Course Aims
This 2-day course aims to provide site supervisors with the skills & knowledge to ensure the safety of personnel on construction sites.
The aim of the Site Safety Supervisor Course is to ensure that all those given supervisory responsibilities understand:
- Why they are carrying out their identified duties.
- What is expected of them and,
- To ensure that they contribute to the safety of the workplace.
Who is this course suitable for?
The course is suitable for experienced individuals who are about to enter a supervisory role within construction.
Course Objectives
To ensure that at the end of the course delegates will be able to:
- Understand the problems of the industry
- Understand how health and safety law is structured and how it applies to supervisors
- Identify how their 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
- Be able to monitor site activities effectively
- Understand the importance of timely intervention when bad practice is identified
Course Contents
Including but not limited to:
- Site issues that challenge supervisors on a daily basis
- First aid and emergency procedures
- Behavioural safety
- High-risk activities
- Health and safety laws
- Work equipment
Additional Information
Course fee includes CITB registration, publication and certification fee.
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 course will need to be retaken.
Pre-Requisites
Please advise of any additional needs within a learning environment, such as Dyslexia, amongst candidates in advance of the course.
Candidates must be 18 years of age or older.
Must Bring Photo ID - For British Nationals, one of the following (original hard copy - not electronically): a current and valid branded form of identity token, used for accessing the RMI (Railway Maintained Infrastructure) such as a Sentinel Card; in-date and valid full driving licence; in-date and valid UK Provisional Photo Card Driving Licence; in-date and valid passport, a UK biometric ID Card/Residence Permit (BRP), an Armed Forces Identity Card, a proof of age card recognised under PASS with a unique reference number (this includes the Citizen ID Card), N.I. Electoral Identity Card or a resident permit as per Home Office guidance.
For Non-British Nationals - an in-date and valid passport, Identity Card or Driving Licence from an EU or European Economic Area (EEA) country or a US Passport Card is required (original hard copy - not electronically). Non-British Nationals must also bring with them proof of their right to work in the U.K