SSSTS (CITB) - Supervisor Site Safety Training Scheme - Online Classroom

The course covers health and safety law and how it applies to supervisors, supervisory 
responsibilities in controlling site safety, risk assessments and the need for method statements, 
effective site inductions, toolbox talks and method statement briefings, monitoring site activities 
effectively and timely intervention when bad practice is identified. 

Who’s it for?

The Site Supervision Safety Training Scheme (SSSTS) is a 2-day course designed for site 
supervisors, or aspiring site supervisors. Upon completion, it is a requirement to undertake the 
one-day refresher course every five years.

Please note: Delegates must be competent in English at supervisor level to complete this course. 
Delegates must also have access to a computer with a broadband internet connection and a 
camera. Please see the system requirements for more information.

Course Breakdown

Module 1 – Legal and Management
• Health and Safety Law
• The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
• Construction Design Management Regulations (CDM)
• Statutory Inspections and Checks
• Risk Assessments and Method Statements 
• Reporting Accidents, Injuries and ill Health
• Leadership and Worker Engagement

Module 2 – Health and Welfare
• Management of Health
• Management of welfare
• Stress/Mental health
• Drugs and Alcohol
• Dust and Fumes
• Noise and Vibration
• Manual Handling

Module 3 – General Safety
• Site Organisation
• Fire Prevention and Control
• Electricity
• Plant and Work Equipment
• Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment

Module 4 – High Risk Activities
• Working at Height Regulations
• Excavations
• Underground and Overhead Services
• Confined Spaces
• Temporary Works

Module 5 – Environment
• Environmental Awareness
• Pollution
• Waste Materials
• Nuisance

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, you will be able to: 

• Understand how health and safety law is structured and how it applies to site supervisors
• Identify how a supervisory role fits in with the management structure in controlling site safety.
• 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 and identify bad practices.
• Recognise when a site is safe, efficient, economical, productive and environmentally friendly