Course: The Site Supervisors Safety Training Scheme (SSSTS) February 3,10

Dates:

Day 1 – 3rd February 2012

Day 2 – 10th February 2012

Location: Lindum Business Park, Langton House, Lincoln

The Site Supervisor Safety Training Scheme (SSSTS)

SSSTS

The Site Supervisors Safety Training Scheme 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 on construction sites. It will highlight the requirement to promote health and safety to supervise effectively.

This course is endorsed by the United Kingdom Contractors Group as the standard training for all supervisors working on UKCG sites.

Course Aims and Objectives

The course aims to ensure that all those given supervisory responsibilities understand:

Why they are carrying out their identified duties
What is expected of them and
To ensure that 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
Have an understanding of 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
Be able to monitor site activities effectively
Understand the importance of timely intervention when bad practice is identified.

Course duration

This course is delivered over 2 days at our training facility in Lincoln, at your organisations premises or at a
convenient location for you.

Assessment and certification

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.

Successful candidates will be awarded the Site Safety Plus CITB Site Supervisor Safety Training Certificate.