In order to continue to operate in the City of New York, the designated construction worker is required to complete a minimum number of hours of approved site safety training and to carry site safety identification cards as proof of completion of the training (As per New York City Local Law 196 of 2017 also known as ‘LL196’ or ‘Local Law’). This course provides eight hours towards the satisfaction of that requirement.
a. Instructor introduces topic and describes their qualifications and relevant experience for training this module.
b. Establish that all trainees can hear and fully understand you i.e. ‘raise your hand if you fully understand me’ or ‘clap your hands if you fully understand me’
c. State basic classroom rules, bearings and decorum
i. Inform trainees of duration or training and breaks (if any)
ii. Remind trainees about limiting distractions (phone use, texting, sidebar conversations)
iii. Emergency procedures (location and means of egress, exits or other contingencies)
iv. Location of restrooms
d. Training Objectives and Expectations:
i. Trainees will become generally familiar terms associated with falls in construction
ii. Trainees will be able to recognize avoid and prevent falls hazards from causing harm.
iii. Trainees should become aware of regulatory safety requirements associated with falls, including OSHA’s Subpart M.
iv. Trainees will learn how to make informed decisions when working at heights.
Illustrate statistics of fatal falls as the most common cause of death in construction
Provide illustrated cases of falls in New York City (use this portion of the training to appeal emotionally to trainees’ sense of empathy and sympathy)
Explain that the Competent Person’s Responsibilities Describe the 3 types of Fall Hazards
a. Falls to below (leading cause to death in construction)
b. Falls to the same level (trips and slips) Struck-by falling objects
Explain the nature of gravity and how weight is relative and depends (is a product of) on acceleration of and mass. This explanation must be designed in terms trainees can understand.
Describe in detail the Components, Specifications and Regulatory Requirements of fall controls. Note some topics below; though not directly in fall protection OSHA Subpart M, must be addressed due to inherent fall hazards i.e. ladders, stairs and scaffolds.
a. Guardrails Systems
b. Nets (horizontal and vertical)
c. Controlled Access Zones i. Masonry Overhead Bricklaying
d. Limited Access Zones
e. Controlled Decking Zones (Steel Erection)
f. Hole Covers
g. Accessibility (vertical movement i.e. breaks in elevation height)
h. Stairs and ladders
i. Scaffold use
j. Suspended
i. Supported
ii. Mobile Scaffolds (Scissor lifts)
iii. Aerial Lifts
k. Monitoring Systems
l. Unguarded Machinery
Stuck-by and fall-to-the-same level controls
a. Housekeeping
Storage prohibitions (unenclosed perimeters, shafts etc.)
c. Hardhats
d. Tethering of tools
e. Vertical Nets
f. Sidewalk Sheds
Describe in detail the Components, Specifications and Regulatory Requirements, including New York City Chapter 33, Section 3315.1, with trainee interactions (calculations, tabletop scenarios, decision-tree) the different types of fall protections systems.
a. Personal Fall Arrest Systems
b. Fall arrest with self-retracting lanyards
c. Fall restraint systems
d. Positioning systems
e. Horizontal life lines
f. Vertical life lines
Explain components of a prompt rescue plan
Exercise: calculation fall distances
Create and review a 20-point checklist (see example questions below) and illustratively provide comparative examples (compliant vs. non-compliant) for each point on the fall protection checklist.
What type of fall hazard controls will be utilized?
q. Type of fall protection
r. Capacity of anchorage points
s. Integrity of anchorage points
t. Inspection of equipment
u. Is there a rescue plan in place for the use of Personal Fall Arrest Systems
v. Has a Pre-task briefing taken place?
Tabletop situations where trainees choose different types of fall protection for various different tasks.
Trainees demonstrate making decisions and wearing generic fall protection equipment.
This course is a required course that can help fulfill the requirements for an individual applying for a Site Safety Training Card. THIS IS AN AWARENESS-LEVEL TRAINING ONLY and does not provide any other qualification or authorization outside of the Site Safety Training Card.
This course is a required course that can help fulfill the requirement for an individual applying for a Site Safety Training Card. THIS IS AN AWARENESS-LEVEL TRAINING ONLY and does not provide any other qualification or authorization outside of the Site Safety Training Card.
