﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Syracuse Builders Exchange Events Newswire</title><link>http://www.syrabex.com</link><description>News related to Syracuse Builders Exchange</description><copyright>(c) 2026, Syracuse Builders Exchange All Rights Reserved.</copyright><ttl>5</ttl><item><title>OSHA 30-Hour Construction Outreach Program 4/26/2021 8:00 AM - 5/4/2021 4:30 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;OSHA 30-Hour Construction Outreach Course&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FOUR DAYS&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;April 26, 27, May 3 and 4,&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;2021&amp;nbsp;- 8:00am-4:30pm all four dates. *Registrants must attend all 4 sessions in order to receive their certification card. Limit of 2&amp;nbsp;people per company.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Instructor: Lisa Brownson, CSP, - Safety Course Consultants Ltd.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Contact Melissa Gould at mgould@syrabex.com to register!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The OSHA 30-hour construction outreach course is required by Corning Glass, Anhueser-Busch, Cornell University, Turner Construction, Slattery Skanska and others for the lead foremen and superintendents. Subjects covered will include OSHA, Fall Protection, Electrical Safety, Scaffolding, Respiratory Protection, and much more. OSHA has made several changes to the 10 and 30 hour courses employers and employees should be aware of. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;*PLEASE BE ADVISED&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &amp;ndash; OSHA HAS IMPLEMENTED A $10.00 PROCESSING FEE FOR EACH STUDENT&amp;rsquo;S CERTIFICATION CARD. THIS NON-REFUNDABLE FEE MUST BE RECEIVED OR THE CERTIFICATION CARD WILL NOT BE RELEASED TO THE STUDENT AT THE CLASS. &lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;STUDENTS MUST POSESS OR PURCHASE A COPY OF THE CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS AT A COST OF $50.00 (non-refundable) FROM THE INSTRUCTOR. PAYMENT IS DUE TWO-WEEKS PRIOR TO THE START DATE OF THE COURSE. IF PAYMENT HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED, THE INDIVIDUAL WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE. &amp;nbsp;MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: Safety Source Consultants.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;Please note: OSHA regulations prohibit the Instructor from distributing certification cards to anyone other than the student present at the class. Cards will NOT be distributed to employers. If a copy is required, please have your employee provide one.&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;SBE has safety guidelines in place&amp;nbsp; - please review carefully and share with your employees&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Masks are required at all times.&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Temperature checks will be performed upon student&amp;rsquo;s arrival. Anyone exhibiting a temperature over 100 will not be admitted.&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Smaller class sizes to accommodate social distancing.&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Attendees of any class must be pre-registered. Anyone not on the pre-registration list will not be admitted. Do not send a replacement unless you notify SBE in advance.&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Entrance to the building as well as exiting, will be through the rear doors ONLY. Do not enter or exit through the main front entrance or through our plan room entrance.&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Hand sanitizer will be available in the classroom.&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Desks will have a 6&amp;rsquo; foot separation to maintain social distancing.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
</description><link>https://web.syrabex.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=2358</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2021 15:17:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>OSHA 10-Hour Construction Safety Course 5/10/2021 8:00 AM - 5/11/2021 1:30 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;OSHA 10-Hour - May 10 and 11, 2021 - 8:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. both days&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;FREE to SBE Member Firms ONLY&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Instructor: Lisa Brownson, CSP, Safety Source Consultants, Ltd.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This class will be held at the Syracuse Builders Exchange located at 6563 Ridings Rd, Syracuse, NY. We have several safety guidelines in place - please be sure to review them. Due to limited class sizes, we are only taking 2 people per company at this time.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Please Be Advised &amp;ndash; There is a Processing Fee for each Student&amp;rsquo;s Completion Card. This Non-Refundable Fee Must Be Received Or The Completion Card Will Not Be Released To The Student.&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;Payment of $10.00 per student Must Be Received By The First Day Of Class&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;If Paying By Check &amp;ndash; Please Make Payable To:&amp;nbsp;&lt;u&gt;Safety Source Consultants&lt;/u&gt;. Please Be Aware OSHA Regulations Prohibit The Instructor From Distributing Completion Cards To Anyone Other Than The Student Present At The Class. Cards Will Not Be Distributed To Employers. If A Copy Is Required, Please Have Your Employee Provide One.