Syracuse Builders Exchange Events Newswire

OSHA 10-Hour Construction Safety Course 4/30/2025 8:00 AM - 5/1/2025 1:30 PM

Fri, 03 Jan 2025 11:48:52 GMT

OSHA 10-Hour Construction Safety Course

Date: April 30 and May 1, 2025

Time: 8:00 am to 1:30 pm both days

Instructor: Lisa Brownson, CSP, Safety Source Consultants, Ltd.

This class will be held at the Syracuse Builders Exchange located at 6563 Ridings Rd, Syracuse, NY. We have safety guidelines in place - please be sure to review them. Due to demand, only 4 people per company, unless there are available seats.

The OSHA 10-hour Construction Industry Outreach course helps participants recognize and identify solutions to common safety and health hazards on the job. There is a New York State law requiring most workers on publicly funded construction sites to have the OSHA wallet card proving they have completed the OSHA 10-hour for Construction training course. Many General Contractors and Construction Management firms also require that subcontractors' employees have the 10-hour. Upon completion of the OSHA 10-hour for Construction, you will receive a course completion card that does not expire.

Please Be Advised – OSHA requires that cards be sent to the students, if a copy is required, please see the employee for a copy of their completion card. The cost of the course will be $30 per student SBE Member Firms and $50 per student Non-Members. Payments must be received by the First Day of Class. If Paying By Check – Please Make Payable To: Syracuse Builders Exchange and mail to 6563 Ridings Road, Syracuse, NY 13206. Course fees are non-refundable.

Students must attend both days in order to receive their completion card. Please let us know if your employee cannot attend so we can free up their spot. If another employee will replace an employee registered for the class, no problem, please let us know.

SBE Safety Guidelines:

Kindly enter and exit the building through the entrance located at the rear parking lot on the southern end of the building.
Hand sanitizer will be available in the classroom.
Please bring your own writing instruments.
Cell phone use in the classroom may be restricted at the discretion of the instructor. If you need to reach your employee during the course, please call SBE’s main phone number 315.437.9936.

Should you need assistance with registration, please contact Dimi Wingate at Dwingate@syrabex.com 315.437.9936 ext. 14.

Registration is Now Closed. First Aid/CPR/AED Course 5/6/2025 9:00 AM - 5/6/2025 12:00 Noon

Wed, 05 Mar 2025 21:01:35 GMT

Registration is Now Closed!

First Aid/CPR/AED Course

May 6, 2025 / 9:00am – 12:00pm

Instructor: David Shalala, TLC Ambulance

Be prepared to act when emergencies arise. When you understand first aid, you’ll gain the ability to help those in need. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) can help save a life if a person’s breathing or heart stops. When a sudden cardiac arrest event happens, minutes matter. In this course you will learn how to treat and recognize heart attacks, strokes, diabetic emergencies and more.

This course will also speak about first aid for severe bleeding. Serious injury can lead to life-threatening blood loss within minutes, be prepared to provide lifesaving care when the unexpected happens.

This course will be an in-person only session, no virtual attendance. The course will be held at Syracuse Builders Exchange, 6563 Ridings Road, Syracuse, NY 13206. Attendees must be pre-registered to attend.

Free for SBE Member Firms - $100 Non-Members.

Due to high demand, only 4 employees per company, unless there are available spots.

Please make checks payable to Syracuse Builders Exchange. Credit cards are accepted (fees apply). Payments must be received by the first day of class.

Contact Dimi Wingate at 315.437.9936 if assistance is needed with registration and/or to submit credit card payments.

RIT OSHA 500 Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry 5/13/2025 8:30 AM - 5/16/2025 4:30 PM

Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:33:57 GMT

Syracuse Builders Exchange is proud to announce that it will be providing classroom space for the Rochester Institute of Technology, an Authorized OSHA Training Institute Education Center®. Syracuse Builders Exchange is not an OTI Education Center but serves as a host training organization for the RIT OSHA Training Institute Education Center.

May 13, 14, 15, 16, 2025 / 8:30 am – 4:30 pm at Syracuse Builders Exchange / 6563 Ridings Road, Syracuse, NY 13206

OSHA #500 Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry

Course Description

This course is designed for individuals interested in teaching the 10- and 30-hour construction safety and health Outreach Training Program to their employees and other interested groups. Using OSHA Construction Standards as a guide, special emphasis is placed on those topics required in the 10- and 30-hour programs as well as those which are most hazardous. Students are briefed on effective instructional approaches and use of visual aids and handouts. This course allows the student to become a trainer in the OSHA Outreach Training Program, to conduct both 10- and 30- hour Construction Outreach classes, and to issue cards to participants after verifying course completion. Students who wish to participate as authorized Outreach trainers in the OSHA Outreach Program must prepare a presentation on an assigned OSHA Construction Outreach Training Program topic individually or as part of a group and successfully pass a written exam at the end of the course.

