Corporate Training By Zack Academy - 14-Hour FL Contractor License Renewal Package 3 - Construction Safety Standards Online Anytime

Why Should You Take This 14-Hour FL Contractor License Renewal Package 3 - Construction Safety Standards Online Anytime Course Package?

For Registered Contractors and Certified Contractors the renewal deadline is August 31st. All Registered Contractors and Certified Contractors are required to complete fourteen (14) hours of continuing education each renewal cycle. 

Of the fourteen hours, one hour is required in each of the following topics:

• Specialized or Advanced Module that is approved by the Florida Building Commission,
• Workplace Safety,
• Business Practices,
• Worker’s Compensation,
• Laws and Rules Regulating the Construction Industry,
• Wind Mitigation Methodologies (if license is held in the following category:  General, Building, Residential, Roofing, Specialty Structure, or Glass & Glazing.)

Please Note:  The remaining seven hours may include any of the above topics or general topics to the industry. Students will have six months of access to course content.

What Is Included in This Package?

This 14-Hour FL Contractor License Renewal Package 3 - Construction Safety Standards Online Anytime course package fulfills all requirements for a two year renewal cycle for Registered Contractors and Certified Contractors. The courses offered within this package are:

• 7-Hour Florida Online Construction Safety Standards
  
• 6-Hour Online Required Competency Course
• 1-Hour Online Advanced Module on Gable End Anchoring & Framing for High Velocity Winds

Does This Continuing Education Package Meet State Requirements?

YES!  All of our courses are approved by the Florida Construction Industry Board.

Are These Courses Approved for Building Inspectors and Contractors?

Yes, our courses fulfill the requirement for both building inspectors and certified and registered contractors.

When Does My License Renew?

Certified Contractors renew their license by August 31 each even-numbered year.

Registered Contractors renew their license by August 31 each odd-numbered year.

Syllabus

I. Florida Construction Safety Standards

This seven hour course is a review of the safety codes required for residential construction. Students will be able to understand and describe the basic components of a construction safety program. They will recognize the hazards inherent at a construction jobsite, and describe ways to prevent those hazards. Finally they will learn the responsibilities of both the employer and the employee in observing established safety practices.

Upon completion, participants will be knowledgeable in:

• The Role of OSHA in the Workplace
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Falls in Construction
• Stairways and Ladders Safety
• Scaffolds Hazards
• Excavation and Safe Working Conditions
• Electrical Safety
• Egress/Fire Protection
• Hazard Communication
• Tool Safety
• Materials Handling

II. Florida Required Competency 

This 6 hour course fulfills the continuing education requirements outlined by 61G4-18.001 for Workplace Safety, Business Practices (Lien Law), Workers’ Compensation, Construction Laws and Rules and Wind Mitigation methodologies. Individual chapter descriptions below outline subjects, topics and subtopics covered.

Upon completion, participants will be knowledgeable in:

• Workplace Safety
• Florida Lien Law
• Workers" Compensation
• Florida Construction Statutes and Rules
• Wind Mitigation

III. Florida Gable End Anchoring and Framing

This one hour internet course is intended to provide a minimum of one hour of instruction of continued education for Florida certificate holders and registrants pertaining to Gable End Anchoring and Framing. Inspection of residential buildings that endured past hurricanes in Florida has shown that one of the most damaged structural components in residential homes is the gable-end wall or the gable-end truss for timber wall or masonry wall constructions. This course is based on the 2010 Florida Building Code changes that surround the most common causes of gable end failure during high velocity hurricane events.

Upon completion, participants will have the skills to:

• Know what “load path” means and how it is maintained.
• Recognize and understand basic terminology for structural components.
• Describe the limitations when using wood components to frame a gable-end wall.