Who should attend?

The Site management safety training scheme (SMSTS) is a five-day course designed those who are considering, or already have, responsibilities for planning, organising, monitoring, controlling and administering groups of staff e.g. as a site manager.

Pre-Requisites:  Delegates are required to have a good understanding of spoken and written English.

Overview

The SMSTS course covers all relevant legislation affecting safe working in the building, construction and civil engineering industries. It highlights the need for risk assessment in the workplace, the implementation of the necessary control measures and adequate communication to sustain a health and safety culture within the workforce.

At the end of the course you will be able to:

implement all health, safety, welfare and environmental legislation affecting your daily work
implement new guidance and industry best practice
state your duties and responsibilities with regards to health, safety, welfare and the environment

Attendance

It is a requirement of the awarding body CITB that delegates must bring some form of photographic ID on the day of the course. Where identification is not provided, attendance will be refused.

Certification

On successful completion of the end of course examination delegates will receive a CITB SMSTS certificate which is valid for 5 years. To remain certified in this area, delegates will need to take the CITB SMSTS Refresher course before the expiry date on the certificate, otherwise the full course will need to be retaken.