Site Supervisors Safety Training Scheme
Course
In Omagh
Description
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Type
Course
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Level
Beginner
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Location
Omagh (Northern Ireland)
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Class hours
16h
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Duration
2 Days
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Start date
Different dates available
This 2 day course is intended for those who have, or are about to acquire supervisory responsibilities. it provides suoervisors 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. This course is endorsed by the UK Contractors Group as the standard training for all supervisors working on UK Construction Sites and as such the course must ne delivered as laid out in the following programme.
Facilities
Location
Start date
Start date
About this course
The course aims to ensure that all those given supervisory responsibilities understand:
Why they are carrying out their defined duties.
What is expected of them
To ensure that they contribute to the safety of the workplace
You must complete the SSSTS Refresher every 5 years.
Reviews
Subjects
- Problem Solving
- Health and Safety
- Health and Safety Law
- Site supervisor roles
- Management structure
- Site Safety
- Risk Assessments
- Site Inductions
- Toolbox Talks
- Method Statements
- Monitor site activities
- Bad practice identification
Teachers and trainers (1)
Andrew Kee
Health and Safety Trainer
Course programme
- Understand the problems of the industry
- Have an understanding of how Health and Safety Law is structured and how it applies to supervisoes
- 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
- Be able to monitor the site activities effectively
- Understand the importance of timely intervention when bad practice is identified
Additional information
The method of assessment will be by multiple choice questions at the end of the course as well as being expected to be interactive during the course.
Site Supervisors Safety Training Scheme