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Building & Construction Safety (NYC DOB, FDNY, OSHA, EPA) Training Courses

Our training covers US and New York City building and construction requirements in a wide range of health and safety areas.

Building & Construction Safety (NYC DOB, FDNY, OSHA, EPA) Training Courses

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Approved training provider for New York City Department of Buildings (NYC DOB)

Our NYC DOB-approved training courses are offered in person at our training facility located at 141 West 36th Street, Third Floor, New York, NY 10018.

Our training covers a range of areas, including: concrete safety, cranes & derrick, EPA 608 & radiation, fire safety, HAZMAT, OSHA, scaffold safety, silica, and
site safety.

Site Safety Training (SST) is required by local law 196. We provide equal access to construction site safety training required by section 3321 of the New York City building code.

Qualified by the following organizations for our training courses:

• ABIH - American Board of Industrial Hygiene (points are eligible for continuing maintenance hours for CIH's and CSP's)
• ACAC - American Council for Accredited Certification
• ACEC - American Council of Engineering Companies of NY Member
• AIA - Aerospace Industries Association
• AIHA - American Industrial Hygiene Association Registry Program Approved
• ASHRAE - American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
• ECA - Environmental Contractors Association
• FDNY Approved Training Courses Provider
• ISO - International Organization for Standardization
• New York Water Environmental Association (NYWEA)
• NJ DCA - New Jersey Department of Community Affairs
• NYC DEP - New York City Department of Environmental Protection
• NYC Department of Labor
• NYC DOB Approved Training Courses Provider
• NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)
• NYS Department of State (DOS) Code Division - Accredited Code Enforcement In-Services Training Program by
• NYS DOH Approved Training Courses Provider
• NYS DOL Eligible Training Provider
• OSHA Authorized Construction / General Industry Safety & Health Trainers
• PALMS - PCB, Asbestos, Lead/Legionella, Mold, Metals, Silica/Safety & Health
• PIE - The Practicing Institute of Engineering Approved Program Organization / Certified Sponsor Organization
• SENY - Safety Executives of New York, Inc
• The Environmental Information Association
• US EPA Accredited Training Provider

Building and construction safety areas that we cover:

• 30-hour Concrete Safety Manager
• 8-hour Concrete Safety Manager Refresher

Our courses allow you to meet the requirement to become a Concrete Safety Manager and maintain your certification. To obtain a Concrete Safety Manager Certificate, you must complete and submit to the Licensing Unit - a certificate of completion for 30 hours of training as mandated by - the 2014 NYC Construction Codes, Building Code Chapter 33 §3310.9.1 Concrete Safety Manager; Local Law 40-2008 and Title 1 of Rules of the City of New York – Section 3310-02 Concrete Safety Manager.

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• Certification 16-hour Rigging Worker
• 4-hour Mast Climber User and Operator

The 16-hour Rigging Worker course is required by the NYC DOB for all individuals who perform rigging or signaling work in conjunction with the hoisting or lowering of articles on the outside of a building with hoisting equipment, and that aren't directly employed by a NYC licensed rigger. As per 3316.9.2.1 of the 2014 NYC Construction Code, this course covers rigging in construction, including an overview of OSHA and DOB codes and procedures.

The 4-hour Mast Climber course is required for all individuals who install, remove, use, or operate a mast climber as per NYC DOB §3314-01 mast-climbing work platforms (mast climbers).

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• EPA 608 Certification for Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
• Radiation Safety Basic 1 Day
• Cooling Tower Fundamentals

EPA 608 UNIVERSAL Certification - Section 608 of the Federal Clean Air Act requires that all persons who maintain, service, repair both low and high-pressure equipment, as well as small appliances or dispose of appliances that contain regulated refrigerants, be certified in proper refrigerant handling techniques by passing the EPA 608 Technician Certification exam. Our EPA 608 course covers all the necessary material for taking the test.

