PRE-COURSE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:
The minimum entry requirement is a good understanding of spoken and written English
COURSE AIMS
The aims and objectives on the two-day SSSTS course are to ensure that all those given supervisory responsibilities understand:
Why they are carrying out their identified duties.
What is expected of them.
That they need to contribute to the safety of the workplace.
COURSE CONTENT
The SSSTS course content includes:
- Health and safety law
- Developing a health and safety management system
- Occupational health – drugs and alcohol
- Fire prevention & control
- Risk assessments and method statements
- Hazardous substances
- CDM
- Working at height
- PPE
- Manual handling
- Accidents and first aid
- Toolbox talks
KNOWLEDGE
By the end of the Site Supervisors Safety Training Scheme (SSSTS) delegates will be able to:
- Understand the problems of the industry.
- Have an understanding of how health and safety law is structured.
- Identify how their supervisory role fits in with the manager in controlling the site safely.
- Carry out risk assessments and understand the need for method statements.
- Carry out site inductions, toolbox talks and method statement briefings.
- Understand what is meant by proactive and reactive monitoring and appreciate their need.
ASSESSMENT
Delegates will be continuously assessed during the SSSTS course in preparation for the final examination and will need to achieve 72% in the final exam, in order to successfully complete the SSSTS course.
QUALIFICATION
Issue of the most highly regarded Construction Site Supervisors Safety Certificate (valid 5 years) will be awarded to those persons who successfully complete the SMSTS course including the compulsory final examination (80% pass grade).