SMSTS Weekend training is available to people working in, or preparing to take on, site management responsibilities within the construction industry.

The Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) is designed to help managers and other construction professionals understand their legal duties and responsibilities for managing health and safety on site.

Who is the Training Designed For?

The course is aimed at people who have management responsibilities within construction. It can be particularly relevant to those responsible for planning, organising and monitoring work on site.

Suitable candidates can include:

Site managers
Project managers
Construction managers
Contracts managers
Supervisors progressing into management
Other construction professionals with management responsibilities

You don’t need to have held a site management position for years before taking the training. However, it’s intended for people who have, or are moving towards, management-level responsibilities.

What Does SMSTS Weekend Cover?

The training covers the key health and safety principles that construction managers need to understand when managing work activities.

Topics include:

Legal and regulatory requirements
Risk assessments and method statements
Health and safety management
Construction site hazards
Responsibilities of different dutyholders
Effective communication
Monitoring and improving site safety

The course also encourages learners to consider how legislation and health and safety principles apply to practical construction management.

Site manager in a white hard hat and orange vest crouching by wet concrete on rebar mesh while holding blueprints

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