Our Radiation Safety Basic 1 Day course covers OSHA and EPA requirements for fundamentals of radiation and radioactivity, radiation biology, radiation dose limits and ALARA, personnel monitoring, access controls and postings, emergency and spill procedures, contamination control, and employee responsibilities.

Our Cooling Tower Fundamentals is a customized course, taught by a Subject Matter Expert (SME) and a University Professor, meeting the ASHRAE Standard 188P and Cooling Technology Institute Guidelines (CTI) WTB-148. The DOB and DOH websites provide compliance requirements.

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• FDNY Construction Site Fire Safety Manager Course
• Flagger Certification and Training Course
• Firestop Instructional Training (FIT) Level 1
• Active Shooter / Medical Emergency Preparedness (ASMEP) Continuing Education Course

Where a Site Safety Manager or Site Safety Coordinator is required by the Building Code, the owner shall designate a person to be the Fire Safety Manager for the construction site.

Construction permittees must deploy pedestrian traffic managers when required by the NYC DOT and NYC DOB for any of the construction activities. All flaggers shall be adequately educated in flagging procedures by accredited training programs.

Firestop is widely recognized as a problematic issue for facilities engineering professionals. It's perhaps the most misapplied and misunderstood segment on Life-Safety in modern construction, especially with the constant changes made for voice and data cabling.

New York City Fire Department (FDNY) requires all Fire Safety Director (FSD), Fire Safety / Emergency Action Plan Director (FS / EAPD), and the Fire and Life Safety (FLS) Director applicants for Certificate of Fitness (CoF) to receive an Active Shooter and Medical Emergency Preparedness (ASMEP) training course by FDNY-accredited school.

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• 40-hour Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER)
• Air Monitoring for Emergency Response(AMFER)
• Hazardous Materials Technician (HMT)
• Sampling for Hazardous Materials (SFHM)
• 8-hour HAZWOPER-Refresher
• 8-hour HAZWOPER Supervisor
• 8-hour HAZWOPER Supervisor-Refresher
• 4-hour HAZMAT PCB Awareness
• HAZMAT-PCB Awareness
• HAZMAT-Mercury
• HAZMAT-Universal Waste / Lead-Acid Batteries
• HAZMAT-Arsenic
• HAZMAT-Formaldehyde
• HAZMAT-Hexavalent Chromium

Our training is US EPA certified and meets OSHA requirements.

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• OSHA 10-hour Construction Safety & Health Course
• OSHA 30-hour Construction Safety & Health Course
• OSHA 10-hour General Industry Safety & Health
• OSHA 30-hour General Industry Safety & Health
• 2-hour Asbestos Awareness Training - for Workers
• 8-hour Asbestos Awareness Training - for Managers and Safety Professionals
• Bloodborne Pathogens Course
• HealthCare Construction / Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) Course
• On-site Compliance Services
• 2-hour Hazard Communication (HazCom) Course
• Confined Space Entrant/Attendant Program
• Confined Space Entry Supervisor Program
• Globally Harmonized System (GHS) Course
• 8-hour Fall Protection Training Course

Some of these courses are required for construction, operation, and maintenance of buildings and will provide you with course completion cards from OSHA to obtain and maintain certifications.

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• 4-hour Supported Scaffold User & Refresher Course

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• 4-hour Respirable Silica Competent Person
• 8-hour Respirable Silica Competent Person

Our training program is designed to help you comply with the OSHA Respirable Silica Standard. A key requirement of the standard is for each employer to designate a Respirable Silica Competent Person.

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• OSHA 30-hour Construction Safety & Health Course
• 8-hour Site Safety Manager Training Course (SAF-202)
• 8-hour Fall Prevention Site Safety Training Course (SST-307)
• 4-hour Supported Scaffold User & Refresher Course (SCA-211)
• NYC DOB 40-hour Site Safety Manager Course (SAF-102)

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Our training can help you comply with government building regulations.

If you have questions about our training or NYC DOB, FDNY, OSHA, or EPA requirements, contact our team at 1-212-290-6323 or submit an inquiry.

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