Course Overview
Our Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) is designed to enhance the skills of supervisors, clients, and business owners, providing essential knowledge to ensure the health and safety of employees on construction sites.
Who is This Programme For?
The course is ideal for:
• Site Managers
• Supervisors
• Specialists
• Individuals currently, or soon to be, responsible for planning, organizing, controlling, monitoring, and supervising teams of workers.
What You Will Learn
• Legislation and Safe Working Practices: Covers key laws and safety regulations affecting the construction industry.
• Risk Assessments: Emphasizes the importance of conducting risk assessments and implementing practical control measures.
• Effective Communication: Highlights the need for clear communication to maintain safety standards across the workforce.
Why Take This Course?
• Gain the skills needed to promote into a Construction Site Manager role.
• Enhance your qualifications and career opportunities in construction.
• Your capabilities are evaluated based on evidence of what you’ve done in the workplace.
This comprehensive programme equips you with the tools to manage health and safety effectively, ensuring a safer, more productive construction site environment.
Objectives
• Promotes Responsible Work Practices:
Learn effective measures to carry out tasks responsibly and safely.
• Enhances Skills for Site Safety:
Develop critical skills to ensure the safety of all workers on-site.
• Supports Future Achievement:
Gain the knowledge and expertise needed to advance your career and achieve future goals.
• Provides Essential Site Safety Training:
Equip yourself with the skills to maintain a safe and compliant work environment.
• Builds Knowledge and Competence:
Understand industry safety requirements and develop practical, hands-on skills for success.
Who Should Attend?
This 5-day course is designed for:
• Construction Site Managers
• Site Operators
• Individuals currently in, or preparing for, roles involving the planning, organizing, monitoring, controlling, and managing of staff and workforce teams.
The course equips participants with the essential knowledge and skills to effectively oversee construction activities, ensuring safety, efficiency, and team productivity on-site.
Qualification
This five-day course is designed for professionals in the building, construction, and civil engineering industries. It covers key legislation and practical measures that ensure safe working practices.
What the Course Covers
• Applicable Legislation: Understanding laws and regulations affecting workplace safety.
• Risk Assessment: Identifying hazards, implementing control measures, and promoting a safe working environment.
• Workplace Communication: Ensuring clear communication to build a strong health and safety culture among the workforce.
Course Requirements
• Learners must complete the full five days to be eligible for certification.
• Active participation is expected, including the completion of a mandatory toolbox talk.
Assessment
• The course concludes with a formal exam paper to assess knowledge and understanding.
• The exam demonstrates to external bodies that certification is only awarded to successful candidates following a thorough evaluation and examination.
Course Agenda
To successfully achieve certification, participants must attend all five sessions as outlined in the course program, regardless of the chosen delivery method.
• If a participant misses any sessions, they must enroll in a new course and retake the entire five-day program.
• In exceptional circumstances, such as bereavement or certified illness, participants may:
• Enroll on another course to complete the missed days.
• Ensure they follow the correct sequence of training days, activities, and exercises.
Important: Any exceptions must be approved by CITB before final confirmation with the learner.
