresher-online


8hr Site Safety Coordinator Online – Need to renew your Site Safety Coordinator License – Take the class online on your schedule – https://sn.virtola.com/course/8-hour-site-safety-coordinator-online


8hr Special Rigger License Renewal – Every three years those who have a NYC Special Rigger License need to take an 8hr Special Rigger License Renewal Course to renew their license. This course covers the renewal process through DOB NOW, and includes code updates, code reviews, and best practices for Suspended Scaffold use and permitting in NYC. These classes should be taken a three months before your license expires to ensure you can get renewed in time. We have several upcoming classes to chose from….


8hr Special Rigger License Renewal – Class is held via ZOOMMarch 28th – 8am-4:30pmRegister Here: https://sn.virtola.com/events/1056


8hr Special Rigger License Renewal – Class is held via ZOOMApril 18th – 8am-4:30pmRegister Here:https://sn.virtola.com/events/1057


8hr Special Rigger License Renewal – Class is held via ZOOMMay 19th – 8am-4:30pmRegister Here: https://sn.virtola.com/events/1054


8hr Special Rigger License Renewal – Class is held via ZOOMJune 20th – 8am-4:30pmRegister Here:https://sn.virtola.com/events/1055


The Hazard Abatement Board in conjunction with New York City College of Technology is offering FREE Training In SPANISH – See Details Below


Free Classes Include – 30hr OSHA, 8hr Fall Prevention, 2hr Drug & Alcohol Awareness, and 4hr Supported Scaffold User.


Please Follow this link to Register on New York City College of Technology’s Website:http://www.citytech.cuny.edu/aohcs/registration.aspx


These are the classes in March 2022 – All Via ZOOM – This training is FREE and in SPANISH Only!

New York City Department of Buildings Has Released a list of the latest violations issued – Please review to avoid similar violation:0122_enforcement_action_bulletin.pdf
New York City has proposed 5 major code changes that have already passed the City Council – Please review them below:

There are five proposed construction safety bills which have already passed the City Council. These will go into law over the next several years and will include:

1) Intro. 2278: Licensing General Contractors  

  • Requires all general contractors to be licensed by DOB and to demonstrate their experience, including practical experience working in the construction industry, receive site safety training, and be responsible for the work they perform under their permits.  
  • Allows DOB to take disciplinary action against general contractors, including, if necessary, suspending or revoking a general contractor’s license.  

2) Intro. 2263: Requiring DOB-Licensed Safety Professionals on Major Construction Work Sites Between 7 – 9 Stories

  • Drops the threshold to require full-time DOB-Licensed Site Safety Coordinators (SSCs) or Site Safety Managers (SSMs) to seven stories and above.  
  • Requires contractors to submit Site Safety Plans to DOB for review and approval before work on major projects in the seven to nine story range can commence. 

3) Intro 2276: Requiring DOB-Licensed Construction Superintendents on Major Construction Work Sites Seven Stories and Above

  • DOB-Licensed Construction Superintendents would be required to serve full-time alongside SSCs or SSMs at major construction projects starting at seven stories and above and assume responsibility for site safety and overall management of the construction project.   
  • Limits the number of non-major construction projects for which a Construction Superintendent may be designated, with the goal of having a dedicated Construction Superintendent at non-major construction projects for which they are required by 2026.   

4) Intro. 2264: Strengthening Requirements For Cold-Formed Steel Construction 

  • Builds upon a 2019 Buildings Bulletin issued by DOB creating new safety requirements for special inspectors, construction superintendents, design professionals, and permit holders who are performing cold-formed steel light-frame construction work in New York City.  
  • Aimed at preventing the overloading and improper installation of cold-formed steel, which have previously resulted in injuries, fatalities, and property damage at construction sites in New York City.     

5) Intro. 2262: Banning Stand-Off Brackets  

  • Builds upon a 2019 Buildings Bulletin issued by DOB, which prohibited the use of stand-off brackets for C-hook suspended scaffold installations, by making that prohibition permanent.   

We continue to have ONLINE SST Courses Available Online: https://sn.virtola.com/course/courseclasses/sst-onlinePlease take the time to review your calendar and the courses listed above so you can take advantage of the training you need while it is available.