CITB Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS)

This SMSTS 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.

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 managing, monitoring, implementing and reporting in a construction environment. 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. 

The SMSTS course is endorsed by Build UK as the standard training for all construction managers.

Online SMSTS Course

Additionally, we provide the choice of Interactive Video Online Learning for individuals working remotely who aspire to attain their CITB SMSTS qualification conveniently from their home or office. Our SMSTS online course is led by an accredited Site Safety Plus tutor, delivered remotely via Zoom video conferencing, ensuring an interactive classroom experience.

Attendance - Full attendance of the course is mandatory to achieve a pass. Should your internet connection fail during the course for a prolonged period of time, or repeatedly, you may not be able to re-join as requested by the trainer, unless it can be re-established within 5 minutes. This is so general learning is not disturbed for other participants. 

Course Publications - the day before your course is due to commence, you will receive an email from our training team containing a link and voucher code to download your copy of the supporting publications for the course - Construction Site Safety - The comprehensive guide (GE700) and Construction site management delegate workbook (XA6). (Please double check your spam or junk folder).

As part of this process you will be required to download a reader app:

• For PCS: Once you follow the link provided on the email, you will be taken to the download screen. This download is approximately 30 MB in size and depending on your internet connection speed could take up to 1 hour to download (typically it takes around 5 mins).
• For Tablets: Download the supporting CITB Health Safety and Environment Publications reader app in your app store (this is free of charge).

 Please note: your subscription will last for a defined period of 12 months. During this period the publication will automatically update with any amendments. After 12 months, the publication can still be viewed but there will not be any new updates.

Joining the Video Learning - Our courses are conducted via Zoom, and you will receive your personalised meeting link as part of your course enrolment instructions. We always recommend downloading the App in preparation of the course, you can find instructions here - https://zoom.us/download. Further support using Zoom can be found here – familiarise yourself with this prior to your course - https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/p/zoom-meetings-guide 

SMSTS Course Aims

The course aims to help site managers 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.

At the end of the period of training, delegates will be aware of, and able to implement or state:

• all health, safety, welfare and environmental legislation which affects them during their daily work
• new guidance and industry best practice
• their duties and responsibilities with regards to health, safety, welfare and the environment.

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.

Photographic ID will be requested by the tutor at the start of the course i.e. Driving Licence/Passport.

Please be aware that it is a requirement of our Awarding Body - Site Safety Plus (CITB) that ALL delegates attending this course must read and understand English. If you do not think you will have the sufficient English skills in order to the pass the examination please contact us for advice on reasonable adjustments allowed by the Awarding Body.

Learner Numbers

The minimum number of delegates per course is 4.  The maximum number of delegates per course is 20.  For online courses the maximum number is 12. These are stipulated by the awarding body and are not subject to appeal.

Which Site Safety Plus Online Courses do we offer?

We deliver regular online SMSTS for Site Management, SSSTS for Site Supervisors, TWCTC for Temporary Works Coordinators, TWSTC for Temporary Works Supervisors, SEATS for Site Environmental Issues, and the Health & Safety Awareness for Site Labourers. Search our course dates on the course page to find the right training dates for you, or view our training calendar for a list of upcoming public courses by month and year.