FIRE DEPARTMENT CITY OF NEW YORK STUDY MATERIAL FOR …

1 Revised 03-30-2016 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 03-30-2016 2. Table of Contents NOTICE OF EXAMINATION .. 4. INTRODUCTION .. 12. PART 1: ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES .. 16. CONSTRUCTION SITE fire SAFETY MANAGER TASK OVERVIEW .. 16. RESPONSIBILITIES OVERVIEW .. 17. PART 2: DAILY OPERATIONS .. 21. fire SAFETY 21. PRE- fire PLAN .. 22. TRAINING .. 23. fire PROTECTION DEVICES .. 25. 25. Sprinkler .. 28. fire Extinguishers .. 29. HOT WORK OPERATIONS .. 32. TORCH OPERATION BASICS .. 39. fire GUARD AND WATCHPERSON FOR CONSTRUCTION SITES.

3 40. IMPAIRMENT OF fire PROTECTION SYSTEMS .. 42. SMOKING AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS REGULATION .. 45. ELECTRICAL SAFETY .. 46. HOUSEKEEPING .. 47. FLAMMABLE & COMBUSTIBLE GASES & LIQUIDS .. 47. MEANS OF EGRESS AND ELEVATORS .. 53. INTERNAL COMBUSTION POWERED EQUIPMENT .. 53. SAFEGUARDING ROOFING OPERATIONS .. 53. POWDER ACTUATED TOOLS .. 54. FIRST RESPONDER COMMUNICATION .. 55. EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROCEDURE .. 59. NEGATIVE 60. OTHER CERTIFICATES .. 60. Aerosols .. 60. Crane Aerial Fueling Operations .. 63. Portable Fueled Space Heaters.

4 63. ORGANIZATION BASICS .. 65. PART 3: INSPECTIONS AND WALKTHROUGHS .. 67. CDA WALKTHROUGHS .. 67. WEEKLY SUBCONTRACTOR SHANTY INSPECTIONS (BEST PRACTICE) .. 68. PART 4: PLANS, FORMS, CHECKLISTS AND LOGS .. 70. PRE- fire PLAN FOR CONSTRUCTION SITE .. 70. CDA CHECKLIST .. 73. CONSTRUCTION SITE fire SAFETY MANAGER DAILY REPORT .. 74. AFTER HOURS fire GUARD CHECKLIST (4PM-MIDNIGHT) .. 75. fire GUARD DAILY LOG BOOK FOR HOT WORK .. 76. STANDPIPE INSPECTION .. 77. HOT WORK AUTHORIZATION AND FIELD COPY .. 78. fire EXTINGUISHER INSPECTION LOG.

5 80. Revised 03-30-2016 3. WEEKLY SUBCONTRACTOR SHANTY INSPECTION 81. PROJECT CSFSM INITIATIVES-MONTHLY SELF-ASSESSMENT 82. FDNY CDA UNIT CONTACT INFORMATION .. 84. FDNY DISTRICT OFFICE CONTACT INFORMATION .. 85. PART 5: SIGNAGE REQUIREMENTS .. 86. FDNY SIGN (BEST PRACTICE) .. 86. FDNY NEGATIVE AIR SIGN (BEST PRACTICE) .. 86. NO SMOKING SIGNS .. 86. EXIT SIGN .. 87. fire EXTINGUISHER LOCATION SIGN .. 88. FLAMMABLE GAS ( ACETYLENE) STORAGE .. 88. FLAMMABLE OR COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS STORAGE .. 88. OXYGEN STORAGE SIGN.

6 89. AMMUNITION STORAGE .. 89. STANDPIPE PRESSURIZED .. 90. STANDPIPE IMPAIRMENT .. 90. PART 6: REFERENCES MATERIALS .. 91. FC CHAPTER 9 .. 91. FC CHAPTER 14 .. 93. FC CHAPTER 26 .. 102. FC CHAPTER 27 .. 110. FC CHAPTER 30 .. 111. FC CHAPTER 34 .. 120. FC CHAPTER 35 .. 126. FC CHAPTER 38 .. 129. LOCAL LAW 58 OF 2009 .. 134. LOCAL LAW 59 .. 135. LOCAL LAW 63 .. 135. LOCAL LAW 64 .. 137. NEW york city BUILDING CODE SECTION .. 140. SITE SPECIFIC EVACUATION 146. Revised 03-30-2016 4. NOTICE OF EXAMINATION. Title: Examination for Certificate of Fitness for Construction Site fire Safety Manager (CSFSM) (S-56).

7 Date of Exam: Written tests are administered Monday through Friday (except legal holidays) at 2:45 PM: by appointment only. Starting processing time for a test is 2:45 PM. No test will be administered to applicants who arrive after the 3:00 To schedule an individual or group appointment, please use this link below: REQUIREMENTS FOR WRITTEN EXAM. Applicants who need to take the exam must apply in person: 1. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age. 2. Applicants must have a reasonable understanding of the English language.

8 3. Applicant must provide two forms of identifications; at least one form of identification must be government issued photo identification, such as a State-issued Drivers' License or Non Driver's License or a passport. 4. Applicants must present a letter of recommendation from his/her employer. The letter must be on official letterhead, and must state the applicant's full name, experience and the address where the applicant will work. If the applicants are self-employed or the principal of the company, they must submit a notarized letter attesting to their qualifications.

9 For more info: Sample of recommendation letter: Sample of self-employed letter: 5. Applicants must present a completed application for certificate of fitness (A- 20 Form). 6. Special requirement for the S-56 Certificate of Fitness: (1) The applicants must demonstrate one of the following qualifications: Applicants shall hold or possess one of the following Certifications or experience: a. A Site Safety Manager or Site Safety Coordinator Certificate issued by the DEPARTMENT of Buildings; or b. At least three (3) years of full-time experience within the past six (6).

10 Years prior to the date of the application: (i) working for a governmental agency or a construction, design or consulting firm;. Revised 03-30-2016 5. (ii) at construction sites upon which major buildings (as that term is defined in ) are being constructed; and (iii) with responsibility for construction site safety and/or supervision of construction; or 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.