CITB SMSTS in Hartlepool, County Durham (Classroom)
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CITB Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) Course in Hartlepool, County Durham
Course Overview
The Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) is a five-day course covering 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.
Delivery Method
This course is delivered in a classroom in Hartlepool, County Durham, TS25 2DF
Course Duration
This course takes 5 days to complete
Who Should Attend
This 5-day SMSTS course is for those who are considering, or already have, responsibilities for planning, organising, monitoring, controlling and administering groups of staff e.g. a site manager.
Course Objectives
To ensure the individual responsibilities are understood:
- why they are carrying out their identified roles
- what is expected of them
- how they contribute to the safety of the workplace.
At the end of the SMSTS course the delegates will be able to:
- understand the need to prevent accidents
- have an understanding of health and safety law
- identify how their role fits into the control and management of the site
- understand the need for risk assessments and method statements
- appreciate the need to perform safely and to stop and ask for advice if not sure
- report unsafe acts to prevent an accident.
Course Content
At the end of the course you will have an understanding of:
- The Health and Safety at Work Act
- Confined spaces
- Demolition
- Scaffolding
- Working at height
- Excavations
- Electricity
- Management of occupational health
- Behavioural safety
- Recent changes in accepted working practices
- Method statements and risk assessments
- Construction Design and Management (CDM) Regulations
Assessment
Assessment will be an exam paper and the completion of core exercises and a case study. The exam paper consists of 20 multiple choice questions and 5 short written questions.
On Completion
Upon completing your course, you will be issued with a digital certificate which is valid for 5 years. This will provide employers with evidence that you have completed your course and know your duties as a site manager.
To remain certified in this area, you will need to take a SMSTS Refresher (SMSTS-R) course before the expiry date on your certificate.
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- What is the CSCS Card?
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- Fire Safety
- NEBOSH courses
- IOSH course
- Confined Spaces courses
- Working at Height courses
- PASMA courses
- IPAF courses
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- Asbestos courses
- Manual Handling courses
- Face Fit courses
- Cat and Genny courses
- CCNSG courses
- EUSR courses
- CDM courses
- Cat and Genny courses
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- Legionella courses
For short courses a completion certificate is available at the end of the course. You can screenshot this or print it out to confirm completion of the training.
For accredited courses a certificate will be sent directly to you from the appropriate awarding body.
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Evolution Training and Consultancy Services has been delivering industry-standard training throughout the North-East since 2014. Our team of fully qualified and experienced tutors and assessors deliver quality training across a range of sectors including Construction, Construction Plant Machinery, Health & Safety, as well as NVQ Level 2 Certificates and NVQ Level 2 to Level 7 Diplomas. Our Hartlepool site is also a CITB approved centre for Health Safety and Environment Testing and CPCS Testing.
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