Construction Trades

CHVTT23 - OSHA 30 $325

Monday - Friday, 9am-4pm, 5/12/25-5/15/25
Cypress Hills Satellite Location 276 Chestnut Street, Brooklyn, NY

• Understand the OSHA Act, the functions and resources of OSHA
• Become aware of the OSHA inspection priorities and describe the inspection process
• Hazards of chemicals and electrical
• Flammable and combustible liquids and gasses

To maintain a healthy and safe work environment, OSHA requires employees in various industries to participate in workplace safety training. See the benefits of instructor lead training in our 30-hour OSHA safety course that will address specific regulations as they apply to the General Industry and help you meet your workplace training requirements in an interactive setting with peers and your professor.

The OSHA training program for general industry provides training for workers and employers on the recognition, abatement, and prevention of safety and health hazards in the workplace. The program will also provide information regarding workers’ rights, employer responsibilities, and how to file a complaint.

CHVTT24 - SST 10 $99 + $15 SST Card

Monday & Tuesday, 9am-3pm, 5/19/25 & 5/20/25
Cypress Hills Satellite Location 276 Chestnut Street, Brooklyn, NY
2 hour drug and alcohol awareness and 8 hour fall prevention- Total 10 hours

This course is for workers who want to work on construction sites need to complete 10-Hour Site Safety Training (SST). This training is required for workers who already have a valid OSHA 30-hour card. The training covers Fall prevention, Drug and alcohol awareness, Local safety regulations and practices, and Site-specific safety knowledge.

10 Hour SST includes:

• 2-Hour Drug & Alcohol Awareness: Helps participants recognize signs of substance abuse, understand the harmful effects of drugs and alcohol, and implement prevention strategies
• 8-Hour Fall Prevention: Helps workers recognize, avoid, minimize, and correct fall hazards on job sites

CHVTT29 - SST Supervisor $275 + $15 SST Card

Monday-Thursday, 4:30pm-8:30pm, 4/28-5/1
Cypress Hills Satellite Campus 276 Chestnut Street, Brooklyn, NY

SITE SAFETY SUPERVISOR - 16 HOUR

• 8-hour fall prevention
• 4-hour Supported Scaffold User and Refresher
• 2-Hour Tool Box Talks
• 2-Hour Pre-Task Safety Meetings

8-Hour Fall Prevention: Helps workers recognize, avoid, minimize, and correct fall hazards on job sites

4-hour Supported Scaffold User and Refresher: Helps workers understand terms associated with supported scaffolds, explain safety standards associated with supported scaffolds, describe the roles and responsibilities of critical personnel when working near or on supported scaffolding, identify typical hazards associated with supported scaffolds and list steps to avoid such hazards and describe common hazard controls associated with supported scaffolds.

2-Hour Tool Box Talks: Helps workers understand the need for effective Tool Box Talks and educate others on the role of Tool Box Talks to: Reinforce an employer’s training efforts and Keep safety & health at the forefront in minds of workers. Workers will also learn to prepare Tool Box Talks based on situation & needs of adult learners, Obtain and use feedback effectively during Tool Box Talks and Describe how frequent, effective Tool Box Talks increase comradery, communication and overall jobsite culture

2-Hour Pre-Task Safety Meetings: Helps workers understand the purpose and necessity of pre-task meetings, adapt these pre-task meeting guidelines and templates to their specific work situations, gather relevant task-to-hazard risks and effectively present such information to team members, and describe regulations pertaining to pre-task meetings

CHVTT30 - SST Worker Renewal $199 + $15 SST Card

Tues & Wed, 4:30pm-8:30pm, 5/7/25-5/8/25
Cypress Hills Satellite Location 276 Chestnut Street, Brooklyn, NY
4 hour fall prevention and 4 hour scaffold user and refresher- Total 8 hours

The 4-Hour Supported Scaffold User and Refresher course prepares workers to recognize and avoid a wide range of safety hazards associated with supported scaffold use. You’ll learn about the importance of safety controls, fall prevention equipment, inspections and emergency planning.

4-hour fall prevention is a comprehensive training designed to educate construction workers on identifying and mitigating fall hazards on job sites, covering topics like OSHA regulations, proper fall protection equipment usage, safe work practices on elevated surfaces like roofs, ladders, and scaffolds, and how to prevent falls through awareness and proactive measures, all within a 4-hour timeframe, typically mandated by local safety regulations like NYC's Site Safety Training (SST) standards.

VTT 23 - 30-Hour OSHA Construction

• Understand the OSHA Act, the functions and resources of OSHA
• Become aware of the OSHA inspection priorities and describe the inspection process
• Hazards of chemicals and electrical
• Flammable and combustible liquids and gasses

To maintain a healthy and safe work environment, OSHA requires employees in various industries to participate in workplace safety training. See the benefits of instructor lead training in our 30-hour OSHA safety course that will address specific regulations as they apply to the General Industry and help you meet your workplace training requirements in an interactive setting with peers and your professor.

The OSHA training program for general industry provides training for workers and employers on the recognition, abatement, and prevention of safety and health hazards in the workplace. The program will also provide information regarding workers’ rights, employer responsibilities, and how to file a complaint.

VTT 24 - 10-Hour Site Safety Training

This course is for workers who want to work on construction sites need to complete 10-Hour Site Safety Training (SST). This training is required for workers who already have a valid OSHA 30-hour card. The training covers Fall prevention, Drug and alcohol awareness, Local safety regulations and practices, and Site-specific safety knowledge.

