CITB SMSTS (Site Management Safety Training Scheme) Training Course:

Davis Access delivers accredited CITB SMSTS (Site Management Safety Training Scheme) courses from our Bristol training centre and onsite across the UK.

This CITB SMSTS industry-recognised construction safety qualification is designed for site managers, project managers and supervisors responsible for managing health, safety and compliance on construction sites in line with current legislation and CITB standards. As well as proprietors of smaller companies and persons who are or are about to be responsible for planning, organising, monitoring, controlling and administering groups of staff and workforce. 

Get trained

To help site managers 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

Delegates must be competent in English at site supervisor level.

What’s covered?

In this CITB SMSTS (Site Management Safety Training Scheme) classroom-based course, you will learn about:

• Construction site drawings, tasks and projects
• Health and safety law
• The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act
• Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM)
• Health and safety management systems
• Risk assessments and method statements
• Induction and training
• Effective communication
• Leadership and worker engagement
• Inspections and audit
• Statutory forms, notices and registers
• Accident prevention, control reporting and investigation
• Management of health
• Welfare facilities
• Stress and mental health at work
• Drug and alcohol
• Control of substances hazardous to health
• Lead
• Asbestos
• Dust and fumes
• Noise and vibrations
• Manual handling
• Site organisation
• Fire prevention and control, and dangerous substances
• Electrical safety
• Temporary works
• Work equipment and hand-held tools
• Lifting operations and lifting equipment
• Mobile workforce and driver safety
• Working at height regulations
• Common access equipment
• Scaffolding
• Fall arrest and suspension equipment
• Excavations
• Underground and overhead services
• Confined spaces

Your training instructor will give you a copy of the Construction site safety – The comprehensive guide that you can refer back to after the CITB SMSTS course.

On successfully completing this CITB SMSTS course, you’ll receive a CITB Site Management safety training scheme (SMSTS) pdf certificate.

Is this the right course for me?

This CITB SMSTS (Site Management Safety Training Scheme) course is for you if you’re considering, or already have, responsibilities for planning, organising, monitoring, controlling and administering groups of staff e.g. site manager.

It 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 updated health, safety, welfare and environmental legislation affecting your supervisory role
• implement new guidance and industry best practice affected by changes
• fulfil your responsibilities regarding health, safety, welfare and the environment.

Course details

• Aimed at: This course is for you if you’re considering, or already have, responsibilities for planning, organising, monitoring, controlling and administering groups of staff.
• Duration: 5 days
• Maximum class size: 20
• Qualification length: 5 years
• On-site training available

Assessment details

• Theory assessment (80% pass mark)