The CITB Site Safety Plus Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) health and safety course is taken by more than 10,000 people each year and is one of the most highly regarded training courses within the construction industry available for site managers and supervisors.

The Site Managers Safety Training Scheme course is designed for site managers, agents and persons who are, or are about to be, responsible for planning, organising, monitoring, controlling and administering groups of staff and workforce.

The course covers all relevant legislation and other aspects which affect 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 among the workforce.

Possession of the CITB SMSTS 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.

Course Aims and Objectives

The course aims to help site managers, agents and supervisors to:

Manage health and safety on site in accordance with current legal provisions, and within the context of their management or supervisory role.
Develop an understanding of responsibilities and accountability for site health, safety and welfare, and
Recognise a safe site is efficient, economical and productive.

At the end of the period of training, Delegates will be aware of, and able to:

Implement all health, safety, welfare and environmental legislation which affects them during their daily work
Implement new guidance and industry best practice
State their duties and responsibilities with regards to health, safety, welfare and the environment.

Course duration

This course is delivered over 5 days at our training facility in Lincoln, at your organisations premises or at a
convenient location for you.

Assessment and certification

During the SMSTS training course, candidates must pass three core exercises. At the end of the training course,
candidates sit an examination in order to qualify for the CITB certificate. Delegates are required to attend all training
sessions in order to be awarded the CITB SMSTS Construction Site Managers Safety Certificate. The SMSTS
certificate is valid for five years, after which candidates must sit the two day SMSTS Refresher course to renew the
certificate and keep their qualification up to date.

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