CITB SMSTS Course Online (Instructor-led)

What is the CITB SMSTS Course?

The Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) is the five-day CITB Site Safety Plus course for people who manage construction sites. It covers the legal framework a manager works within, how safety, welfare and environmental duties fit into everyday site operations, and how management decisions shape the safety culture of a project. Build UK endorses SMSTS as the standard training for construction site managers.

Who is the CITB SMSTS Course Suitable For?

Project managers, site managers, senior supervisors, business owners and clients who hold or are about to take on responsibility for managing a construction site. You will need a good understanding of spoken and written English and a valid form of photo ID.

What's Included in the SMSTS Course?

Five days of live instructor-led training delivered over Zoom, with the CITB mandatory publications supplied as eBooks: the Construction site management delegate workbook (XA6) and Construction site safety – the comprehensive guide (GE700).

Delivery Method

Live online via Zoom, 08:30 to 16:30 each day. Delegates need a laptop or PC with webcam, microphone and speakers, a stable internet connection and a quiet space for the full course.

Course Duration

5 days

Course Content

• Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
• Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 – duty holders, pre-construction and construction phase plans
• Work at Height Regulations 2005 – scaffolding, inspection, ladders, harnesses and fall arrest
• RIDDOR 2013, PPE Regulations 2022 and first aid requirements
• COSHH, noise, vibration, manual handling and the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
• Waste and environmental management
• Risk assessments, method statements and control measures
• PUWER and LOLER, electricity, underground and overhead services, excavations, confined spaces and fire safety
• Occupational health, drugs and alcohol, mental health awareness
• Leadership, worker engagement, communication and statutory forms and registers

Assessment / Examination

Delegates are assessed on their involvement across the week and on four core exercises: implementing health and safety legislation, managers' and supervisors' responsibilities, a construction site briefing and a site layout exercise. The course ends with a 35-minute CITB exam of 25 questions (18 multiple choice and 7 multi-response or short written answers). The pass mark is 81%, and the GE700 and XA6 publications may be used for the final 15 minutes.

Certification

Successful delegates receive the CITB Site Safety Plus SMSTS certificate, issued as a PDF and valid for five years. It must be renewed by completing the two-day SMSTS Refresher before the expiry date, otherwise the full five-day course has to be retaken.

Related Content

• CITB SMSTS courses
• CITB SMSTS Refresher (SMSTS-R)
• CITB SSSTS courses
• CITB courses
• Online instructor-led courses

After completing the course, learners can order their certificate directly from the provider.

To join online courses, delegates have to log in via a link provided through a computer or laptop with a camera, screen, microphone and access to the internet.

Connection quality is the responsibility of the delegate. If you need to download free video conferencing software please visit our video conferencing software page where you can download the software specified by Pragmatic Consulting.

E-learning and Online (Instructor-led) training is more flexible, efficient, and cost-effective.

Short online courses also help employers to demonstrate that they have fulfilled their legal duties to ensure their personnel have been adequately trained.

Once the courses have been completed, a confirmation of results can be saved or printed as evidence. This can then be kept on record as evidence of suitable training.

You will receive a confirmation email with your order details and your course login details will follow within one business working day.

Please note that course bookings can not be processed outside of normal working hours, over weekends or on bank holidays and will be processed the next business working day.

Pragmatic Consulting is a CITB Approved Training Organisation based at Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire, trading since 2014 and better known in the utility world than the construction one, where most of its work is with gas, water and power contractors. The CITB range listed here – nine Site Safety Plus courses – is delivered almost entirely live over Zoom, which makes it a practical choice for utility firms whose site teams need SMSTS, SSSTS or temporary works tickets without leaving the depot for a week.

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