Site Supervisors’ Safety Training Scheme

Benefits for Employers

• Improve productivity due to less time taken off as a result of workplace illness and injury

• Demonstrate your commitment to health and safety to both your employees and fellow businesses

• Strengthen your business’ health and safety culture

Benefits for Learners

• Develop your career prospects with an accredited qualification

• Further your confidence in your role as a supervisor responsible for health and safety with industry leading knowledge and skills

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The pass rates for our SSSTS courses are above industry standard, meaning you have the best chance of success when studying with Phoenix.

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Our Site Supervisor Course is designed for those with supervisory responsibilities in the construction industry including site managers, agents, and other construction industry professionals. These people may have responsibility for planning, organising, controlling, monitoring, and administering groups of workers.

The course has no formal entry requirements.

Our Site Supervisors' Safety Training Scheme can be studied in-house across 2 days.

The SSSTS course covers the following key areas across its 2 day duration.

• The Health and Safety at Work Act and HSE regulations.

• Control measures and risk assessments.

• Legal responsibilities of site supervisors.

• Specific site issues that challenge supervisors daily.

• Effective toolbox talks (a short presentation on a specific area of health and safety, presented by the candidates).

• Supervision of occupational health. Behavioural safety.

The SSSTS course will discuss what is expected of you and how your duties will contribute to the safety of the workplace. By the end of the course, you will be able to:

• Understand the health and safety problems within the industry.

• Understand how health and safety law is structured and how it applies to site supervisors.

• Identify how a supervisory role fits in with the management structure in controlling site safety.

• Carry out risk assessments and understand the need for method statements.

• Carry out effective site inductions, toolbox talks and method statement briefings.

• Monitor site activities effectively.

• Understand the importance of timely intervention and identify bad practices.

• Recognise when a site is safe, efficient, economical, productive and environmentally friendly.

The SSSTS course consists of 2 assessments:

• An examination paper, with 22 multiple-choice questions and 3 short written questions.

• A trainer review.

The trainer review considers the candidates contribution and behaviour over the 2 days, and includes 3 elements:

• Candidate performance in group exercises.

• Candidate engagement – providing answers/suggestions during the course.

• Toolbox talk completion – the candidate must prepare and deliver a 5-minute toolbox talk.

The certificate will only be awarded if you attend both days in the correct order and participate during the course.

Attendance will preferably be taken on consecutive days, but you can also finish the modules within two weeks of each other.

If, for any reason, you cannot attend the course on consecutive days, the two days must be within the same two-week period. If this is not possible for sickness or other reasons, you will need to enrol on a new course with the same stipulations.

After completing our site supervisor training course, you can progress to the five-day Site Management Safety Training Scheme. Site managers, agents, surveyors, and managers are all likely to find this next level of training valuable.

SSSTS candidates are encouraged to refresh their knowledge every three years with the SSSTS Refresher course.

• Where can I study an SSSTS or SMSTS course?

Previously, our SSSTS and SMSTS training courses could be studied at venues across the UK, including Manchester, Birmingham, Southampton and London, but we have recently adapted both courses to allow students to study remotely from wherever they prefer.

You can now study towards an SSSTS or SMSTS training course via remote learning - the course is completed online, from your home, workplace, or any other location of your choice.

• When and how will I receive my SSSTS or SMSTS results and certificate?

Results and certificates for SSSTS and SMSTS are provided by CITB within four weeks of completing the course.

• Is lunch included for classroom courses?

Yes, lunch and refreshments are included for full-day and multi-day training courses.

• What is the pass mark for the SSSTS exam?

The examination pass mark is 80%, There are 22 multiple choice questions and 3 short, written questions. There are 4 safety critical questions, which must be answered correctly to pass.

• How long is the SMSTS/SSSTS exam?

The examination takes 30 minutes.

• What happens if I fail the SSSTS examination or trainer review?

We have an excellent pass rate of 95 percent. However, the exam can be re-taken within 90 days if necessary.

If a candidate passes the trainer review but fails the final examination, the candidate may re-sit the examination (depending on their mark).

If a candidate scores less than 67% in the examination, they must attend the full course again, before re-sitting the examination.

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