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Site Safety Plus

Site Safety Plus is a series of courses from CITB providing building, civil engineering, and associated industries professionals the opportunity to develop their skills and help maintain a safe workforce.

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Why Citrus?

Citrus Training are the UK's largest provider of health, safety, environmental and specialist operations training, and here are a few reasons why.

20-Years’ Experience
We have nearly 20 years of practical experience in delivering SSP Courses, resulting in unrivaled training practices and processes.
50,000+ Delegates Trained
We’ve successfully delivered training for over 50,000 delegates across the Site Safety Plus (SSP) training category.
Specialist Consultants
We’ll help bring together the optimum mix of solutions to ensure you apply the hierarchy of risk control, in its most effective form.
Employed Trainers
We have in-house and employed Site Safety Plus trainers, offering the very best of training standards, consistency, and quality.
Managed Provision
Fully managed delivery, regional engagement, skills and competency management, CITB levy, skills card and test management.
Dedicated Courses
Dedicated courses to suit customer-specific requirements, locations, and dates - while maintaining the highest levels of training standards.
Which course should I take? 

As an approved CITB Site Safety Plus provider, we have a comprehensive range of training courses to choose from. Whatever the need, we have it covered, from an introduction to the industry to intensive management courses. We also offer all of our SSP courses as virtual courses, meaning delegates can complete them from the comfort of their own home. 

Our CITB Site Safety Plus courses include:    

HSA - Health & Safety Awareness - Site Safety Plus (CITB)
This one-day course is perfect for those just starting in the construction industry, understanding the basics of Health & Safety risks in the construction industry.   

Successful completion will enable workers to apply for the CSCS Labourer green card (once they have passed their HSE Touch screen test).  

SSSTS - Site Supervisor Safety Training Scheme - Site Safety Plus (CITB)
This two-day course is specifically for site supervisors. Delegates will come away with valuable knowledge on assisting the safe management of a construction site.    

SSSTS - Site Supervisor Safety Training Scheme Refresher - Site Safety Plus (CITB)
This one-day refresher course is for those who have previously completed the SSSTS course. Delegates must complete this course before the expiry date issued on their certificate to prevent it from expiring after five years.

SMSTS - Site Management Safety Training Scheme - Site Safety Plus (CITB)
This 5-day course is suitable for those who are or are training to become Site Managers. Delegates will gain a more in-depth understanding of health, safety, welfare and environmental issues on construction sites.    

SMSTS - Site Management Safety Training Scheme Refresher- Site Safety Plus (CITB)
This two-day refresher course is for those who have previously taken SMSTS and need to refresh their training before the five-year expiry date.   

SEATS - Site Environmental Awareness Training Scheme - Site Safety Plus (CITB)
This one-day interactive course is developed for site supervisors and managers, in particular, to introduce environmental issues on construction sites.   

Temporary Works Co-ordinator (CITB)
This two-day course is designed to assist those on site who have responsibility for managing all forms of temporary work.   

Temporary Works Supervisor (CITB)
This one-day course is designed to assist those on-site responsible for supervising temporary works. 

Grants and funding 

At Citrus, we want training and opportunities to be available for as many delegates as possible. As such, there are some funding and grant options to explore for different courses, and we aim to provide as much information as possible for our customers.  

As a CITB Approved Training Organisation (ATO), we can automatically claim grants for these courses, as long as you are paying into the CITB Levy and we have your CITB number. 

Why Citrus? 

We dedicate our efforts to unrivalled quality and the customer experience at Citrus Training. As a result, we are the leading UK-based provider of health, safety and technical training and assessment services to the Built Environment and Utility sectors.  

With close to 20-years of practical experience in delivering Site Safety Plus courses, Citrus Training has over 50,000 successfully trained workers in the market to date. We train delegates in our industry-leading facilities nationwide, helping to bring together the optimum mix of solutions, ensuring you apply the hierarchy of risk control most effectively.  Our in-house and employed Site Safety Plus trainers deliver premium training standards, consistency, and quality, resulting in unrivalled training practices and processes. And with some courses available virtually, we can keep industry standards high, no matter where they train from. 

Clients can take advantage of our fully-managed delivery, offering regional engagement, skills and competency management, CITB levy and grants, skills cards and test management services, ensuring all bases are covered. The result is market-leading training practices and services, serving businesses and customers across the country. 

What is Site Safety Plus training? 

Site Safety Plus is a series of courses from CITB providing building, civil engineering, and associated industries professionals the opportunity to develop their skills and help maintain a safe workforce.   

The courses are designed to give everyone from operatives to senior managers the tools and expertise to progress through the industry. They cover everything from implementing various health, safety, wellness and environmental legislation that affects their daily role to understanding and fulfilling responsibilities as supervisors or managers.    

Courses range from one-day Health and Safety Awareness to a five-day Site Management Safety Training Scheme. There are also refresher courses to keep workers up to date on the latest practices to stay safe on the job. 

Popular FAQ's

Yes, you need to complete the Health and Safety Awareness one day course to get your green card; however, you also need an HS&E Touch Screen Test, arranged through CITB.

Unfortunately, there is no grace period for the SSP certificates. Therefore, delegates may need a refresher course before the current certificate expires.

No, you will need a laptop or computer with a microphone and webcam to access the course.

No. After completing both parts, Health and Safety Awareness and HSE TST, you will need to apply for the green card quoting your certificate number.

Five years

Yes, you can, as long as you pay into the CITB levy. As an ATO, we will do this automatically for you if we have your CITB number.

Your certificate will take approximately four weeks to arrive. Certificates are issued digitally via the bookers email address.

Yes, with a parental / guardian form signed so the delegate can sit the course. This form MUST be completed and sent to us BEFORE the course's start date.

You must have a good understanding of the English language (spoken and written).

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