Course Description: During this course, students will explore New York City Construction Codes and OSHA Regulations as they pertain to the supervision of suspended scaffolds. Participants will learn the most current suspended scaffold standards and will receive guidance on how to read scaffold design drawings, how to verify the fitness of the rigging crew, properly […]
Course Description: During this 16-hour course, students will be provided with an overview of OSHA and DOB policies, procedures, and suspended scaffold standards with a special emphasis on recognition and prevention of hazardous conditions. Topics will include instructions on how to visually inspect suspended scaffold equipment, basic scaffold components, and methods of assembling/disassembling them. Students […]
Course Description: This course explains the basic elements of supported scaffold safety and introduces students to the nature of supported scaffold hazards. During the course, emphasis is placed on the role of the scaffold user in accident prevention, which includes scaffold inspections, fall protection, recognizing hazards, and responding to emergencies. Instructor: Martha Chavur *NOTE: This […]
Course Description: This course explains the basic elements of supported scaffold safety and introduces students to the nature of supported scaffold hazards. During the course, emphasis is placed on the role of the scaffold user in accident prevention, which includes scaffold inspections, fall protection, recognizing hazards, and responding to emergencies. Instructor: Adriana Diaz **NOTE: This […]
Course Description: The leading cause of death in the construction industry is from falls. As a result, construction workers must have fall protection when working at a height of six feet or more. In addition, employers must provide a Fall Protection training program to all construction workers who might be exposed to fall hazards. This […]
Course Description: According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Heath, the construction industry has the highest workplace drug use. Substance abuse is a factor in 35 percent of injuries and fatalities, 35 percent of all substances, 38 percent to 50 percent of all worker's compensation claims, and 40 percent of thefts. Substance abuse […]
Training will include instruction on how to visually inspect suspended scaffold equipment, identify basic scaffold components, and execute safe assembly and disassembly of the equipment. Students are required to participate in all class exercises, including use of various types of suspended scaffolding and rigging operations. The instructor will assess students to determine if each student […]
Course Description: According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Heath, the construction industry has the highest workplace drug use. Substance abuse is a factor in 35 percent of injuries and fatalities, 35 percent of all substances, 38 percent to 50 percent of all worker's compensation claims, and 40 percent of thefts. Substance abuse […]
The purpose of this course is to help supervisors maintain adequate safety discipline on suspended scaffold projects in New York City. During this course, participants will review Federal and NYC DOB scaffold regulations, how to stay in compliance with the most current Suspended Scaffold standards, share their experiences and discuss the most recent changes in […]
Course Description: The leading cause of death in the construction industry is from falls. As a result, construction workers must have fall protection when working at a height of six feet or more. In addition, employers must provide a Fall Protection training program to all construction workers who might be exposed to fall hazards. This […]