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Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS)

CITB Site Safety Plus Course
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SMSTS - Health and Safety in Construction Site Management – SSP

Course Information

The Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) is a five-day course designed for site managers or aspiring site managers. It is designed for those with responsibility for planning, managing, monitoring, and coordinating activities in a construction environment or those intending to progress into a site management role.

The SMSTS course is endorsed by Build UK as the standard training for all construction managers.
Entry Requirements
There are no formal entry requirements, however, delegates should hold, or be about to hold, the role of a site manager. Previous health and safety knowledge is recommended. Those without previous health and safety management experience are recommended to sit the two-day SSSTS course. Delegates must be competent in written and spoken English necessary for operating efficiently at site management level.
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Duration: 5 days

Location: For groups - Closed Course Delivered on-site nationwide or remotely. For individuals - Open Course schedule can be booked remotely.

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Minimum numbers: 5 (Individuals can be booked onto our remote open course schedule)

Maximum numbers: 20 classroom / 12 remote

Course Details & Recognition

Cost: Per person - £495 + VAT

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Accreditation: CITB Site Safety Plus Certification

Certificate Validity: 5 years

Funding & Grants

CITB Short Course Grant Code: Automatic - Tier 3: £240 per person

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£148.50 + VAT

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£1485 + VAT

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No CITB Grant Available

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  • Funding is subject to CITB eligibility checks.
  • Final price may vary based on your location and will be confirmed at the time of booking.
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How is this course Delivered?

This course is available exclusively for groups and can be delivered in two formats:

Remote closed session – Live tutor-led via Microsoft Teams or Zoom
In-house classroom delivery – We come to your site

Choose your preferred format using the toggles below.

Whichever option you choose, this is a private, closed session for your team only. All attendees will receive a certificate of attendance on completion.

Maximum numbers: 20 classroom

We come to you
This course is delivered in person at your chosen location, exclusively for your team. (per person charge)

What to expect:

  • Expert trainer on-site
  • Hands-on interaction with your group
  • No travel needed for your staff
  • Certificate of attendance for each participant
  • Each course combines thorough theoretical instruction with practical, hands-on exercises. Participants benefit from real-time feedback and guidance from experienced trainers, ensuring they gain valuable skills ready for practical application.
  • We can arrange a local venue close to your site if preferred
    • Please note: using an external venue may affect the day rate.

Maximum numbers: 12 remote

Live tutor-led session

Delivered remotely for your team only, at a time that suits you. 

What to expect:

  • Private online session for your staff
  • Interactive format with breakout discussion
  • each course combines thorough theoretical instruction with practical, hands-on elements. Participants benefit from real-time feedback and guidance from experienced trainers, ensuring they gain valuable skills ready for practical application — even in a virtual environment.

What are the requirements?

To take part in a remote tutor-led course, you’ll need:

  • Laptop or computer with a working camera – you must remain visible to the tutor throughout the session
  • Microphone and speakers – to interact with the tutor and other delegates
  • Reliable internet connection – essential for participating in the full course
  • Email address – to receive course materials and exam instructions
  • Photographic ID – such as a driving licence or passport
  • Access to Zoom or Microsoft Teams – a meeting link will be sent prior to the course
  • Complete and return - the delegate information form prior to course attendance

Electronic CITB mandatory publications will be e-mailed before the course; hardcopies may be available upon request (please enquire at the booking stage).

Maximum numbers: 12 remote

Live tutor-led session

Delivered remotely, at a time that suits you. 

What to expect:

  • Private online session for your staff
  • Interactive format with breakout discussion
  • each course combines thorough theoretical instruction with practical, hands-on elements. Participants benefit from real-time feedback and guidance from experienced trainers, ensuring they gain valuable skills ready for practical application — even in a virtual environment.

What are the requirements?

To take part in a remote tutor-led course, you’ll need:

  • Laptop or computer with a working camera – you must remain visible to the tutor throughout the session
  • Microphone and speakers – to interact with the tutor and other delegates
  • Reliable internet connection – essential for participating in the full course
  • Email address – to receive course materials and exam instructions
  • Photographic ID – such as a driving licence or passport
  • Access to Zoom or Microsoft Teams – a meeting link will be sent prior to the course
  • Complete and return - the delegate information form prior to course attendance

Electronic CITB mandatory publications will be e-mailed before the course; hardcopies may be available upon request (please enquire at the booking stage).

