Other benefits include:
- Flexibility for training providers to adapt the course content to suit candidate's needs.
- Qualifying for CITB Grant - under the short course section of the CITB grant scheme.
SMSTS is a five day course that can be taken on a 1 day a week attendance or as a 5 day block attendance. It trains each individual in the essential points of Health and Safety and shows them how to measure Health and Safety performance on their own site. The interactive method of delivery of the course allows for discussion of the subject areas together with the development of risk assessments, methods statements and health and safety plans for construction activities. At the end of the course, each individual has to pass a multiple choice test which qualifies them for the Construction Site Managers Safety Certificate.
The certificate expires every five years.
After this period runs out, certificate holders have to sit a two day refresher course to renew their qualification for a further five years.
The refresher course brings them up to date and improves awareness with recent developments in construction, legislation and health, safety, welfare and environmental issues and helps site managers face the responsibilities imposed on them by new legislations and working practices.
>> CITB SMSTS 5 Day Programme
>> CITB SMSTS 2 Day Refresher Programme
New Courses Introduced in 2007
The new course's that were introduced in 2007 were aimed at those who are either working in the construction sector of industry or are about to join the industry and at first time managers who have or are about to acquire supervisory responsibilities.
The new one day Health and Safety Awareness Course provides a practical summary of health and safety, welfare and environmental issues identifying individual responsibilities for looking after themselves and others, what the employer duties are and what should be done if they think anyones health and safety is being put at risk.
The new two day Supervisor's Course provides an introduction to health and safety, welfare and environmental issues for those requiring an understanding of their legal responsibilities that are relevant to their work activities and will provide a sound knowledge base to enable them to give valuable assistance in safely managing a construction site.
>> CITB SSSTS 2 Day Supervisor's Course
>> CITB 1 Day Health & Safety Awareness Course
SMSTS Training
Course Title
CITB Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS)
Who should attend?
This course is intended for project managers, site managers and supervisors as well as proprietors of small to medium sized companies. Client-based personnel would also benefit from attending the course. Possession of this qualification is listed in the Approved Code of Practice for the Construction (Design and Management) (CDM) Regulations as a demonstration of competence in the role of site manager.
Aim and Objectives
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. The course fee includes the ConstructionSkills publication Construction Site Safety – Health, Safety and Environmental Information Manual (GE700) as well as other course materials.
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