CITB SSSTS

CITB SSSTS training equips construction site supervisors with the skills to maintain safe working standards and ensure legal compliance on site.

Course Length: 2 Days

Course Overview

Supervisors are often the link between site management and the workforce, so they need the knowledge and confidence to identify hazards, monitor working practices and take action when standards are not being met.


This course helps supervisors understand their health and safety responsibilities, improve communication on site and manage day-to-day risks more effectively. By covering topics such as risk assessments, method statements, toolbox talks and site monitoring, CITB SSSTS training helps supervisors create safer working environments, reduce accidents and support a strong health and safety culture across construction projects.

Learning Outcomes

  • Understand the health and safety responsibilities of a site supervisor.
  • Explain how health and safety law is structured and how it applies to supervisory roles in construction.
  • Identify how the supervisor’s role fits into the wider management structure for controlling site safety.
  • Recognise the importance of risk assessments and understand how to implement suitable control measures.
  • Understand the purpose of method statements and how they support safe working practices.
  • Carry out effective site inductions, toolbox talks and safety briefings.
  • Understand how to monitor site activities and identify unsafe acts, unsafe conditions and areas for improvement.
  • Recognise the difference between proactive and reactive monitoring and why both are important.
  • Understand the legal responsibilities relating to health, safety, welfare and environmental issues on site.
  • Identify common construction hazards and understand the control measures required to manage them.
  • Understand the importance of communication, supervision and worker engagement in maintaining a safe site.
  • Contribute to improving health and safety performance by applying supervisory best practice on site.

Who should attend?

This course is suitable for site supervisors, team leaders, forepersons and anyone who has, or is about to take on, supervisory responsibilities within construction.

FAQ's

Yes. Having trained supervisors can strengthen site safety standards, demonstrate competence and support compliance during accreditation assessments.

Yes. The course is intended for people already working in construction who have, or are moving into, supervisory responsibilities.

The CITB SSSTS certificate is valid for five years. To renew it, learners must complete the SSSTS Refresher course before it expires.

The course itself is not a legal requirement, but many employers, contractors and clients require supervisors to hold a valid SSSTS certificate as evidence of competence.

Course

Target Audience

Focuses

CITB Health & Safety Awareness (HSA)

Operatives

Basic Safety principles required for working on a construction site

CITB Site Supervisors Safety Training Scheme (SSSTS)

Supervisors & team leaders

Managing day-to-day site risks, legal duties, and effective supervision.

CITB Site Managers Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS)

Site & project managers

Legal responsibilities, risk management, and effective site control.

CITB Directors Role in Health and Safety (DRHS)

Directors & senior managers

How to Develop a Positive Health and Safety Culture, what company leadership need to do.


SSSTS is aimed at supervisors and team leaders who manage day-to-day site activities, while SMSTS is designed for site managers and those with wider responsibility for site operations and health and safety management.

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At AM Training Specialists Ltd, we are committed to delivering high-quality, engaging, and practical training that equips learners with the knowledge and confidence to apply their skills in the workplace. Our experienced instructors bring real-world industry expertise to every course, ensuring training is relevant, interactive, and compliant with current legislation and best practice. Whether you are developing new skills or refreshing existing knowledge, our training is designed to help individuals and organisations improve safety, competence, and performance.

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Upcoming CITB SSSTS Courses

  • 4 Aug 2026, 8:00 AM