CITB Site Supervisor Safety Training Scheme (SSSTS)

The course will ensure that the candidate can:

* Appreciate of how Health and Safety law is structured
* Identify how their supervisory role fits into that of the Manager in controlling site safety
* Carry out risk assessments and understand the need for method statements
* Carry out site inductions, toolbox talks and method briefings
* Understand what is meant by proactive and reactive monitoring and appreciate their need


Course content:

The main topics covered by the SSSTS training course syllabus will be best in areas such as:

* Construction Accidents: types, numbers and immediate and underlying causes

* Health and Safety Legal System

* Acts, Regulations, Approved Codes of Practice and Guidance Notes

* Risk Assessment in areas such as:

- Work at Height
- Demolition
- Noise
- Occupational Health
- Fire
- Control of Contractors
- Electricity
- Confined Spaces

Course Assessment

There is a 30 minute, 25 question, objective multiple choice examination at the end of the course.