CITB SSSTS Course in Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire

Supervisor Safety Training for Construction Sites in North Hertfordshire

Course Overview

The CITB Site Supervisor Safety Training Scheme (SSSTS) is the two-day Site Safety Plus course for people who supervise construction work. It explains how health and safety law applies at supervisor level and gives practical tools for leading a team safely: assessing risk, briefing method statements, running inductions and toolbox talks, checking work as it happens and stepping in early when standards slip.

Who should attend?

Site supervisors and assistant supervisors, forepersons, team leaders and construction workers moving into a supervisory role. Employers who want to strengthen their supervisors' safety awareness will also find it a good fit. No previous qualifications are required.

Course Content

• How health and safety law is structured and how it applies to supervisors
• The supervisor's place in managing site safety
• Risk assessments and method statements
• Site inductions, toolbox talks and method statement briefings
• Monitoring site activities
• Intervening promptly when unsafe practice is spotted
• Welfare and environmental issues
• Problems facing the construction industry

Learning Outcomes

On completion, delegates will be able to:

• Supervise site health and safety in line with current law
• Explain their duties towards the workers they supervise
• Brief and monitor work effectively and act quickly on bad practice

Course Duration

2 days

Certification

CITB Site Supervisor Safety Training Scheme (SSSTS) certificate, issued digitally

Assessment

Continuous assessment through group work and delivering a toolbox talk, plus a written examination at the end of the course

Prerequisites

Competence in English at site supervisor level and photographic ID. Minimum age 16, with parental consent for delegates under 18.

Validity of Award

5 years

Delivery Method

This course is delivered face to face in a classroom at 27 Campus Five, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 2JF, by Safety For Business, a CITB Approved Training Organisation. Letchworth sits just off junction 9 of the A1(M), close to Hitchin, Baldock and Stevenage. Course materials, refreshments and lunch are included.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I take SSSTS at 16?
Yes. The minimum age is 16, and delegates under 18 need consent from a parent or guardian.

How do I keep my SSSTS valid?
Complete the 1-day SSSTS Refresher before the 5-year certificate expires. Once it has lapsed, the full 2-day course must be repeated.

Is SSSTS right for site managers?
SSSTS is designed for supervisors. Those responsible for running a whole site usually need the 5-day SMSTS.

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On successful completion, your certificate is issued by the awarding body or the training provider.

CITB courses: SMSTS, SSSTS and Health and Safety Awareness certificates are issued by CITB and are valid for five years. Complete the matching refresher course before your certificate expires to renew it for another five years. If it lapses, you'll need to retake the full course.

First aid: First Aid at Work and Emergency First Aid at Work certificates are valid for three years. Requalify before they expire to keep your cover in place.

Other courses: fire marshal, manual handling, asbestos awareness, abrasive wheels and ladder courses lead to a certificate of completion. Face fit testing provides a fit test record for each mask tested.

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Please note that course bookings can not be processed outside of normal working hours, over weekends or on bank holidays and will be processed the next business working day.

Safety For Business (UK) Ltd is an independent health and safety consultancy and CITB Approved Training Organisation based at Campus Five in Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire. From its own training centre it runs the CITB Site Safety Plus range – Health and Safety Awareness, SSSTS, SMSTS and their refreshers – every month, alongside First Aid at Work, Emergency First Aid at Work, fire marshal training, half-day courses in manual handling, asbestos awareness, abrasive wheels and ladder safety, and qualitative face fit testing.

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