CITB SMSTS Training Courses In Bedlington, Northumberland

The five-day SMSTS training course teaches site managers, agents and supervisors how to manage health and safety on site in accordance with current legal provisions and within the context of their management or supervisory role.

Bedlington, Northumberland Training Venue

Project Skills Solutions offer the CITB SMSTS course at our Bedlington, Northumberland training centre, located just off the A1. Nearby are a selection of train stations including Morpeth which is a short 9 minutes drive away, Cramlington station which is a 12 minutes car journey away and Pegsworth train station which is a 14 minutes drive away – creating ease for delegates journey within the region.

The course hours are from 8am-4pm and the venue is air-conditioned and there is plenty of free parking onsite. Free lunch is provided alongside refreshments.

For dietary requirements, please contact us before your course start date so suitable arrangements can be made.

Aims Of The SMSTS Course

The SMSTS course aims to help site managers and supervisor to:

• Manage health and safety on site in accordance with current legal provisions, and within the context of their management or supervisory role
• Develop an understanding of responsibilities and accountability for site health, safety, and welfare, and
• Recognise a safe site is efficient, economical and productive

SMSTS Course Content

• Course overview
• Implementing health and safety legislation
• Managers’ and supervisors’ responsibilities
• Site briefing
• Site layout
• The Health and Safety at Work Act
• Construction Design and Management (CDM) Regulations 2007
• Risk assessments/method statements
• Recent changes in accepted working practices
• Behavioural safety
• Management of occupational health
• Electricity
• Excavations
• Working at height
• Scaffolding
• Demolition
• Confined spaces