SST Training for NYC Workers

Local Law 196 requires construction and demolition workers at any site with a Site Safety Plan to have 40 hours of SST and an SST Worker card. If your jobsite has a designated Construction Superintendent, Site Safety Coordinator or Site Safety Manager, you need to meet Local Law 196 training requirements.

You can also check the DOB Site Safety Construction Map to see if your jobsite requires an SST card. If the address of your jobsite is listed on the map, you will need an SST card to enter.

Workers in the NYC construction industry have two options for getting their SST card. If you have an OSHA 30 card, you only need to complete 10 additional hours of DOB-approved Site Safety Training.

Workers with an OSHA 10 card must take 30 hours of SST, which must include four General Elective courses and four Special Elective courses. Option 1 and Option 2 below both satisfy DOB requirements for earning a 40-hour SST Worker card.

Workers who have a 30-hour OSHA card that was issued within the past five years can earn their SST card by completing 10-Hour SST for Workers.

This 10-Hour course package includes a plastic, wallet-sized SST card and the following courses:

• SST 8-Hour Fall Prevention
• SST 2-Hour Drug and Alcohol Awareness

40-Hour SST for Workers is designed for those who need to complete both OSHA training and Site Safety Training. This includes new workers and workers who completed OSHA training more than five years ago.

The 40-hour course package includes a plastic SST card and the following courses:

• 30-Hour OSHA
• SST 8-Hour Fall Prevention
• SST 2-Hour Drug and Alcohol Awareness

Certain workers at NYC construction sites are not required to satisfy Local Law 196 training requirements. Some examples of workers who are exempt from Site Safety Training include delivery persons, flag persons, design professionals, Department licensees and Department registrants.

According to the DOB, the full list of workers who don't need an SST card includes:

If you work in any of the roles above but also serve as a Competent Person, then you will need to earn an SST card.

No, you cannot satisfy DOB training requirements with OSHA training alone. Workers with an OSHA 10 card must take 30 additional hours of SST courses, and those with an OSHA 30 card need 10 additional hours of SST.

Yes, you will receive credit for certain DOB-approved courses that you completed within the past five years. For example, if you completed the 8-Hour Supported Scaffold Refresher course, the DOB will give you credit for the SST 4-Hour Supported Scaffold course.

Check the DOB's list of Approved Site Safety Training Course Equivalents to find out which courses the DOB accepts and how many hours of SST credit you will receive.

After you complete 40 hours of SST training — which can include 10- or 30-hour OSHA training and other DOB-approved courses you completed in the past five years — you can apply for your SST card online.

The process of getting your SST card is simple. The first step is to provide certificates of completion for any courses you completed with a course provider other than OSHA Education Center. Next, you will need to provide one or more documents that prove your identity and address, such as your New York driver license.

Finally, you need to submit a photograph that will be printed on your SST card. You can take a new picture or provide a photo that is less than two years old.

We will then submit your training certificates, proof of identity documents and photograph to the DOB for verification. The DOB will deliver your SST card by mail.

If you purchase our 10-Hour SST or 40-Hour SST course package, your SST card will be included. You can request your card within your account after completing training. You will need to verify your identity and provide a photograph, but you're not required to upload course certificates.