CITB Site Manager Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS)
£495.00
Gliss Training’s CITB Site Manager Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) course is for you if you are considering or already have the responsibilities of a site manager.
Course Features
What is the CITB Site Manager Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS)?
This five-day CITB Site Management Safety instruction Scheme (SMSTS) instruction equips project managers, site managers, supervisors, company owners, and client-based people with the information and skills necessary to guarantee healthy and safe working conditions for construction site employees.
Is This CITB Site Manager Safety Training (SMSTS) for Me?
This CITB SMSTS course is for project managers, site managers, and owners of small to medium-sized construction businesses.
Why Should I Take the SMSTS Training?
The United Kingdom Contractors Group (UKCG) has approved this course as reaching the required requirement for all managers working on UKCG sites. While it is not a legal necessity, the majority of contractors make it mandatory. It can also be used as an introduction course before moving on to obtain an NVQ certificate for the CSCS black management card.
Do you get a card after completing the SMSTS course?
Please be aware that there is no actual SMSTS card; nevertheless, you can include your SMSTS certificate qualification when applying for a CSCS card.
What You’ll Learn:
- Fulfill your legal responsibilities for health, safety, welfare, and the environment.
- Incorporate new guidelines.
- Follow the established industry norms.
- Risk Assessment and Control Measures
Course content
You will study about health and safety laws, such as the Health and Safety at Work and Other Acts. You will learn about the legal responsibilities of employers, self-employed individuals, and workers to encourage health and safety awareness, as well as effective safety management practices. This course will also address the CDM rules, which govern the management of health, safety, and welfare on building sites.
You will learn about the essential ideas and advantages of a health and safety policy, as well as how to execute one.
You will discover how risk assessments may help prevent workplace accidents and why risk assessments and method statements should be appropriate and commensurate to the amount of risk posed.
You will learn how to adjust training content to the audience’s demands in order to maintain competency on-site.
You will understand the value of efficient communication among all persons involved in on-site work to ensure that essential information is appropriately transmitted.
Learn how to correctly measure, monitor, and report on workplace health and safety.
You will learn about the statutory and non-statutory forms, notices, signs, and registers used in the building and construction industries, as well as record-keeping and other aspects.
You will learn about the most prevalent causes of accidents, how to prevent them, and how to report them. You will learn how to create building phase plans, safe methods of work, and risk assessments, as well as how to perform site inspections and manage everyday health and safety issues.
You will discover the significance of providing adequate welfare facilities and ensuring that they adhere to the CDM Regulations.
You will learn how to manage mental health difficulties as well as assist people who are addicted to drugs or alcohol while being legal.
You will understand how important it is to safeguard workers from harmful chemicals like lead and asbestos.
You’ll discover how to safeguard workers from the dangers of inhaling airborne particles.
You will learn about the problems associated with excessive noise and vibration, as well as how to reduce them.
You will learn how to limit the risk of damage caused by poor manual handling methods, as well as how to do so while considering the work, environment, and controls.
You will learn about the regulations that must be met while setting up a construction site.
You will learn about the most prevalent causes of fire, such as improper handling of dangerous substances, as well as how to reduce such risks.
You will learn safe working procedures when working on or near active electrical circuits.
You will learn how to handle temporary works and ensure that they are planned, managed, and removed correctly.
You will learn about the hazards of operating moving plants and equipment, as well as how to mitigate such hazards while adhering to the regulatory requirements for mobile plant and equipment operation.
You will learn about the hazards associated with working at heights, such as working platforms, scaffolds, ladders, flat and pitched roofs, unstable roofs, apertures, holes, and exposed edges, as well as how to mitigate them.
You will learn about tight spaces, how to identify their risks, and how to operate safely.
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Additional Information:
Examination: 1-Hour Multiple-Choice-Questions (28 correct to Pass out of 40)
Course Timings: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Awarding Body: HABC
Accreditation No. : 500/9974/7
Frequently Asked Question
Yes, this course is CITB accredited, part of the Site Safety Plus suite of courses.
At the end of the SMSTS training, successful candidates will receive an e-certificate accredited by CITB.
SMSTS is the abbreviated form of the Site Management Safety Training Scheme. This course builds an excellent foundation for meeting the demands for health and safety management on site. By incorporating good industry practices, and through effective management techniques, you will be able to reduce accidents on site.
This course is ideal for professionals handling managerial tasks on projects. It is also highly beneficial for site engineers, foremen, planners, and quantity surveyors.
The SMSTS qualification is normally a pre-requisite qualification for anyone involved in management activity on a construction site, whilst SSSTS is a pre-requisite qualification for those that supervise the work of others on construction sites.
These industry qualifications are not a legal requirement. Also, this course isn’t equivalent to any specific level of training. However, many workplaces will demand certain personnel, such as site managers, to have completed this qualification as part of their company policy.
The SMSTS course is part of CITB’s site safety plus scheme, while the CSCS scheme is separate. Site managers are expected to have a black manager’s card whilst working on a construction site, as well as an SMSTS qualification.
To get a CSCS black card, you will need a relevant Construction Management/Technical related NVQ/SVQ (level 5, 6, or 7) and pass the CITB Managers and Professionals Health, Safety, and Environment Test.
The CITB Site Management Safety Certificate expires after five years. In order to remain qualified, certificate holders are required to sit the 2-days SMSTS Refresher course before the expiry date of their SMSTS certificate. This will renew their qualification for a further five years.
Yes, a name change can be completed at any time free of charge before taking the exam. You can submit your request by emailing our customer service team at info@glisstraining.com or calling us on 447900852621.
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Very informative and essential for all site managers.
I learned a lot about risk management.
A must-attend for anyone in site management.
Great overview of current legislation.
I now feel more confident in handling site safety issues.