Sibbald Training
SSP - Site Management Safety Training Scheme
Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) is a 5 day training course focusing on health and safety within a construction site for site managers
This course is ideal for
This course is for you if you’re considering, or already have, responsibilities for planning, organising, monitoring, controlling and administering groups of staff e.g. site manager.Please note the below course dates are run as block weeks. All other dates are 1 day a week for 5 weeks.
16/06/2025
08/09/2025
08/12/2025
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Course Aims
The SMSTS course covers 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.Course Content
- 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 organisations 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
Qualifications Obtained
Upon successful completion, candidates will receive a CITB SMSTS digital certificate, valid for 5 years.Entry Requirements
The minimum entry requirement is a good understanding of spoken and written English.Additional Information
This course is for candidates who don't already hold an SMSTS certificate, to renew your current SMSTS qualification please click here.
There may be a CITB Grant available to support the cost of training. Please see Grants & Funding for Industry Support - CITB or call 0344 994 4455
Sibbald Training are an Approved Training Organisation with CITB, and will make the claim on your behalf if your company levy number is provided at the time of booking.