Site Management Safety Training Scheme – SMSTS Course Aims

The course covers relevant health, safety, and environmental 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 among the workforce.

This course is endorsed by Build UK, and upon completion of the course, candidates will be able to:
  • Manage and implement health, safety, and environmental aspects on-site, in accordance with current legal provisions and within the context of their management role
  • Implement new guidance and industry best practice
  • Develop an understanding of responsibility and accountability for site health, safety, welfare and the environment
  • Recognise that a safe site is efficient, economical, productive and environmentally friendly

Learning Outcomes

Delegates taking the SMSTS course should be able to achieve all the learning outcomes listed below by the end of the course.

  1. Health and safety law
    Describe the purpose of health, safety and environment legislation and the different legislative requirements that must be followed.

  2. The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act
    Describe the legal duties of the employer, self-employed and, to a lesser extent, employee, to promote health and safety awareness and effective standards of safety management by every employer.

  3. Construction (Design and Management) (CDM) Regulations
    Describe the CDM Regulations that cover the management of health, safety and welfare on construction projects. Identify what they are about, what they require, what needs to be done and by whom.

  4. Health and safety management systems
    Describe the key principles of a health and safety management system, what it should contain and how it should be used.

  5. Risk assessments and method statements
    Describe the importance of risk assessments in ensuring a reduction in workplace accidents.

  6. Induction and training
    Describe the legal requirements for the provision of information and ensure it is tailored for the audience, understood by the audience and specific to the site.

  7. Effective communication
    Describe the importance of good communication on site with all employees, particularly during site induction, and ensuring critical information is conveyed.

  8. Leadership and worker engagement
    Describe the principles of leadership and worker engagement to influence good working practices on site.

  9. Inspection and audit
    Describe the importance of accurately measuring, monitoring and reporting on health and safety within the workplace.

  10. Statutory forms, notices and registers
    Identify the statutory and non-statutory forms, notices, signs and registers used in the building and construction industry and the keeping of records and other details.

  11. Accident prevention, control, reporting and investigation
    Describe why accidents happen, the human factors, trends, causes, impacts and preventative measures required, including reporting and follow through.

  1. Management of health
    Describe the importance of sustaining good health in the workforce and how to plan and maintain suitable practices to prevent the high costs that work-related ill health causes.

  2. Welfare facilities
    Describe the importance of providing suitable welfare facilities and ensuring they comply with the CDM Regulations.

  3. Stress and mental health at work
    Describe the importance of a positive approach to managing mental health issues and reducing the costs to industry.

  4. Drugs and alcohol
    Identify, manage and support individuals affected by drugs and alcohol and understand the legal framework that regulates it.

  5. Control of substances hazardous to health
    Describe the importance of protecting the workforce from exposure to hazardous substances.

  6. Lead
    Describe the implications of lead in buildings, its effect, management and control.

  7. Asbestos
    Describe the risks asbestos poses to health, and the legal requirements required to manage that risk.

  8. Dust and fumes
    Describe the risks posed by inhalation of airborne particles, the control measures used and how to protect the workforce, the public and the environment.

  9. Noise
    Describe the risks that excess noise can place on the employee and the surrounding area, and how to mitigate and manage that risk.

  10. Vibration
    Describe the harmful effects of excessive vibration and how these may be mitigated.

  11. Manual handling
    Describe how to reduce the risk of injury within the workforce, taking into account the task, environment and control measures.

  1. Site organisation
    Describe the requirements to be considered when setting out a construction site.

  2. Fire prevention and control, and dangerous substances
    Define correct fire planning and dangerous substance control, including safe handling and storage. Ensure procedures are in place to manage hazards and risks.

  3. Electrical safety
    Describe the dangers of working on or near to live electrical circuits. Ensure good working practices are in place.

  4. Temporary works
    Describe the requirement to manage temporary works and ensure they are planned, maintained and removed appropriately.

  5. Work equipment and hand-held tools
    Describe the importance of control and management of work equipment on site. Ensure effective planning, risk assessment, training and maintenance are undertaken.

