This course is for you if you have previously passed the Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) course, or a subsequent refresher course.
implement all updated health, safety, welfare and environmental legislation which affects your management role
implement new guidance and industry best practice
fulfil your duties and responsibilities with regards to health, safety, welfare and the environment
This one-day interactive course has been designed for company directors and senior managers active in a health and safety strategic role in the built environment with the aim of recognising directors’ duties of care and the implications of non-compliance with health and safety legislation.
The course will provide a summary of how to promote a positive organisational culture for health and safety. Group exercises throughout the day will give delegates the opportunity to discuss their thoughts about health and safety and their responsibilities in an open forum.
The course aims to help directors to:
recognise the moral, economic and legal costs/implications of decisions made in the boardroom that may make their business liable
understand the significance of strategic management of risks
appreciate the range of consequences from failing to manage health and safety effectively
understand the importance of competent duty holders, and the significance of their cooperation, communication and coordination of health and safety on projects
recognise the need to appoint competent health and safety assistance, and the limitations of such an appointment, and
identify the basic tools to introduce a proactive health and safety culture into an organisation, and the benefits of this approach.
This course has been developed for directors and senior managers active in a health and safety strategic role in the built environment from any organisational size in construction, civil engineering or allied trades, and therefore this should be considered before enrolling delegates on to this course.
Examples of relevant roles (not exhaustive) are:
Financial/Operations director
Senior quantity surveyor (QS)
Private QS
Principal designer
Senior/principal engineer
Company secretary
Contracts manager
Senior project manager
Non-executive director
Delegates must be able to demonstrate the following:
Either previously completed a CITB Director’s Role for Health and Safety course
or
working knowledge of the following health and safety legislation with the anticipation that course content and the end of course assessment will require delegates to consider these legislations in context with a director’s role and responsibility:
Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Employers’ Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969
Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (CDM) 2015
Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
Certification for this course is valid for 5 years. To remain certified in this area, you will need to retake the course before the expiry date.
This course is for you if you have previously passed the Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) course, or a subsequent refresher course.
This refresher brings your health and safety knowledge up to date, as well as giving you a thorough overview of the legislative changes and their impact in the workplace. It builds on the material in the original course.
At the end of the course you will be able to:
implement all updated health, safety, welfare and environmental legislation affecting your supervisory role
implement new guidance and industry best practice affected by changes
fulfil your responsibilities regarding health, safety, welfare and the environment.
This 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.
It covers all relevant 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 within the workforce.
implement all health, safety, welfare and environmental legislation affecting your daily work
implement new guidance and industry best practice
state your duties and responsibilities with regards to health, safety, welfare and the environment
Certification for this course is valid for 5 years. To remain certified in this area, you will need to take a refresher course before the expiry date on your certificate, otherwise the full course will need to be retaken.
This one day interactive course has been developed for site supervisors/managers with the aim of providing candidates with an introduction to environmental issues on construction sites.
It is designed to meet the basic environmental knowledge that the sub-contract chain are required to prove to major contractors, and covers the environmental aspects of the new HS&E touch screen test. The course will bring the candidates environmental and sustainability knowledge up to date by giving a thorough overview of the subject, relevant legislation and industry best practice.
It will enable them to identify, control and minimise the environmental impacts of their work and where possible identify environmental improvement opportunities.
Certification for this course is valid for 5 years. To remain certified in this area, you will need to retake the course before the expiry date.
COURSE DATE: 15/16 June 2026 08:00 - 17:00
This course is for you if you’re considering, or already have, supervisory responsibilities.
At the end of the course you will have an understanding of:
health and safety law and how it applies to supervisors
your supervisory responsibilities in controlling site safely
risk assessments and the need for method statements
effective site inductions, toolbox talks and method statement briefings
monitoring site activities effectively
timely intervention when bad practice is identified
Certification for this course is valid for 5 years. To remain certified in this area, you will need to take a refresher course before the expiry date on your certificate, otherwise the full course will need to be retaken.
COURSE DATE: 14th April 2026 08:00 - 17:00
This Site Safety Plus course is for you if you’re considering, or already, working within the construction and civil engineering industry.
This course highlights potential hazards when working on site and provides practical advice on keeping yourself and your colleagues safe. It covers your individual and employer’s responsibilities, including what you can do if you think anyone’s health and safety is being put at risk.
the need to prevent accidents
health and safety law
how your role fits into the control and management of the site
risk assessments and method statements
performing safely and asking for advice
how to report unsafe acts to prevent an accident
Certification for this course is valid for 5 years. To remain certified in this area, you will need to retake the course before the expiry date.
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