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Below you will find information and documents relevant to each module of the SSSTS and SSSTS Refresher courses.
We recommend you familiarise yourself with the Key Learning Objectives of each module prior to commencing the course to assist with note taking.
CITB Publications
As part of this course you will receive two ePublications:
CITB GE707/20 (Construction health and safety awareness download)
A link to download this eBook will be received via email, allowing you to access it from your laptop, Mac, Android or iOS device.
Important: The document can be registered on three devices.
The reader software for the subscription can be installed on up to 3 different devices during the subscription period. Compatible platforms include iOS, Android, Windows and Mac OS. Once installed, the content can be viewed even when offline.
Each download includes a 12 month subscription to the CITB digital content and includes any updates during this time. Once the subscription expires, the content can be retained on the installed device(s) until such time that it is deleted, but no further updates will be received beyond this period.
Module 1 | Legal & Management
Key Learning Objectives
1. Legal and general responsibilities
State the general responsibilities for health and safety at work.
2. Accident reporting and recording
State how you and your employer are responsible for maintaining a safe place to work.
Module 2 | Health & Welfare
Key Learning Objectives
1. Health and welfare
State the common causes of work-related ill health. Identify the risks and how you can reduce those risks.
2. First aid and emergency procedures
State the first aid and emergency procedures and know your role within them.
3. Personal Protective Equipment
Identify the rules for personal protective equipment (PPE), the common forms and their use.
4. Asbestos
List the risks of asbestos in the workplace, how to work with it and its management.
5. Respiratory Hazards
State the risks and how to mitigate workplace respiratory hazards.
6. Noise and vibration
State the health risks of excessive noise and vibration and how to mitigate those risks.
7. Hazardous Substances
Identify the hazardous substances within the workplace and how to ensure those risks are mitigated.
8. Manual Handling
Identify the risks of manual handling, how to recognise activities that pose a risk and how to manage that risk.
Module 3 | General Safety
Key Learning Objectives
1. Safety Signs
Identify the safety signs and signals on site.
2. Fire prevention and control
Identify the importance of providing a safe place to work and individual responsibilities.
3. Electrical safety, work equipment and hand-held tools
Identify the common risks associated with electricity and equipment. Identify a safe method of working.
4. Mobile plant and site vehicles
State how to work safely around site and the risks from plant and moving machinery.
5. Lifting operations and equipment
State the importance of planning lifting operations and the care of equipment.
Module 4 | High Risk Activities
Key Learning Objectives
1. Working at height
Identify the risks of working at height, how to plan and employ a safe system of work and the use of access equipment.
2. Excavations
State the main dangers of excavations and how to follow a safe system of working near or in excavations.
3. Confined spaces
State the definition of a confined space and how to work safely within a safe system of work.
Module 5 | Environmental Awareness
Key Learning Objectives
1. Environmental awareness
State your role in preventing environmental damage on site.
2. Pollution
State your role in preventing pollution.
3. Waste materials
Explain how environmental damage can occur from improper management of waste materials.
4. Nuisance
Explain your part in reducing nuisance (for example, noise, dust and light).
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