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Students must attend both days in order to receive their completion card&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;SBE Safety Guidelines:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Temperature checks will be performed upon student&amp;rsquo;s arrival.&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Attendees of any class must be pre-registered. Anyone not on the pre-registration list will not be admitted. Do not send a replacement unless you notify SBE in advance.&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Entrance to the building as well as exiting, will be through the rear doors ONLY. Do not enter or exit through the main front entrance or through our plan room entrance.&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Masks are required at all times covering mouth and nose&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Hand sanitizer will be available in the classroom.&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Desks will have a 3&amp;rsquo; foot separation to maintain social distancing.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Students&amp;nbsp;gain the ability to&amp;nbsp;recognize safety and health hazards and appropriate engineering, administrative, and personal protective equipment controls.&amp;nbsp;Completion also meets the requirements for OSHA 10-Hour training under NYS&amp;#39;s&amp;nbsp;existing prevailing rate law for public work of $250,000 or more effective June 18, 2008.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;OSHA states&amp;nbsp;that training must be delivered in a language employees understand. SBE classes are currently designed for English speaking participants&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;If an employee is not fluent in English and does not clearly understand English and will not benefit from a class due to the language barrier, the instructor reserves the right to refer that individual to alternative resources for training. Employers may contact the local OSHA office at 315-451-0808 for information on training provided in languages other than English.&lt;/em&gt;This course is free to Syracuse Builders Exchange Member firms.&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.syrabex.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=2378</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2021 09:37:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Payroll Limitation Webinar  5/13/2021 9:00 AM - 5/13/2021 10:30 AM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Payroll Limitation - Worker&amp;#39;s Compensation Tips and Tricks&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;May 13, 2021 - 9:00am via Zoom&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Presented by: OneGroup&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Have you heard of Payroll Limitation &amp;amp; the CPAP Credit? Workers&amp;rsquo; Compensation audit trouble? As a contractor in NYS, there are mechanisms available to you in order to lower your overhead as it pertains to workers&amp;rsquo; compensation and streamline your costs. By doing so, you can help to drive your program cost. Understanding the core components will help in bidding as competitively as possible, maximizing profit margins and making sure you&amp;rsquo;re as prepared for audit as you can be.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Join Brett Findlay &amp;amp; John Schmitt of OneGroup at 9AM on Thursday, May 13&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; to discuss these items and more.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.syrabex.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=2385</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2021 08:27:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>DEC Erosion &amp; Sediment Control Course - Zoom Session 5/19/2021 8:30 AM - 5/19/2021 12:30 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;DEC Erosion &amp;amp; Sediment Control Course - Zoom Session&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Please note this class is being held virtually via Zoom. All participants must have the Zoom app downloaded to their device with both audio and visual capability. Separate email addresses for each attendee are required. Group viewings are not allowed.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;May 19, 2021&amp;nbsp;- 8:30a.m. -12:30p.m.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This class will be held virtually via Zoom&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Cost - $100.00 per person - we accept Checks made payable to Syracuse Builders Exchange and also accept&amp;nbsp;Credit Cards*&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;*&lt;em&gt;fees apply&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.syrabex.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=2379</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2021 10:36:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>First Aid/CPR/AED Course 5/24/2021 9:00 AM - 5/24/2021 12:00 Noon</title><description>&lt;p&gt;First Aid/CPR/AED Course&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;May 24, 2021 - 9am-12pm&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Instructor: David Shalala, TLC Ambulance&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;FREE for SBE Member Firms only&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This class will take place in-person at the Syracuse Builders Exchange, 6563 Ridings Rd, Syracuse, New York 13206. Please adhere to all safety guidelines. We are only accepting 2 people per company due to class size and demand. Thank you.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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