5023 - 8 Hour Fall Prevention

5023 - 8-Hour Fall Prevention

Purpose: This course is an elective course that can help fulfill the requirement for an individual applying for a Site Safety Training Card. THIS IS AWARENESS-LEVEL TRAINING ONLY and does not provide any other qualification or authorization outside of the Site Safety Training Card.

Duration: 8 Hours of instructional time, excluding lunch and breaks

Location: Electrical and HVAC/R Training Center 65 Elm Street, Copiague, NY 11726

Cost: $220.00

Schedule:
Day Schedule: 8am to 2:30pm (Offered on the 23rd and 24th day of program)
Afternoon Schedule: 2:45pm to 5:45pm (Offered on the 46th - 48th day of program)
Evening Schedule: 6:00pm to 10:30pm (Offered on the 31st and 32nd day of program)

This course is part of the 600 hour 6074-Electrical Training Program and 6071-HVAC/R Program. For specific class dates, please contact the Electrical and HVAC/R Training Center.

NYC Requirement: 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.

Course Content Outline:
  • Introduction
  • Fatal falls as the most common cause of death in construction
  • Illustrated cases of falls in New York City
  • Competent Person’s Responsibilities
  • 3 types of Fall Hazards
  • Nature of gravity and how weight is relative and depends (is a product of) on acceleration of and mass.
  • Detail ob the Components, Specifications and Regulatory Requirements of fall controls
  • Stuck-by and fall-to-the-same level controls
  • 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.
  • Components of a prompt rescue plan
  • Exercise: calculation fall distances
  • Create and review a 20-point checklist and illustratively provide comparative examples for each point on the fall protection checklist.
For more information on the course please visit The Department of Buildings (DOB) Website (Click Here)

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