Safety Training Courses

During the training, students will be provided with an overview of OSHA and DOB policies, procedures, and ASME rigging standards with a special emphasis on recognition and prevention of hazardous conditions. Additional topics will include instructions on how to visually inspect rigging equipment, basic crane components, crane setup and methods of applying proper rigging hitches. Students will participate in hands-on exercises in which they will be responsible for presenting, installing and using various rigging applications.

Hands-on assessment will be made by instructor to determine if each student is capable of applying rope knots, inspect rigging hardware and apply learned rigging lifting techniques. Immediately prior to the end of the course, students will independently participate in a multiple-choice final exam.

The course fee does not include the cost of issuing the identification card or site safety training card as applicable.

Gallagher Bassett’s NYC DOB Building Codes Update Technical Seminar: What to Expect in 2022, offers a consolidated, comprehensive overview of all recent updates and revisions. This seminar is strongly recommended for all site safety managers, coordinators, inspectors, construction supers, and anyone else working on an NYC construction site where major buildings are being constructed.

The course fee does not include the cost of issuing the identification card or site safety training card as applicable

According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, the construction industry has the highest rates of workplace drug use. Substance abuse is a factor in 35 percent of workplace injuries and fatalities, 35 percent of all absences, 38 percent to 50 percent of all workers’ compensation claims and, 40 percent of thefts. Substance abuse is increasing those risks, which affect overall job safety and work efficiency. Substance abuse includes, but is not limited to the use of marijuana, heroin, ecstasy, methamphetamine, cocaine, opiates, amphetamine and high amounts of alcohol. The program’s goal is to address substance and alcohol abuse and particularly focuses on educating workers on safety and productivity hazards created by the abuse of alcohol and other drugs in the workplace.

This training may be delivered as a stand-alone seminar or offered through an integrated approach with other industry appropriate subject matter.

The course fee does not include the cost of issuing the identification card or site safety training card as applicable.

This actively proctored, instructor-led virtual (remote) renewal course includes a review of New York City Construction Codes and OSHA Regulations as it pertains to rigging operations and industry best practices. Subject matter will also include the inspection, maintenance, repair, use, installation, hazards associated with rigging methods, hardware, and equipment, hoisting machines with a manufacturer’s rated capacity of one ton or less, suspended scaffolds, fall protection and more. Additionally, attendees will have a forum to exchange their experiences and discuss the most recent changes in the rigging industry.

Gallagher Bassett’s actively proctored, instructor-led virtual 4-Hour Mast Climber User & Operator Training course allows mast climber users to recognize the most common hazards related to their work. Students will be able to identify their responsibilities as a user or operator, safety procedures, current regulations and hazard controls related to mast climbing. This course covers topics such as mast climber use and operation, hazards associated with such work, pre-use inspections, startup and shut down procedures, emergency descent procedures, fall protection, mast climber stability and balance, and storage of materials on a mast climber.

Students will need to have access to an internet connection, a computer or tablet with access to a web camera, microphone, and download the Zoom app.

The course fee does not include the cost of issuing the identification card or site safety training card as applicable.

This renewal course includes a review of New York City Construction Codes and OSHA Regulations as it pertains to rigging operations and industry best practices.

Topics covered during the course will include rigging methods, installation, maintenance, repair and use of rigging hardware and equipment, climber/tower crane assembly, jumping, and disassembly, critical picks, suspended scaffolds, fall protection and more. Additionally, attendees will have a forum to exchange their experiences and discuss the most recent changes in the rigging industry.

• This an actively proctored, instructor-led virtual course that facilitates distance learning requirements.
• Students will need to have access to an internet connection, a computer or tablet with access to a web camera, microphone.

The course fee does not include the cost of issuing the identification card or site safety training card as applicable.

During this instructor-led, virtual course, students will learn the proper procedures for crane assembly/disassembly, crane inspection, crane operator communication, how to prevent accidents with cranes and hoists and proper fall protection techniques. Topics covered include industry standards and best practices, rigging requirements, lifting and lowering loads, use of slings, signaling, pre-lift planning, industry standards, and best practices, and a thorough review of the NYC Construction Codes, OSHA 1926 as it relates to cranes, derricks, and rigging.

The course fee does not include the cost of issuing the identification card or site safety training card as applicable.

This instructor-led, virtual course refreshes the knowledge of licensed crane operators, licensed riggers, rigger foremen on the proper procedures for crane assembly/disassembly, crane inspection, crane operator communication, how to prevent accidents with cranes and hoists, and proper fall protection techniques.

Students will need to have access to an internet connection, a computer or tablet with access to a web camera, microphone.

The course fee does not include the cost of issuing the identification card or site safety training card as applicable.