FIRE DEPARTMENT CITY OF NEW YORK STUDY MATERIAL …

1 Revised 11-15-13 1. fire DEPARTMENT CITY OF NEW YORK. STUDY MATERIAL FOR THE EXAMINATION FOR. THE CERTIFICATE OF FITNESS FOR. CONSTRUCTION SITE fire safety manager . S-56. FDNY is posting this STUDY MATERIAL for public to use as a reference guide . All applicants are required to attend the class and bring a certificate of completion from FDNY. approved school to take FDNY S-56 certificate of Fitness written exam . ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS BOOKLET YOU WILL FIND THE FOLLOWING: NOTICE OF EXAMINATION (NOE). New York City fire DEPARTMENT - All rights reserved.

2 Release November 2013 (For use on or after December 2013). Revised 11-15-13 2. Table of Contents NOTICE OF EXAMINATION .. 4. QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS .. 4. STUDY MATERIAL AND TEST 6. INTRODUCTION .. 7. PART 1: ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES .. 11. CONSTRUCTION SITE fire safety manager TASK OVERVIEW .. 11. RESPONSIBILITIES OVERVIEW .. 12. PART 2: DAILY OPERATIONS .. 16. fire safety 16. PRE- fire PLAN .. 17. TRAINING .. 18. fire PROTECTION DEVICES .. 20. 20. Sprinkler .. 23. fire Extinguishers .. 24. HOT WORK OPERATIONS .. 27. TORCH OPERATION BASICS.

3 34. fire GUARD AND WATCHPERSON FOR CONSTRUCTION SITES .. 35. IMPAIRMENT OF fire PROTECTION SYSTEMS .. 37. SMOKING AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS REGULATION .. 40. ELECTRICAL safety .. 41. HOUSEKEEPING .. 42. FLAMMABLE & COMBUSTIBLE GASES & LIQUIDS .. 42. MEANS OF EGRESS AND ELEVATORS .. 48. INTERNAL COMBUSTION POWERED EQUIPMENT .. 48. SAFEGUARDING ROOFING OPERATIONS .. 48. POWDER ACTUATED TOOLS .. 49. FIRST RESPONDER COMMUNICATION .. 50. EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROCEDURE .. 54. NEGATIVE 55. OTHER CERTIFICATES .. 55. Aerosols .. 55. Crane Aerial Fueling Operations.

4 58. Portable Fueled Space Heaters .. 58. ORGANIZATION BASICS .. 60. PART 3: INSPECTIONS AND WALKTHROUGHS .. 62. CDA WALKTHROUGHS .. 62. WEEKLY SUBCONTRACTOR SHANTY INSPECTIONS (BEST PRACTICE) .. 63. PART 4: PLANS, FORMS, CHECKLISTS AND LOGS .. 65. Revised 11-15-13 3. PRE- fire PLAN FOR CONSTRUCTION SITE .. 65. CDA CHECKLIST .. 68. CONSTRUCTION SITE fire safety manager DAILY REPORT .. 69. AFTER HOURS fire GUARD CHECKLIST (4PM-MIDNIGHT) .. 70. fire GUARD DAILY LOG BOOK FOR HOT WORK .. 71. STANDPIPE INSPECTION .. 72. HOT WORK AUTHORIZATION AND FIELD COPY.

5 73. fire EXTINGUISHER INSPECTION LOG .. 75. WEEKLY SUBCONTRACTOR SHANTY INSPECTION 76. PROJECT CSFSM INITIATIVES-MONTHLY SELF-ASSESSMENT 77. FDNY CDA UNIT CONTACT INFORMATION .. 79. FDNY DISTRICT OFFICE CONTACT INFORMATION .. 80. PART 5: SIGNAGE REQUIREMENTS .. 81. FDNY SIGN (BEST PRACTICE) .. 81. FDNY NEGATIVE AIR SIGN (BEST PRACTICE) .. 81. NO SMOKING SIGNS .. 81. EXIT SIGN .. 82. fire EXTINGUISHER LOCATION SIGN .. 83. FLAMMABLE GAS ( ACETYLENE) STORAGE .. 83. FLAMMABLE OR COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS STORAGE .. 83. OXYGEN STORAGE SIGN.

6 84. AMMUNITION STORAGE .. 84. STANDPIPE PRESSURIZED .. 85. STANDPIPE IMPAIRMENT .. 85. PART 6: REFERENCES MATERIALS .. 86. FC CHAPTER 9 .. 86. FC CHAPTER 14 .. 88. FC CHAPTER 26 .. 97. FC CHAPTER 27 .. 105. FC CHAPTER 30 .. 106. FC CHAPTER 34 .. 115. FC CHAPTER 35 .. 121. FC CHAPTER 38 .. 124. LOCAL LAW 58 OF 2009 .. 129. LOCAL LAW 59 .. 130. LOCAL LAW 63 .. 130. LOCAL LAW 64 .. 132. NEW YORK CITY BUILDING CODE SECTION .. 135. SITE SPECIFIC EVACUATION 141. Revised 11-15-13 4. NOTICE OF EXAMINATION. Title: Examination for Certificate of Fitness for Construction Site fire safety manager (CSFSM) (S-56).

7 Date of Test: Written tests for CSFSM are conducted by appointment only. QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. 1. Applicants must have a reasonable understanding of the English language 2. Applicant must provide two forms of government issued photo identification, such as a State-issued Driver's License or Non-Driver's License or a passport. 3. Applicants shall possess and demonstrate to the satisfaction of the DEPARTMENT the physical ability to perform the duties of the position. 4. Training Course - Applicants shall successfully complete a Construction Site fire safety manager course at a school certified by the FDNY.

8 A Graduation Certificate must be submitted to the FDNY. a. Applicants will be given two (2) opportunities to take and pass the school graduation test on the basis of having successfully completed the CSFSM. course. After the second failure, applicants must repeat the CSFSM course and must successfully pass the graduation test. b. The Graduation Certificate is valid for one year. The FDNY C of F test must be taken within one year. 5. Applicants will be given two (2) opportunities to take and pass the FDNY. test. After the second failure, applicants must repeat the CSFSM course and begin as a new applicant.

9 6. In addition to Graduation Certificate, he/she must satisfy one of the experience requirements listed below (#7) with proof. 7. Applicants shall hold or possess the required certification or experience listed below and submit satisfactory documentation. a. A Site safety manager or Site safety Coordinator Certificate issued by the DEPARTMENT of Buildings pursuant to and DEPARTMENT of Buildings rule 1 RCNY 104-08; or b. At least three (3) years of full-time experience within the last six (6) years prior to the date of the application: (1) working for a governmental agency or a construction, design or consulting firm.

10 (2) at construction sites upon which major buildings (as that term is defined in ) are being constructed; and (3) with responsibility for construction site safety and/or supervision of construction; or Revised 11-15-13 5. c. At least eight (8) years of full-time experience within the past 12 years prior to the date of the application working for a governmental agency with responsibility for conducting and/or supervising fire code or fire safety inspections or enforcement; or d. At least ten (10) years of full-time experience within the past 15 years prior to the date of the application working as a firefighter or fire officer in a paid fire DEPARTMENT .