NYC DOB 8-hour Supported Scaffold Installer and Remover Refresher Advanced Online Registration price: $245 (plus processing fees)

Brooklyn Training Center 132 32nd Street, suite 105 Brooklyn, NY 11232

NYST is an authorized provider of NYC Department of Buildings Scaffold safety classes. According 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:

1. General Overview of Scaffolding
2. Supported Scaffold Accidents Common Causes & Prevention Accident Statistics Case Studies w/Photos
3. OSHA 1926 Overview - Safety & Health Regulations for Construction  Subpart E - Personal Protective Equipment & Life-Saving Equipment (PPE)  Subpart L - Scaffolds  Subpart M - Fall Protection
4. NYC Construction Codes Overview - cover all applicable codes, rules, related department policy statements, regulatory notices, bulletins & memos including: Title 1 Rules of the City of New York - Chapter 9 Rigging Operations & all NYC Building Codes with emphasis on the scaffold sections (3314) in Chapter 33 Safeguards during Construction & Demolition
5. 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
6. General Principles of Fall Protection Fall Clearance, Total Fall Distance Calculations, Minimizing Fall Forces, Guarding Against Falling Objects
7. Personal Protective Equipment & Fall Arrest Systems Selection, Fit Test of Harness, Inspection Procedures Donning & Doffing Harness & Equipment, Care of Equipment & Systems
8. Supported Scaffold Erection/Dismantling Planning
9. Supported Scaffold Use Safe Use of Tools Safety Hazards & Protection Hazards - Fire, Electrical, Material Handling & Overloading Maximum intended load & load handling Installation & Removal of components, braces, tiebacks & guardrail systems
10. Rejection Criteria for Equipment & Hardware
11. Safety Checklists: Pre-Start, Erection & Dismantling
12. Emergency Situations & Preparedness Procedures
13. Access & Working Platforms
14. Foundations
15. Guys, Ties & Braces
16. Tubular Welded Frame Scaffolds
17. Specific Regulations & Standards
18. Components & Parts Inspection
19. Erection/Dismantling Planning
20. Guys, Ties & Braces
21. Fall Protection, Accident Prevention & General Safety 22. Access & Platforms
22. Erection/Dismantling Procedures
23. Rolling Scaffold Assembly
24. Putlogs
25. Tube & Clamp Scaffolds
26. Specific Regulations & Standards
27. Components & Parts Inspection
28. Erection/Dismantling Planning
29. Guys, Ties & Braces
30. Fall Protection, Accident Prevention & General Safety 32. Access & Platforms
31. Erection/Dismantling Procedures
32. Buttresses, Cantilevers & Bridges
33. System Scaffolds
34. Specific Regulations & Standards
35. Components & Parts Inspection
36. Erection/Dismantling Planning
37. Guys, Ties & Braces
38. Fall Protection, Accident Prevention & General Safety 41. Access & Platforms
39. Erection/Dismantling Procedures
40. Buttresses, Cantilevers, & Bridges
41. NYC Buildings Unsafe Condition (311) Notification Procedure
42. NYC/DOI Buildings Integrity Training Contact Information Sheet
43. Review of all Training Topics
44. Written Assessment Classroom
45. Hands-On Performance Assessment On Scaffold