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PREREQUISITE: This Course Package is appropiate for individuals who meet the qualifications of a Worker under Local Law 196.
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Participants need to be able to communicate with the instructor in the language the course is held in. Successful completion of 16 Hour User Suspended Scaffold or 8 Hour User Suspended Scaffold Refresher within the last 4 years from an approved training provider, prior to enrolling in this course. The expired or soon to be expired card must be presented prior to the start of the course.
As per 3314.4.5.4 of the 2014 NYC Construction Codes, this 8 Hour Refresher is required by the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) to continue to use or work on suspended scaffolds in New York City. Should individual not renew their card within the allowed time, they will no longer be eligible to attend an 8 Hour Refresher and must retake the original 16-hour class.
CEU Credits: 0.8
CEU REQUIREMENTS
To earn a certificate of completion and a permanent card, student must do the following:
- 100% attendance for the 8 hour Suspended Scaffold User Refresher Course: 8 hours of instruction time
- Completion of Continuing Education and Training Registration Form
- Active participation in all class exercise (determined by instructor)
- Completion of required pre- and post-quiz assessment
- As applicable, achievement of minimum passing score on required end-of-course examination
- Participation and submittal of end-of-course evaluation form (must provide name on form to ceive credit)
- Make-Up time is not allowed. Students who miss time from any individual session must reschedule and attend the full training course
Audience
LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
- Indentify suspended scaffold systems and their essential componenets
- Identify the most common suspended scaffold hazards
- Explain how to prevent exposure to suspended scaffold hazards
- Identify New York City Department of buildings and OSHA regualtions that pertain to scaffold design and use
- Demostrate ability to properly inspect and attach personal fall arrest system used by suspended scffold workers
- Apply various knots and hitches to hoisting and fall pretection scenarios
- Assemble block and tackle for a fiber rope light duty scaffold
- Construct the wire rope termination for hoisting rope on suspended scaffolds
A plethora of methods will be used, such as auditory, visual and kinesthetic methods to ensure learning. This includes the program’s PowerPoint, related lectures, testing/quizzing, hands-on activities, and classroom discussions.