SSSTS - Site Supervisor Safety Training Scheme Course

SSSTS Site Supervisor Safety Training Course

The CITB Construction Skills SSSTS Course from Kentec is designed for team leaders, foremen, gangers, first line managers and supervisors with supervisory responsibilities and a need to understand their legal duties within the construction industry. Through an understanding of legal responsibilities supervisors can better contribute to the instruction, supervision and monitoring of safety on site. 

The SSSTS course is an ideal foundation for attaining a basic understanding of health & safety duties and responsibilities for junior management in construction work. This course is endorsed by the United Kingdom Contractors Group (UKCG) as the standard training for all supervisors working on UKCG sites.

Grants for these training courses are available to CITB Levy Payers.

Course Summary

• Course Duration: 2 Days, usually 9:00am to 4:00pm
• Open Course Price: £235.00 + vat per person (£282.00 inc. vat)
• In-House Training Course Price: Call 0333 666 0555 for a competitive quotation
• Maximum Instructor/Delegate Ratio: 1:16
• Delivery Method: Classroom
• Prerequisite: None
• Awarding Body: CITB Construction Skills
• Assessment: Delegates who attend will be required to satisfactorily complete a multiple choice test at the end of the course to confirm their understanding of the subjects covered.
• Certification: Each successful delegate will receive a CITB Construction Skills Certificate

Who Should Attend The SSSTS Course

Suitable for those who have or who are about to acquire supervisory responsibilities in the construction industry.

What Will You Get From The SSSTS Course

The SSSTS site safety training course, includes the following elements:

• An introduction to health and safety, welfare and environmental issues for supervisors requiring an understanding of the legal responsibilities relevant to their work in safely managing a construction site.
• An understanding of the occupational health problems within the construction industry and what is expected of site supervisors.
• An understanding of how health and safety law is structured – Identifying how their supervisory role links in with the site manager’s role in controlling site safety
• How to carry out risk assessments and understanding the need for method statements
• A basic understanding of fire prevention & control, control of hazardous substances, construction design management regulations (CDM), working at height, personal protective equipment (PPE), manual handling, accidents and first aid.
• Carrying out site inductions, toolbox talks and method statement briefings
• Understanding and appreciating the need for proactive and reactive monitoring.

Candidates will be expected to interact during the course and will be assessed using a multiple choice question format at the end of the course. Having successfully completed this course, a natural progression would be to the five day Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) course.

SSSTS Course – Open Course Schedule

To reserve a place on our open course schedule for the CITB Construction Skills SSSTS Site Supervisor Course follow the links below for your preferred course date, or to speak to one of our training consultants please contact us on:

• Tel: 0333 666 0555
• Email: sales@kentectraining.co.uk

PASMA Tower for Users Course

PASMA Training Course for Mobile Access Towers

This nationally recognised PASMA Training Course for Mobile Access Towers is designed to instruct up to a maximum of 12 candidates, and provide training on mobile access towers manufactured in aluminium alloy or GRP fibreglass, approved to BS EN 1004: 2004 and which carry a current British Standard or other equivalent mark of approval. PASMA Training Course for Mobile Access Towers was originally named the ‘PASMA Standard Course’, now renamed the PASMA Tower For Users Course. This one day course is the association’s flagship course, attracting in excess of 65,000 delegates a year.

Course Summary

• PASMA Course Duration: 1 Day, usually 8:30am to 4:30pm
• Open Course Price: £125.00 + vat per person (£150.00 inc. vat)
• In-House Training Course Price: Call 0333 666 0555 for a competitive quotation
• Maximum Instructor/Delegate Ratio: 1:12
• Delivery Method: Classroom & Practical Training and Assessment
• Prerequisite: None
• Awarding Body: PASMA
• Assessment: Multiple Choice Paper and Practical Skills Assessment
• Certification: Each successful delegate will receive a PASMA Certificate of Competence and Photo ID Card (valid for 5 years)

Who Should Attend this PASMA Course

This course is aimed at personnel who are or will be responsible for assembling, dismantling, moving, inspecting and using mobile access towers. There is no prerequisite required for this course, although a working knowledge of mobile access towers is an advantage.