  6. Mobile work equipment
    Describe the effective planning and control of mobile work equipment. Describe the legal obligations of working with mobile work equipment on site.

  7. Lifting operations and equipment
    Describe the legal requirements for lifting operations, equipment and accessories and the steps required to ensure risks are mitigated, planning is undertaken (including selection of equipment) and the correct training and maintenance obligations are met safely and efficiently.

  8. Mobile workforce and driver safety
    Describe the legal framework and guidance that supports the management of health and safety for mobile, lone and out of hours workers, and the potential risks and how to control them. 

  1. Work at Height Regulations
    Describe the risks surrounding working at height and the plans that must be in place to ensure safety.

  2. Working at height
    Describe the risks that exist from working at height, such as working platforms, scaffolds, ladders, flat and pitched roofs and anywhere near fragile materials, openings, holes and roof edges.

  3. Common access equipment
    Describe the health and safety requirements when selecting and using common forms of access equipment.

  4. Scaffolding
    Describe the key safety issues that relate to the use of scaffolds, how to manage scaffolding operations and how to assess suitability of erected scaffolds.

  5. Fall arrest and suspension equipment
    Describe the importance of fall arrest and suspension equipment.

  6. Excavations
    Describe the importance of planning excavations and a safe working practice considering all the elements of the excavation.

  7. Underground and overhead services
    Describe the risk factors of working with underground and overhead services, including how to plan the work and manage risk.

  8. Confined spaces
    Describe what a confined space is, how to risk assess it and how to work safely.
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Frequently Asked Questions

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SMSTS stands for Site Management Safety Training Scheme, which is a training course designed for construction site managers, supervisors, and other personnel who are responsible for managing and supervising construction activities.

The SMSTS course is a training course that aims to provide site managers and supervisors with the necessary skills and knowledge to manage and supervise construction activities safely. It covers a range of topics, including health and safety law, risk assessments, site set-up, and communication.

The SMSTS course is a five-day course that is typically delivered in a classroom environment or remotely. The course includes a mix of theory and practical activities.

The SMSTS course is designed for construction site managers, supervisors, and other personnel who are responsible for managing and supervising construction activities. It is particularly suitable for those who are new to the role or who have limited experience managing construction sites.

Attending the SMSTS course can provide a range of benefits, including improved knowledge and understanding of health and safety regulations, improved communication and management skills, and a better understanding of how to manage construction activities safely and effectively.

The Health and Safety in Construction Site Management course is eligible for a Tier 3 Grant claim, this grant can only be claimed once per candidate per lifetime and the grant does not renew.

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If dates are required for a classroom version of this course, please contact us or call us on 01623 287830 for availability.

The SMSTS course is not mandatory, but many employers and contractors require their site managers and supervisors to have completed the course as part of their ongoing professional development.

The pass mark for the SMSTS course is 81%. Candidates who achieve a score of 81% or higher will receive a CITB certificate of achievement.

The SMSTS certificate is valid for five years. After five years, candidates will need to complete the SMSTS Refresher course to renew their certificate.

Yes, the SMSTS course can be delivered online, but it must be delivered by an accredited training provider who has been approved by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB).

Yes, if you have attended a previous 5-day SMSTS course or a subsequent 2-day refresher course, you will be eligible to attend a 2-day refresher course if your current certification hasn’t expired.

All course material will be provided when you have been successfully booked on the course; this will include the CITB GE700 Construction Site Safety: The Comprehensive Guide, which is included in the course cost.

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Employers are legally required to provide effective health and safety management and supervision on all construction sites. SMSTS successfully helps employers to demonstrate compliance with the law. As a result, it is usually required for anyone seeking a job as a site manager or actively working as a site manager.

SMSTS certifications alone are insufficient to apply for a CSCS card. To obtain a CSCS card, you must complete a relevant NVQ at a high enough level for the specific card you are looking for. Site managers must hold a CSCS Black Manager Card to help prove competence and experience. The Construction Leadership Council recommends the SMSTS course in addition to NVQs, which is recommended to be completed prior to taking the Manager and Professional HS&E test to ensure an extensive understanding of the relevant health, safety, and legal regulations. The CSCS Black Managers card requires the Managers and Professional HS&E test, as well as the Level 6 NVQ.

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