CITB Site Supervisor Safety Training Scheme - SSSTS
Course overview
The course 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.
Who needs this qualification?
This two-day course is intended for those who have, or are about to acquire, supervisory responsibilities.
Why is this training important?
Of all the industries in the United Kingdom, the construction industry is the largest. There can also be a great deal of danger involved in the construction industry, if proper rules and regulations are not followed, so there is a need for employees to be trained in health and safety.
Learning outcomes
- 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
Course details
- The course runs over two consecutive days
- Delegates will receive all relevant material for use during the course
- Successful delegates will also receive an Accredited CITB Certificate via post
- All courses are fully evaluated by the CITB
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