What Will You Get From the PASMA Training Course for Mobile Access Towers

Successful delegates will gain an understanding of current relevant legislation and be able to dismantle, erect, inspect and most importantly use mobile access towers safely, in line with current approved methods and manufacturer’s instructions. The course agenda includes:

• Introduction to PASMA and Mobile Access Towers
• Legal overview – health & safety / Work at Height Regulations 2005
• British & European standards
• Guidance & information on tower components, inspection & maintenance
• Tower assembly & dismantle (3T method & advanced guardrail)
• Tower stability & tying-in
• Hazards when using mobile access towers
• Your Responsibilities when using mobile access towers
• Multiple choice assessment paper
• Practical training & assessment session

PASMA Tower for Users – Open Course Schedule

To reserve a place on our open course schedule for PASMA Training Course for Mobile Access Towers follow the links below for your preferred course date, or to speak to one of our training consultants please contact us on:

• Tel: 0333 666 0555
• Email: sales@kentectraining.co.uk

SMSTS Site Manager Course

The CITB SMSTS Course from Kentec Training is a step by step programme of practical and engaging guidance with a sharp construction focus, unlike any other health and safety course. The CITB Construction Skills Site Safety Plus – Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) was devised to instruct site managers and potential site managers, to develop knowledge, awareness and understanding of their legal, moral and social responsibilities in respect of health, safety and welfare on construction sites.

The SMSTS course is one of the most highly respected qualifications for persons who are responsible for the management of construction activities such as construction, building maintenance or facilities management. Many employers insist that all their site managers hold the certificate. You’ll find a practical programme which is full of step-by-step guidance. But you’ll also find that the highly innovative format and content engages and inspires delegates.

Course Summary

• Course Duration: 5 Days, usually 9:00am to 4:00pm
• Open Course Offer Price: £565.00 + vat per person (£678.00 inc. vat)
• In-House Training Course Price: Call 0333 666 0555 for a competitive quotation
• Maximum Instructor/Delegate Ratio: 1:16
• Delivery Method: Classroom
• Prerequisite: None
• Awarding Body: CITB Construction Skills
• Assessment: Delegates will undergo continuous assessment via individual and group exercises, plus a multiple-choice test.
• Certification: Each successful delegate will receive a CITB Construction Skills Certificate

Who Should Attend The SMSTS Course

This course is intended for project managers, site managers and supervisors as well as proprietors of small to medium sized companies. Client-based personnel would also benefit from attending the course. Possession of this qualification is listed in the Approved Code of Practice for the Construction (Design and Management) (CDM) Regulations as a demonstration of competence in the role of site manager.

What Will You Get From The SMSTS Course

The course content includes the following topics delivered over 5 days.

• Introduction to health and safety law, duties, responsibilities, enforcement and sanctions
• Overviews/explanations of CDM Regulations and other relevant construction regulations
• Accidents – costs, causes, investigation, prevention and reporting systems
• Risk assessment and risk control
• Safety management systems, policies, plans, performance and measuring
• Management of contractors
• Development of ’safe systems of work’ and permit systems
• Effective communications on site
• Behavioural science including awareness of human error
• Motivating good safety behaviour
• Construction company’s duties and responsibilities
• Responsibilities of Managers, Supervisors and Operatives
• Planning for health and safety management on a project, including work at height, confined spaces, excavations, electricity, scaffolding and demolition

It also includes recent changes in accepted working practices. Price includes the construction skills publication Construction Site Safety – Health, Safety and Environmental Information Manual (GE700), registration, certification and exam fees.

