SSSTS Training Course - CITB Site Supervisor Safety Training Scheme
This is a CITB grant funded training course – find out more
Course Overview
Number of Delegates: Maximum 20
Duration: 2 Days
Overview: This two-day course is intended for those who have, or are about to acquire, supervisory responsibilities. It provides supervisors with an understanding of health, safety, welfare and environmental issues, as well as their legal responsibilities relevant to their work activities. It will highlight the requirement to promote Health & Safety to supervise effectively.
This course is endorsed by the United Kingdom Contractors Group UKCG as the standard training for all supervisors working on UKCG sites and, as such, the course must be delivered as laid out in the following programme.
Who Should Attend
The course aims to ensure that all those given supervisory responsibilities understand:
Why they are carrying out their identified duties
What is expected of them
To ensure that they contribute to the safety of the workplace
Course Content
By the end of the course delegates will be able to:
Understand the problems of the industry
Have an understanding of how Health & Safety law is structured and how it applies to Supervisors
Identify how their supervisory role fits in with the management structure in controlling the site safely
Carry out risk assessments and understand the need for method statements
Carry out effective site inductions, toolbox talks and method statement briefings
Be able to monitor site activities effectively
Understand the importance of timely intervention when bad practice is identified
Final Qualification
On successful completion of the course the delegates will be awarded the Construction Skills Site Safety Plus Certificate as an electronic PDF.
Additional Information
This course is an ideal foundation for obtaining a basic understanding of Health & Safety duties and responsibilities for junior management, and upon successful completion of this course, a natural progression would be the 5 day Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) course. Existing Site Managers, Agents, Surveyors and persons holding positions of managerial control should attend the 5 day SMSTS course.