SMSTS Training (CITB) - Site Management Training

The Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) is ideal for site and project managers working in the construction sector. The 5-day SMSTS course and the 2-day SMSTS Refresher ensure that site managers have a thorough understanding of their legal responsibilities, not only for the health and safety of everybody working and visiting your site but also for the environmental impact on the site and the local area.
The SMSTS course covers the following:

 
Day 1
• Health and safety facts and figures
• Accident prevention
• Health and safety management systems
• Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
• Health and safety policies
• Manager’s responsibilities

Day 2
• Working at height
• Planning and organising
• Risk assessment
• Access equipment
• Working environments
• Site layout and planning
• Transport and logistics
• Housekeeping
• Material management
• Management of contractors
• Construction design & management (CDM)
• Regs HSE core criteria for company & individual competence
• Health and safety management for plant, equipment and systems of work
• PUWER
• LOLER

Day 3
• Manager’s and supervisor’s responsibilities
• Health and safety management on site
• COSHH
• Noise
• Vibration
• Manual handling
• Asbestos
• Environmental and waste management
• Monitoring health and safety
• Inspections
• Surveys and tours
• Health and safety auditing
• Accident reporting and investigation
• Pro and reactive monitoring
• Site briefing

Day 4
• Health and safety communications and training
• Behavioural safety and change
• Provision of information, instruction and training competencies
• Construction health and safety
• Electricity
• Services
• LPG and HFL
• Confined spaces
• Site planning and layout
• Requirements to plan health and safety within the context of a project

Day 5
• Presentation
• Debrief and discussion
• Assessment

Who this course is for?

The Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) is designed for managers, agents and persons who have, or are about to acquire, the responsibility for planning, organising, monitoring and controlling site based staff. This course is endorsed by the United Kingdom Contractors Group (UKCG) as a means of proving a site manager’s competence.

Certification

CITB Accreditation valid for five years.