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CITB SSSTS Supervisor Safety

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Q1. What is the primary legal purpose of a supervisor's role under health and safety law on a construction site?
  • A.  To act as the sole person legally liable for all site accidents
  • B.  To replace the principal contractor's duties under CDM 2015
  • C.  To ensure work under their control is planned, monitored and carried out safely on behalf of the employer
  • D.  To issue enforcement notices to workers who break rules
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✓ Answer: C. To ensure work under their control is planned, monitored and carried out safely on behalf of the employer
A supervisor's legal function is to translate the employer's health and safety duties into day-to-day control of the work they oversee, not to personally absorb all liability. Enforcement notices can only be issued by an HSE inspector or equivalent authority, not by a supervisor.
Q2. A supervisor finds that a subcontractor is working to a method statement that no longer matches how the task is actually being carried out on site. What is the supervisor's most appropriate immediate action?
  • A.  Allow work to continue since the method statement was approved at tender stage
  • B.  Verbally tell the operatives the new method and let them carry on
  • C.  Stop the activity and have the method statement reviewed and reissued before work continues
  • D.  Record it as a minor observation and review it at the next progress meeting
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✓ Answer: C. Stop the activity and have the method statement reviewed and reissued before work continues
A method statement must reflect the actual safe system of work being followed; once it no longer matches reality it can no longer be relied upon to control risk. The supervisor should stop the activity until the document is reviewed, updated and communicated, rather than relying on a verbal instruction or deferring action to a later meeting.
Q3. What should a supervisor do if a safety inspection reveals a repeated pattern of the same hazard being identified week after week?
  • A.  Investigate the underlying cause, such as inadequate training or resources, rather than just re-recording the same finding
  • B.  Stop recording it, as repeated findings are not useful
  • C.  Assume the workforce is simply careless and issue verbal warnings only
  • D.  Close the finding as 'resolved' once it has been reported three times
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✓ Answer: A. Investigate the underlying cause, such as inadequate training or resources, rather than just re-recording the same finding
A recurring hazard usually indicates a systemic problem, such as insufficient training, unsuitable equipment or unrealistic programme pressure, and effective monitoring should trigger a root-cause review rather than repeated superficial reporting or assumptions about individual carelessness.
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The supervisor's legal responsibilities · 35
Risk assessments & method statements · 35
Monitoring site safety · 37
Working at height & confined spaces · 35
Health, welfare & PPE · 35
Incident reporting & toolbox talks · 35
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