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Local Law 196: Renewing Site Safety Training Cards

Workers Refresher Training

SST Refresher- Choose one set of classes posted and register for all classes in the set.

Workers and supervisors whose Site Safety Training (SST) cards expire in 2023 must complete site safety training refresher courses before they can renew their cards.  Refresher training must be taken no more than one year before applying for card renewal.

To renew SST cards, workers must complete eight hours of refresher training by choosing one of the following course programs:

  • 4-Hour Fall Prevention and
  • 4-Hour Supported Scaffold User & Refresher

OR

  • 4-Hour Fall Prevention and
  • 2-Hour 'Tool Box Talks' and
  • 2-Hour Pre-Task Safety Meeting

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Supervisors Refresher Training

SUPERVISOR SST Refresher- Register for all classes posted

To renew supervisor SST cards, supervisors must complete sixteen hours of refresher training by choosing one of the following course programs:

  • 8-Hour Fall Prevention and
  • 4-Hour Supported Scaffold User & Refresher and
  • 2-Hour 'Tool Box Talks' and
  • 2-Hour Pre-Task Safety Meeting

OR

  • 8-Hour Fall Prevention and
  • 8-Hour Site Safety Manager Refresher/Chapter 33

OR

  • 8-Hour Site Safety Manager Refresher/Chapter 33 and
  • 4-Hour Fall Prevention and
  • 2-Hour 'Tool Box Talks' and
  • 2-Hour Pre-Task Safety Meeting

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Local Law 196 of 2017 Information

Local Law 196 of 2017 requires workers and supervisors at large construction sites (specifically sites that must designate a Construction Superintendent, Site Safety Manager, or Site Safety Coordinator) to complete safety training and obtain Department-approved site safety training (SST) cards. Under the law, SST cards expire after 5 years and can be renewed only after site safety training refresher courses are completed. A May 2018 Service Notice announced training requirements for new SST cards and SST card renewals. The first SST cards were issued in May 2018 and will begin expiring this year. In addition to the card-renewal coursework announced in May 2018, the Department has created new refresher training pathways for workers and supervisors, as described above.

NOTE: It is not necessary for workers or supervisors to retake full OSHA training courses; the refresher training pathways fully meet the requirements for card renewals.

Visit nyc.gov/nycsafety for more information, a list of Department-approved course providers, and answers to frequently asked questions.

James S. Oddo, Commissioner
nyc.gov/buildings