SSSTS (CITB) - Supervisor Site Safety Training Scheme

Course Overview

This two-day 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.

Course Content

To ensure that all those given supervisory responsibilities understand:

• why they are carrying out their identified duties
• what is expected of them
• how they contribute to the safety of the workplace

At the end of the course delegates will be able to:

• understand the problems of the industry
• understand 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
• monitor site activities effectively
• understand the importance of timely intervention when bad practice is identified.