Minimum student contact hours: 26

Prerequisites: Students must successfully complete the OSHA # 510 Occupational Safety and Health Standards for Construction and have five (5) years of safety and health work experience in the construction industry. A degree in occupational safety and health, a Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) designation, in the applicable training area, may be substituted for two (2) years of work-related experience. Students should obtain guidance on whether they meet this requirement from the OSHA Training Institute Education Center where they intend to receive the training. Authorized OSHA Outreach Training Program trainers are required to attend OSHA #502 Update for Construction Industry Outreach Trainers at least once every four (4) years to maintain their trainer status.

Complete the Prerequisite Verification Form.

Note: Students in Course 500 who wish to participate as authorized trainers in the OSHA Outreach Training Program must prepare a presentation on an assigned OSHA Construction Outreach topic, pass a performance exam and a knowledge-based exam. Students are required to bring picture ID as proof of identity and are strongly encouraged to bring a laptop.

As a student in this course, you will be required to pass a knowledge base test and a performance test to receive your course completion certificate and authorized outreach trainer card. If you do not pass both tests, you will receive a letter of attendance only. Please note that a refund will not be issued if you do not pass the tests.

All participants must bring a current copy of the OSHA construction regulations, 29 CFR 1926, to the course.

Cost: $895

Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) will handle registration. Please click here to be transferred to RIT’s registration page. For questions, please contact Donna Winter at 585.475.2919 or dlwtpo@rit.edu

DEC Erosion & Sediment Control Course - Utica 5/20/2025 8:30 AM - 5/20/2025 12:30 PM

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 15:40:37 GMT

DEC Erosion & Sediment Control Course

Utica, Rome, and Mohawk Valley

New Location: ICAN Community Center

106 Memorial Parkway, Utica, NY 13501

May 20, 2025 – 8:30am – 12:30 pm

This seminar will be held at the ICAN Community Center, 106 Memorial Parkway, Utica, NY 13501.

The cost of the seminar will be $125.00 per person for SBE Members and Non-Members, and is non-refundable. Please make checks made payable to Syracuse Builders Exchange. Credit cards are accepted (fees apply). Please contact Dimi Wingate at 315.437.9936 if assistance is needed with registration and/or to submit credit card payments.

Payments must be received no later than May 6, 2025.

Should you need assistance with registration, please contact Dimi Wingate at Dwingate@syrabex.com 315.437.9936 ext 14.

Building Information Modeling Education for Construction Industry Employers 5/22/2025 4:00 PM - 6/26/2025 6:00 PM

Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:45:32 GMT

Building Information Modeling Education for Construction Industry Employers

May 22 – June 26, 2025 (6 Sessions)

Syracuse Builders Exchange / 6563 Ridings Road / Syracuse, NY 13206 / In-Person Only

Instructor: Eric Wing

Returning Due to Popular Demand! Syracuse Builders Exchange (SBE) is proud to announce the Association will again be hosting the Building Information Modeling (BIM) Sessions to SBE membership. The 6 sessions will educate construction industry employers and employees on the benefits of using BIM, and how to interact with BIM requirements of construction managers, general contractors or project owners.

SBE has partnered with Autodesk and is an Authorized Autodesk Training Center (ATC). SBE is the only construction industry Association in the State of New York to have such a designation.

SBE will offer a series of 6 BIM sessions. The sessions will be held in the SBE classroom and will include a computer for each student, with pre-loaded software and other materials needed for the classes. The sessions will be on Thursday evenings, for 6 weeks, May 22^nd – June 26^th

Session 1 / May 22 / 5:00-6:00pm / Practical uses for BIM in Construction

Session 2 / May 29 / 4:00-6:00pm / Introduction to Revit (part 1)

Session 3 / June 5 / 4:00-6:00pm / Introduction to Revit (part 2)

Session 4 / June 12 / 4:00-6:00pm / Creating Takeoffs in Revit

Session 5 / June 19 / 4:00-6:00pm / Introduction to Navisworks

Session 6 / June 26 / 4:00-6:00pm / Clash Detection in Navisworks

SBE Member pricing: $100 per session/per participant or $500 per participant for all 6 sessions.

Non-Member pricing: $200 per session/per participant or $1,000 per participant for all 6 sessions.

Participants can select whichever session they would like to attend or attend all 6 sessions at a discounted rate.

Checks should be made payable to Syracuse Builders Exchange and mailed to 6563 Ridings Road, Syracuse, NY 13206. Credit card payments (fee's apply) are accepted. Payments will need to be received 2 weeks prior to the class date. Course fees are non-refundable. Space is limited for these sessions, register early to secure a seat.

Eric Wing will be the instructor for these sessions. Eric is an expert in the BIM arena and is currently the Director of BIM Services at C&S Companies and a professor at Syracuse University’s School of Engineering.

Please contact DimiWingate at 315.437.9936 or Dwingate@syrabex.com to get registered or if you have questions.