CISRS Scaffold Supervisor Course

Duration:
5 days

Attendees:

This 5-day course is aimed at personnel providing first line supervision for scaffolding contractors (i.e. Contract Managers, Supervisors, Foremen and non-working Charge-hands).

Pre requisition:

CISRS will require delegates to have awareness and experience of scaffolding structures and a general understanding of how a scaffolding contracting company operates.

Health & Safety Requirements:

CITB Supervisors Health, Safety and Environment Test within 2 years prior to attending the CISRS Scaffold Supervisor course.  CISRS do accept some other industry recognised Health and Safety qualifications as an exemption to the CITB Supervisors HS&E Test.  Those listed below must be completed within 2 years of the date of application

Health & Safety Requirements:

• IOSH Managing Safely/IOSH Directing Safely
• NEBOSH (General/Construction/International/) H&S Certificate
• SMSTS Certificate
• SSSTS Certificate
• Current CCNSG Safety Passport Supervisor (SCATS)

Objectives:

Attendees to acquire a suitable supervisory knowledge and management skill that is tailored to the contract scaffolding industry

Content:

Health & Safety:

• Legal Overview – Health & Safety Law
• Health and Safety Management
• HSE ACOP’s and Guidance

Performance Standards:

• British and European Standards
• NASC Safety and Technical Guidance
• Design Engineering Appreciation

Employment Basics:

• Legal Overview – Employment Law
• Recruitment
• Discipline and Grievance
• Managing Absence
• Managing Conflict and Resolution

Supervisory Skills:

• Planning and Organisation
• Materials and Logistics
• Competence and Allocating Duties
• Effective Supervision
• Commissioning and Handover
• Statutory Scaffold Inspections and Inspection Practices
• Effective Communication (including basic presentation skills, briefings and toolbox talks)
•  Meeting Skills
• Customer Relations

Commercial Essentials:

• NASC Commercial Guidance
• Sales, Estimating and Surveying
• Contracts Awareness
• Managing Variations
• Valuations and Payment
• Payment Disputes and Remedies

Risk Assessment Project:

Delegates are required to sit a written test and submit a project which contributes to the overall assessment.

Certificates:

Successful delegates will receive a Certification along with their CISRS Scaffold Supervisor card.

Note:

CISRS Supervisors/Managers cards are valid for 5 years. Delegates will be required to attend a CISRS 2 Day Supervisor/Manager Refresher Course to renew their card.