SMSTS Training
Site Management Safety Training Scheme Course

The CITB Site Safety Plus SMSTS - Site Management Safety Training Scheme (5 Day) course is intended for

• Project Managers
• Construction Managers
• Site Managers
• Supervisors
• Any level of management involved in construction activities

As well as proprietors of small to medium sized companies involved in construction activities.

Client-based personnel would also benefit from attending the course. For site managers, this qualification is listed in the Approved Code of Practice for the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (CDM) as evidence of meeting the required standard of competence.

Course Duration

5 Days

SMSTS - Site Management Safety Training Scheme Course Aims

To give an understanding of delegates responsibilities and accountability for site safety, health and welfare, current health and safety legislation. This industry-recognised course is ideal for companies who need to meet the ever-increasing demand for evidence of sound health and safety management on site.

SMSTS - Site Management Safety Training Scheme Course Content

All topics are covered in an easy to understand format

• The Health and Safety at Work Act
• CDM Regulations 2007
• Site set-up
• Risk assessments/method statements
• Working at height
• Scaffolding
• Electricity
• Excavations
• Demolition
• Confined spaces
• Recent changes in accepted working practices and a multitude of other construction topics.

Site Management Safety Training Scheme Course Benefits

CITB - Construction SMSTS certificate.

SMSTS Training
Site Supervisors Safety Training Scheme (SSSTS)

The (SSSTS) Site Supervisor Safety Training Scheme course is for first line managers. Those who have, or are about to acquire supervisory responsibilities. It provides an introduction to health and safety, welfare and environmental issues for those requiring an understanding of their legal responsibilities relevant to their work activities. It will provide a sound knowledge base to enable them to give valuable assistance in safely managing a construction site.

Site Supervisor Safety Training Course progression

This Site Supervisor Safety Training Scheme course is an ideal introduction for obtaining a good understanding of health and safety duties and responsibilities for first line managers management and.

Site Supervisor Safety Training Course Aims

To ensure that all those given supervisory responsibilities understand:

• Why they are carrying out their identified duties and
• What is expected of them and
• To ensure that they contribute to the safety of the workplace

And at the end of the course delegates will be able to:

• Understand the problems of the industry
• Have an understanding of how health and safety law is structured
• Identify how their supervisory role fits in with the manager in controlling the site safely
• Carry out risk assessments and understand the need for method statements
• Carry out site inspections, toolbox talks and method statement briefings
• Understand what is meant by proactive and reactive monitoring

The course covers The Health & Safety at Work Act and the regulations (explained in an easy to understand format) relevant to the construction industry. To include the following

• Health and Safety Law
• Developing a Health and Safety Management System
• Occupational Health
• Fire Prevention and Control
• Risk Assessment and Method Statements
• Hazardous Substances
• CDM Regulations
• Working At Height
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Manual Handling
• Accidents and First Aid

It also includes recent changes in accepted working practices.

For those who successfully complete the course there is a SSST certificate issues by CITB.

SMSTS Refresher Training
Site Management Safety Training Scheme Refresher Course

The CITB Site Safety Plus SMSTS Refresher Course is intended for those who currently hold a valid (SMSTS) Site Management Safety Training Scheme certificate. The certificate has to be renewed every five years by attending and passing the SMSTS refresher course.

The (SMSTS) Site Management Safety Training Scheme Refresher Course Aims

To give an understanding of delegates responsibilities and accountability for site safety, health and welfare and current health and safety legislation including risk assessment.

This course is designed to allow delegates to maintain and update their current health and safety knowledge.

The (SMSTS) Site Management Safety Training Scheme Refresher Course Content

• Current focus of HSE's attention
• Risk assessment and method statements
• CDM Regulations 2007
• Traffic management
• Accident reporting and investigation

Overview and changes to the current legislation affecting construction to include:

• Work at Height
• Control of Substances Hazardous to Health
• Control of Vibration at Work Regulations
• Control of Noise at Work Regulations
• Fire on construction sites including Fire Safety Order 2005
• Construction waste and Site Waste Management Plans and any other relevant changes

SMSTS Refresher - Site Management Safety Training Scheme Refresher Course Benefits

Construction Skills Site Safety Plus certificate

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