10 Hour SST includes:

• 2-Hour Drug & Alcohol Awareness: Helps participants recognize signs of substance abuse, understand the harmful effects of drugs and alcohol, and implement prevention strategies
• 8-Hour Fall Prevention: Helps workers recognize, avoid, minimize, and correct fall hazards on job sites

VTT 26 - Site Safety Supervisor (SST)

VTT-26: Site Safety Supervisor (SST) training is a safety training program for construction supervisors in New York City . The training is required by the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) to improve safety standards and reduce accidents. Local Law 196 of 2017, requires Supervisors at job sites requiring a Construction Superintendent, Site Safety Coordinator or Site Safety Manager receive 62 hours of Site Safety Training (SST).

32- Hours SST Supervisor includes:

• 8-Hour Fall Prevention
• 8-Hour Site Safety Manager Refresher/Chapter 33
• 4-Hour Supported Scaffold
• 2-Hour Drug and Alcohol Awareness
• 2-Hour Site Safety Plan
• 2-Hour Tool Box Talks
• 2-Hour Pre-Task Safety Meetings
• 2-Hour DOB General Electives
• 2-Hour DOB Specialized Electives

VTT 27 - 4-Hour Supported Scaffold User

30 Hour Concrete Safety Manager

A Concrete Safety Manager (CSM) must be designated on all major buildings in New York City (NYC) where 2000 cubic yards or more of concrete will be placed on an entire project. CSMs must have completed this 30-Hour Concrete Safety Manager course within 5 years before applying for the license.

Topics:

• Introduction to concrete safety management.
• Construction accidents involving concrete.
• NYC Concrete Safety Manager certification requirements.
• Building Code (BC) Chapter 19 for concrete.
• OSHA 1926 overview.
• NYC Department of Buildings overview.
• NYC Department of Transportation overview.
• BC Chapter 1.
• BC Chapter 33.
• BC Chapter 35.
• NYC Department of Environmental Protection overview.
• Concrete construction and stripping operations.
• Concrete inspection operations.
• Rigging, scaffolding, hoisting, and crane operations.
• Site safety plan requirements for concrete.
• Safety protocol for concrete.
• Concrete safety violations.

8 Hour Master and Special Electrical Renewal

7 Hour Master Plumber & Master Fire Suppression

To renew a New York City (NYC) Master Plumber or Fire Suppression Piping Contractor license, the applicant must complete this course and submit a certificate of completion to the Department of Buildings (DOB) Licensing Unit for 7 hours of training as mandated by Title 1 of the Rules of the City of NY §104-06 regarding continuing education requirements.

Topics:

• OSHA 1926 overview.
• NYC Building Code overview (Rules, TPPN’s, regulatory notices, bulletins).
• Plumbing Code.
• Fuel Gas Code.
• Mechanical Code.
• NYC Fire Code (Chapter 14 Fire Safety during Construction, Alteration & Demolition).
• NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Rules.
• NYC Department of Buildings overview (standard operating procedures, policy & procedure notices, permits, notifications, forms, filing and site documents, plans, inspection checklists/logs, wind and weather advisories).
• Business Practices, ethics, anti-corruption.
• Jobsite Safety.
• Hazards.
• New Technology.
• Violations.

7 Hour Periodic Gas Piping Inspector Qualification

This course is required by the New York City (NYC) Department of Buildings (DOB) for anyone who will be performing periodic inspections of gas piping systems under the direct and continuing supervision of a Licensed Master Plumber. An applicant for this qualification must take this training course as mandated by the Rules of the DOB and submit a Certificate of Completion to the Licensing Unit.

Topics:

• NYC DOB overview (Building Information Systems, DOB Now, standard operating procedures, Policy & Procedure Notices, notifications, forms, and inspection checklists).
• Regulations on piping safety.
• Properties of natural gas.
• Combustible gas detectors and leak detection.
• Atmospheric corrosion leak survey inspections.
• Interior piping leak surveys inspections.
• Hands-on gas indicator instruction.
• Jurisdictional/non-jurisdictional piping connections.
• Purging gas piping into/out of service.
• Recognizing illegal connections and substandard conditions.
• Reporting and documenting inspections.

16 Hour Limited Gas Work Qualification

This course is required for all workers who will be working on gas piping for a licensed plumber. Workers must be able to demonstrate competence with gas work by completing this training. After completing this course, a certificate verifying the training must be submitted by the student to the New York City (NYC) Department of Buildings (DOB) licensing division.

Topics include but not limited to:

• Introduction to gas piping and testing.
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
• Gas leak detection.
• Emergency response and procedures.
• NYC Building Code, Fuel Gas Code, Mechanical Code and Fire Code overview.
• Utility processes and procedures.
• Safe use of tools.
• Gas work safety and hazards.
• Technology.
• Violations.

Construction Skills (NCCER CORE)

• Masonry Overview
• HVAC Overview
• Carpentry Overview
• Electrical Overview
• Plumbing Overview

Certified Welding - Introductory Training

With a hands-on approach, this Introduction to Welding with the AWS Welding Fundamentals program, you will gain a comprehensive overview of the basic principles of welding. You will learn the basic science and practical application of the most commonly utilized welding processes along with other essential topics.

At the end of the course, you will understand the fundamentals of equipment used in MIG welding, TIG welding, and arc welding, including welding and cutting safety and cutting, basic arc welding processes. You will be prepared to become a certified AWS welder! All supplies, gear, tuition and materials are included!

Test to become an American Welding Society Certified Welder
18+ years or older; High School Diploma or Equivalency; Possess proficiency in English (reading, writing, and speaking skills) and must be able to commit to and attend all classes at the Kingsborough Community College campus in order to participate in the program. Email us at [email protected] to learn more!