SSSTS (CITB) - Supervisor Site Safety Training Scheme

The course covers all relevant legislation and other aspects which affect safe working in the building, construction and civil engineering industries. It highlights the need for risk assessment in the workplace, the implementation of the necessary control measures, and adequate communication to sustain a health and safety culture among the workforce.

This course is endorsed by Build UK and exceeds the standard set by CITB for construction supervisors training.

Certification for this course is valid for 5 years. To remain certified in this area, you will need to take a SSSTS Refresher course before the expiry date on your certificate, otherwise the full course will need to be retaken.

Course Objectives

At the end of the course you will be able to:
- supervise health and safety onsite in accordance with current legal provisions and within the context of their role
- develop an understanding of responsibility and accountability for site health, safety and welfare of workers on site
- recognise that a safe site is efficient, economical, productive and environmentally friendly.

Course Content 

- Site set-up and security
- Fire prevention and control
- Electricity
- Plant and work equipment
- Lifting operations and lifting equipment
- Working at height
- Excavations
- Underground and overhead services
- Confined spaces
- Temporary works
- Environmental awareness
- Pollution
- Waste materials
- Nuisance
- Health and safety law
- Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM)
- Health and safety management systems
- Risk assessments and method statements
- Statutory inspections and checks
- Reporting accidents, injuries and ill health
- Leadership and worker engagement
- Health and welfare of the workforce
- First aid and emergency procedures
- Hazardous substances
- Asbestos
- Dust and fumes
- Noise and vibration
- Manual handling