SMSTS Course – Open Course Schedule

To reserve a place on our open course schedule for the CITB Construction Skills SMSTS Course follow the links below for your preferred course date, or to speak to one of our training consultants please contact us on:

• Telephone: 0333 666 0555
• Email: sales@kentectraining.co.uk

Upgrading your Emergency First Aid Training

When delegates attend our Emergency First Aid Course (EFA), they may decide to upgrade their qualification and complete the full QCF 3 Day First Aid at Work Course. Previously, this was not a possibility as the courses covered many different aspects of first aid. However, Kentec Training can now accommodate this as the new QCF award comprises of two units, the first of which is the Emergency First Aid Course.

Should any delegate wish to receive the additional qualification, all that needs to be done is to come back to our training centre in Kent and complete the final two days of the First Aid at Work Course within 10 weeks of completing the EFA Course.

We can offer this option for just an additional £100 + vat per person for all those who have previously attended an Emergency First Aid course.

Firm fined after 200 people are potentially exposed to Asbestos – Why Training is important

A glass firm has been fined £20,000 and £12,638 in costs after potentially exposing 200 people to asbestos fibres. The company had ignored recommendations from their own health & safety advisors to cordon off the area, allowing up to 180 workers and 16 site visitors to come into contact with the dangerous fibres. 

The HSE was notified after two subcontractors unknowingly drilled through an asbestos insulation panel to install fire sensors.

This most recent incident has brought the issue of Asbestos Awareness to the forefront of site safety issues. Appropriate training and knowledge can greatly decrease the likelihood of these risks arising, not only saving the employers from expensive and damaging fines, but more importantly, the lives of those working on site.

If you have a need for UKATA Asbestos Awareness Training, please contact us on 0333 666 0555 to organise your training with one of our training consultants.

PASMA Tower Demonstration Day

Kentec Training will be running two PASMA Demonstration Seminars on Friday the 15th November in support of PASMA’s National Tower Safety Week. The first seminar will run from 10:00 until 12:00 and the second from 14:00 to 16:00. Each seminar will include a detailed practical demonstration of Mobile Access Tower assembly using both of the approved assembly methods (3T and AGR) along with additional demonstrations of Mobile Access Towers on Stairs, Mobile Towers with Bridging Units and Mobile Towers with Cantilever Platforms. Each session will be run and hosted by Steve Booker who is a PASMA Lead Instructor and Vice-Chairman of the PASMA Training Committee.

The day will provide a unique opportunity to see Mobile Access Towers assembled correctly and discuss any issues you may have regarding Tower Safety. We have limited each session to a maximum of 25 so places are limited. To book a place or places please follow this link:

PASMA Tower Safety Seminar (10:00 to 12:00)

PASMA Tower Safety Seminar (14:00 to 16:00) 

Parking: There is limited parking available at our training centre or alternatively a public car near by, please call for details

Refreshments: Freshly brewed Coffee and Tea will be available along with chilled water, squash and biscuits

FREE PASMA Training during National Tower Safety Week

Kentec Training is offering in partnership with PASMA during the National Tower Safety Week from the 11th to the 15th November a series of both FREE and discounted PASMA Tower Training Courses. All places for the discounted courses can be booked either online through our website, by phone, email or in person.

How to win Places on our FREE PASMA Tower For Users Course

However, to possibly win a place on our FREE PASMA Tower Course you must attend this year’s Construction Expo at the Mercure Great Dane Hotel in Maidstone, Kent on the 6th November and enter our free to enter competition by dropping you Business Card in the Prize Box. At the end of the Exhibition 24 cards will be drawn and each person will be contacted that evening to confirm that they have won a place.

Attending the exhibition will also enable you to meet our team of PASMA Instructors including an opportunity to meet and discuss tower safety with Steve Booker, founder and senior instructor of Kentec Training, who is the South East’s PASMA Lead Instructor and Vice Chairman of the PASMA Training Committee and Stuart Hopkins, PASMA’s Training Director. Steve and Stuart will answer your questions on mobile access tower safety including information on low level access and advanced uses of mobile access towers in the workplace.