NYC Site Safety Training (SST) for Local Law 196

Site Safety Training requirements apply to construction and demolition workers at New York City jobsites with a Site Safety Plan. This includes workers and supervisors at any job with a designated Construction Superintendent, Site Safety Coordinator or Site Safety Manager.

Workers need 40 hours of training to earn an SST Worker card. Our guide to NYC Local Law 196 explains which construction roles require Site Safety Training and which are exempt. You can also email the DOB at LocalLaw196@buildings.nyc.gov with questions about the SST requirements for your specific role.

SST supervisors are required to complete 62 hours of DOB-approved training to earn their SST Supervisor card. As of December 2019, all supervisors at an NYC jobsite with a Site Safety Plan must hold a valid SST Supervisor card.

NYC Local Law 196 was signed into law in October 2017. The new requirement for 40 hours of Site Safety Training was scheduled to roll out in three phases. The final phase, which takes effect March 1, 2021, requires workers to earn a Full SST card that proves they completed 40 hours of training.

Phase One

The first SST deadline was March 1, 2018. This phase required workers to complete at least 10 hours of training, which could be satisfied with a 10- or 30-hour OSHA Outreach course.

Phase Two

The second SST deadline passed on December 1, 2019. Phase two required workers to have 30 hours of Site Safety Training. Workers could satisfy this requirement by earning a Limited SST card or an OSHA 30 construction card.

Phase Three

The third and final SST deadline is March 1, 2021. By this date, workers need 40 total hours of Site Safety Training and an SST card. The courses needed to meet this requirement are different for current workers and new entrants to the NYC construction industry after December 1, 2019.

Current workers in the NYC construction industry have two options for getting their SST card. The simplest way to get your card is to earn an OSHA 30 card and complete 10 additional hours of DOB-approved Site Safety Training.

Either option above will satisfy DOB requirements to get a Full SST Worker card.

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 training to get an SST card.

New entrants can earn their SST card with the following courses:

• 10-Hour OSHA
• SST 8-Hour Fall Prevention
• SST 8-Hour Site Safety Manager Refresher/Chapter 33
• SST 4-Hour Supported Scaffold User and Refresher
• SST 2-Hour Drug and Alcohol Awareness
• 4 hours of SST General Electives
• 4 hours of SST Special Electives

SST General Elective Options Include:

• SST 1-Hour Electrocution Prevention
• SST 1-Hour Fire Protection and Prevention
• SST 1-Hour Stairways and Ladders
• SST 1-Hour Tools — Hand and Power

SST Special Elective Options Include:

• SST 1-Hour Welding and Cutting
• SST 1-Hour Excavations
• SST 1-Hour Scaffolds — Suspended
• SST 1-Hour Concrete and Masonry