Construction workers can earn their SST card in several ways. The list of required courses will vary depending on your training history and when you started work in the NYC construction industry.
If you were employed in the NYC construction industry before December 1, 2019, the DOB considers you a current worker. Workers who started after that date are called new entrants.
Site Safety Training Course List for Current Workers
Current workers have two options for getting their SST card. If you already have an OSHA 30 card, you must complete 10 additional hours of DOB-approved Site Safety Training. A separate course curriculum is available to workers who have an OSHA 10 card.
Option 1 for OSHA 30 Card Holders:
- 30-Hour OSHA
- 8-Hour Fall Prevention
- 2-Hour Drug and Alcohol Awareness
Option 2 for OSHA 10 Card Holders:
- 10-Hour OSHA
- 8-Hour Fall Prevention
- 8-Hour Site Safety Manager Refresher/Chapter 33
- 4-Hour Supported Scaffold User and Refresher
- 2-Hour Drug and Alcohol Awareness
- 4 hours of General Electives
- 4 hours of Special Electives
Site Safety Training Course List for New Entrants
New entrants include any workers who joined the NYC construction industry after December 1, 2019. These workers must complete the OSHA 10-Hour course before they start the job. And within six months of starting work, they need to complete an additional 30 hours of Site Safety Training courses to get an SST card.
New entrants can earn their SST card with the following courses:
- 10-Hour OSHA Outreach Training for Construction
- 8-Hour Fall Prevention
- 8-Hour Site Safety Manager Refresher/Chapter 33
- 4-Hour Supported Scaffold User and Refresher
- 2-Hour Drug and Alcohol Awareness
- 4 hours of General Electives
- 4 hours of Special Electives