CITB SMSTS Course in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands (Classroom)

CITB SMSTS Course in Sutton Coldfield

The CITB Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) is the five-day qualification for the people who run construction sites. It forms part of the CITB Site Safety Plus suite, and most principal contractors treat it as a condition of appointment for anyone managing a site, a package or a phase of works.

Unlike awareness-level training, SMSTS is written for people who make decisions. It deals with what the law actually requires of a site manager, how to plan work so that risk is designed out rather than managed around, and how to hold a supply chain to the standard you have set. A good part of the week is spent on practical exercises and syndicate discussion rather than slides.

Who is the SMSTS Course Suitable For?

• Site managers, site agents and project managers
• Contracts managers with site safety accountability across several projects
• Supervisors moving up from SSSTS into a management role
• Anyone required to hold SMSTS as a condition of working for a principal contractor

What's Included in the SMSTS Course?

Course Duration

Five consecutive days. CITB does not permit partial attendance, so all five days must be completed.

Delivery Method

Classroom, tutor-led

What You'll Learn

• Health and safety law as it applies to site management, and the duties it places on you personally
• The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations, duty holder roles, and the information that must flow between them
• Risk assessment and method statements: producing them, reviewing them, and recognising when one is not fit for purpose
• Managing the activities that cause most construction fatalities: work at height, excavations, confined spaces, lifting operations and site transport
• Occupational health on site, including dust, noise, vibration, manual handling and mental health
• Fire prevention and control, temporary works, electrical safety and demolition
• Behavioural safety, inductions, toolbox talks and influencing a subcontracted workforce
• Accident investigation, RIDDOR reporting, monitoring and review

Assessment

Continuous assessment across the five days, based on participation in exercises and syndicate work, followed by an end-of-course examination.

Certification

Successful delegates receive the CITB Site Safety Plus SMSTS certificate, valid for five years.

Renewal

Renew with the two-day SMSTS Refresher before your certificate expires. Once it lapses the refresher is no longer available and the full five-day course must be retaken.

Entry Requirements

None, though site experience makes the week considerably easier. A good standard of spoken and written English is needed for the exercises and the examination.

Additional Information

Prices shown are exclusive of VAT. This course runs at the Sutton Coldfield training centre, with on-site parking and easy access from the M6 and M42. Joining instructions confirming the exact address are issued after booking.

Related Content

• SMSTS courses
• SMSTS Refresher courses
• SSSTS courses
• CITB courses

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We are the leading training providers in Birmingham and beyond - specialising in construction courses, CITB online courses, SMSTS courses, IPAF courses, Temporary Works Co-Ordinator training and much more.

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