SSSTS
Site Supervisor’s Site Safety Training Course

2 DAY COURSE

Introduction

CITB SSSTS (Site Supervision Safety Training Scheme) course is run over 2 days and is designed for those who have, or are about to acquire, supervisory responsibilities on a construction site.

The course covers all relevant legal responsibilities regarding health, safety, welfare and environmental issues and other aspects which affect safe working in the building, construction and civil engineering industries. It highlights the need for risk assessment in the workplace, the implementation of the necessary control measures, and adequate communication to sustain a health and safety culture among the workforce.

This course is endorsed by Build UK and exceeds the standard set by CITB for construction supervisors training.

Course Objectives

At the end of the course you will be able to:

Supervise health and safety onsite in accordance with current legal provisions and within the context of their role
Develop an understanding of responsibility and accountability for site health, safety and welfare of workers on site
Recognise that a safe site is efficient, economical, productive and environmentally friendly.

Course Content

Module 1 - Legal and management
Module 2 - Health and welfare
Module 3 - General safety
Module 4 - High risk activities
Module 5 - Environment
Exercise
Toolbox Talk
Assessment

Certification

Certification for this course is valid for 5 years. To remain certified in this area, you will need to take a refresher course before the expiry date on your certificate, otherwise the full SSSTS course will need to be retaken.

Delegates are required to complete the full course (15 hours) to be eligible for certification.

Please be aware that certificates may take up to 8 weeks to be processed and delivered from CITB. If you have recently completed a course you can evidence your qualification by viewing your up-to-date training record on the Online CITB Card Checker (click to visit).

Assessment

To obtain certification students must pass a 30 minute exam consisting of 22 multiple-choice questions and and 3 short written questions, selected by CITB. The pass mark is 80% (24 out of 30).

Delegates are permitted to use the Construction site supervision (GE706) publication for the last ten minutes of the examination period.

Remote ‘Virtual Classroom’ Courses

All of our Virtual Classroom courses are tutor led, delivered via Zoom, and are enhanced via exclusive access to the PCR Global Learning Zone. The Learning Zone includes: