SMSTS Training (CITB) - Site Management Training - Online Classroom

Who Attends?

The Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) 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.
Pre-Requisites: The minimum entry equipment is a good understanding of spoken and written English.

Aims

This SMSTS course is designed to enable managers 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.
- Recognise that a safe site is efficient, economical and productive.

Course Content

The SMSTS course (CITB) content includes:

- Introduction to health and safety law, duties, responsibilities, enforcement and sanctions.
- Overviews/explanations of relevant construction activity legislation.
- Accident costs, causes, investigation, prevention and reporting requirements.
- Risk assessment and principles of prevention'.
- Safety management systems, policies, plans, performance and measuring.
- Management of Contractors.
- Development of safe systems of work' and permit systems.
- Effective communicating.
- Behavioural science including awareness of human error.
- Motivating safety behaviour:
- Recognition of an organisation's duties and responsibilities.
- Recognition of responsibilities of Managers, Supervisors and Operatives.
- Production of site activity instructions (safe system of work).
- Planning for health and safety within the context of a project.