Course Overview

CITB Site Supervisors Safety Training Scheme (SSSTS)

The Construction Skills Site Safety Plus Scheme SSSTS 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 and safety to supervise effectively.

Site supervisors or those with supervisory responsibilities would benefit from the SSSTS course.

The Health and Safety at Work Act
Specific site issues that challenge supervisors on a daily basis
Effective toolbox talks
Supervision of occupational health
Behavioural safety.
On successful completion of the SSSTS course, delegates will:

Understand the problems of the industry
Have an understanding of how health and 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.
Delegates will be awarded the CITB SSSTS certificate, valid for five years.

A good understanding of spoken and written English.