Site Supervisor Safety Training Scheme (SSSTS)
Cost
| 2 Day Group Booking (Minimum 10 delegates) | £295/delegate |
Overview
This two day SSSTS is a nationally recognised health & safety qualification, and a requirement by many major contractor groups for all supervisors working on site. Endorsed by the UK contractors group as the standard of training required for all supervisors on UKCG sites, it is extremely popular with thousands of learners attending every year across the UK. 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.
Who should attend
The 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 in order 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.
Course Entry Requirements
Delegates should hold or be about the hold the role of a supervisor. Delegates must be competent in English at site supervisor level.
Certification
You will receive a CITB SSSTS digital PDF Certificate valid for 5 years. It takes approximately 5 working days for the CITB to issue certification.
To ensure you keep your qualification valid, you must attend the 1 day SSSTS Refresher course before the expiry date of your SSSTS certificate (there is no grace period available).
