CITB SSSTS in Maidstone, Kent (Classroom)

What is the CITB SSSTS Course?

The CITB Site Supervisor Safety Training Scheme (SSSTS) is the two-day Site Safety Plus course for people who have, or are about to move into, a supervisory role in construction or civil engineering. It gives supervisors a strong knowledge of health, safety, welfare and environmental issues and of their legal responsibilities, and is mandatory for anyone with supervisory responsibilities on Build UK sites.

Who is the SSSTS Course Suitable For?

Current supervisors and those about to step up, including first line managers, foremen, gangers and team leaders. Existing site managers, agents and others in managerial control should attend the five-day SMSTS course instead.

What's Included in the SSSTS Course?

Two days of practical, tutor-led training from a CITB-accredited provider, focused on knowledge supervisors can apply on site straight away, plus assessed exercises and the CITB examination.

Delivery Method

Classroom, starting at 8.30am, at the provider's training centre at Kingsley Place, Mote Road, Maidstone, Kent.

Course Duration

2 days (12 hours in total)

Course Content

• Health and safety law and the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015
• Environmental awareness, pollution and waste management
• Hazardous substances and occupational health
• Accident prevention and control
• Approved codes of practice, guidance notes and other regulations
• Work at height
• Demolition, noise and vibration
• Fire prevention and control
• Plant and equipment, and electricity on sites
• Managing contractors
• Confined spaces

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course delegates will understand how health and safety law is structured and applies to supervisors, how the supervisory role fits into the management structure, how to carry out risk assessments and why method statements are needed, how to deliver site inductions, toolbox talks and task briefings, and how to monitor site activities and intervene promptly when bad practice is identified.

Assessment / Examination

Exercises and individual participation are assessed throughout, and delegates sit the CITB multiple-choice paper on day two.

Certification

Successful delegates receive a CITB Site Supervisor Safety Training Scheme certificate, valid for five years and renewed by taking the one-day SSSTS Refresher before it expires.

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After completing the course, learners can order their certificate directly from the provider.

You will receive a confirmation email with your order details and your course login details will follow within one business working day.

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.

Prime Consultancy Group is a Maidstone training, qualification and compliance consultancy working with construction, education and healthcare employers, with particular depth in asbestos and demolition.

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