Course details
The Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) course is recognised as the UK industry requirement for all staff including managers, supervisors, foremen, project managers and client facing staff to have the best training in managing safely on site. The UK Contractors Group require the Site Management Safety Training Scheme course for management level staff.
The CIF have set up this Site Management Safety Training Scheme programme to help assist Irish contractors in gaining UK qualification prior to arrival in the UK workplace.
The Site Management Safety Training Scheme programme is exclusively offered in Ireland by the CIF. We have partnered with Knight Learning – the UK’s leading provider of this programme – to ensure the highest quality course is delivered.
The Site Management Safety Training Scheme course is run over and is specifically structured to make sure the students receive an informative yet practical programme. The course will be delivered across many different locations across the country so as to be easily accessible to course participants.
SITE MANAGEMENT SAFETY TRAINING SCHEME (SMSTS) COURSE CONTENT
The Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) programme covers the following topics:
- 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
CPD POINTS
30 Structured CIRI CPD points are awarded upon completion of the Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) course.
CERTIFICATION
The Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) programme is a UK recognised programme which is being provided to companies and contractors who intend to work in the UK. It is currently not recognised in Ireland.
On successful completion, participants will be awarded a CITB Site Safety Plus SMSTS Qualification Certificate.
The Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) qualification is valid for 5 years, after which students will need to undertake a 2 day Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) Refresher course to maintain the qualification for a further 5 years.
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About Construction Industry Federation
We_They is the national and regional representative body for construction industry employers in Ireland. It is recognised by Government and public bodies across the country as the representative body and voice of the construction industry in Ireland and a Social Partner. It has sectoral groups within its structure that ensure that each area of the industry has a voice in the decision making process within the Federation. Key areas where CIF lobby on behalf of members include:
- Public capital spending programmes
- Public sector procurement contracts, policies and procedures
- Regulation impacting on the construction industry and construction employers
- Taxation policy
- Issues of concern to specific groups of members
CIF is owned and run by its members through an Executive Body of 34 members appointed by it’s Branches and Associations. All interests both sectorally and regionally are represented in its decision making processes.
To support the operation of the We_They and provide expert advice to the Federation’s Committees, Associations and Branches, the We_They has a dedicated team of Executives and support staff. This support structure is only possible because of the centralised approach of the industry to having a single strong sectoral representative organisation representing its interests.
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