Construction Skills Site Safety Plus Schemes:
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1 Day SSSTS Refresher
- 7th Jun 2012 – Leeds
Grants: Available for levy paying companies
Construction Skills Site Safety Plus 1 Day SSSTS Refresher
The One Day Site Supervisor’s Safety Training Scheme refresher course is for delegates who have previously passed the Two Day SSSTS course and can provide proof of successful attendance.
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Download full details as a pdfIt aims to bring health and safety knowledge up to date, as well as giving a thorough overview of the legislative changes and their impact in the workplace. The course includes a wide range of topics which have been affected by the changes to procedures
built upon the material in the original course.The SSSTS has come to be the most widely recognised qualification (including by HSE) to demonstrate the required level of competence for the supervision of health and safety on site. The course also acts as a useful introduction and preparation for the 5 day SMSTS course.
This course is a requirement for all sub-contractor supervisors working on UKCG sites by the end of 2009 (UKCG members include Balfour Beatty, Bam, Bovis Lend Lease, Carillion, Clugstons, Costain, Galliford, John Sisk & Son, Keepmoat, Kier, Mace, Midas Group, Morgan Sindall, Seddon, Shepherds, Simon Construction, Sir Robert McAlpine, Skanska, Miller, Thomas Vale, Vinci, Wates, and Wimott Dixon).
Link to course syllabus (or alternatively link to our programme):
http://www.cskills.org/workinconstr/healthsafety/sitesafetyplus/courses/index.aspx#sitesuper2dayAims and objectives: To ensure that all those given supervisory responsibilities understand:
! Why they are carrying out their identified duties
! What is expected of them to ensure they contribute to the safety of the workplace
! The health and safety problems of the industry
! How health and safety legislation is structured, and their individual responsibilities
! How their supervisory role fits in with the management structure in terms of controlling site activities safelyAt the end of the course delegates will be able to:
! Carry out risk assessments and understand the need for method statements
! Carry out effective site inductions, tool box talks, and method statement briefings
! Monitor site activities effectively and have the confidence to intervene to correct unsafe situations or behaviours
! Understand the importance of effective intervention in achieving behavioural change and promotinga health and safety cultureThis is an interactive course and delegates are assessed by their contribution throughout, as well as a multiple-choice assessment at the end of the course, and developing and presenting a toolbox talk.
Open Course Costs: £140.00 + £85.00 for CSkills publications (GE706 ‘Site Safety Simplified’ & GT700 ‘Tool Box Talks’) & registration per delegate.
Grant available: £17.50 per day per delegate. Please contact us for details of how this grant may be claimed.
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1. If you have more than 6 delegates it will be more cost effective for us to run an in-house course for you, either at your premises or at our dedicated training facility in Leeds. The maximum number of delegates per course is 16 (@ £106 per delegate).
2. The publications are compulsory for the course, but you may bring your own up to date copies if you have them, which will reduce the cost. -
5 Day Site Managers Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS)
- 13th, 20th, 27th Jun & 4th, 11th Jul 2012 – Leeds
Grants: Available for levy paying companies
Construction Skills Site Safety Plus 5 Day Site Managers’ Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS)
This course is designed for site managers, agents, contracts managers, quantity surveyors, and any other persons who are responsible for planning, organising, monitoring, controlling and supervising construction work activities.
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Download full details as a pdfThe course covers all relevant legislation and other aspects which affect safe working in the construction, civil engineering and allied trades. The course focuses on the need for adequate risk assessment and implementation of sensible, practical control measures which are proportionate to the level of risk, and on the importance of effective management to promote behavioural safety and development of a health and safety culture.
Introduced in 1979, the SMSTS has come to be the most widely recognised qualification (including by HSE) to demonstrate the required level of competence for the management of health and safety on site.
The course runs over 5 days, either consecutively, or more usually one day per week over 5 weeks.
This course is a requirement for all partner and main sub-contractor site managers working on UKCG sites by the end of 2009 (UKCG members include Balfour Beatty, Bam, Bovis Lend Lease, Carillion, Clugstons, Costain, Galliford, John Sisk & Son, Keepmoat, Kier, Mace, Midas Group, Morgan Sindall, Seddon, Shepherds, Simon Construction, Sir Robert McAlpine, Skanska, Miller, Thomas Vale, Vinci, Wates, and Wimott Dixon).
Link to course syllabus (or alternatively link to our programme):
http://www.cskills.org/workinconstr/healthsafety/sitesafetyplus/courses/index.aspx#sitesuper2dayAims and objectives: To help all those given site management responsibilities to:
! Manage health and safety on site in accordance with current legal provisions
! Develop an understanding of accountability for site health, safety & welfare
! Recognise a safe site is economical & productiveAt the end of the course delegates will be able to:
! Implement relevant health and safety legislation, industry guidance and best practice
! State their duties and responsibilities with regard to health, safety and welfareThis is an interactive course and delegates are assessed by their contribution throughout, as well as a multiple-choice assessment at the end of the course, and exercises throughout, including development of risk assessments, method statements, and a construction phase health and safety plan.
Open Course Costs: £580.00 + £154.50 for CSkills publications (GE700 ‘SMSTS Construction Site Safety’ & XA6 ‘SMSTS Course Notes’) and registration fees per delegate. Grant available: £17.50 per delegate. Please contact us for details of how this grant may be claimed.
Notes: If you have more than 5 delegates it will be more cost effective for us to run an in-house course for you, either at your premises or at our dedicated training facility in Leeds. The maximum number of delegates per course is 15.. The publications are compulsory for the course, but you may bring your own up to date copies if you have them, which will reduce the cost.
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2 Day SMSTS Refresher
- 5th & 12th Jul 2012 – Manchester
Grants: Available for levy paying companies
SMSTS certificate holders will need to renew their qualification in order for it to remain valid. Construction Skills Site Safety Plus recommend that it is renewed every 3 years, but the qualification becomes null and void after 5 years, unless the holder has completed this 2 day refresher course.
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Download full details as a pdfOnce the 5 year deadline has passed then the original qualification has expired and the holder must attend the full 5 day course again in order to requalify. Delegates must therefore provide proof of having passed the SMSTS within the last 5 years.
The course will update and extend their health and safety knowledge, as well as a thorough overview of all significant changes in health and safety legislation over the last five years, and their impact on site.
Link to course syllabus (or alternatively link to our programme): http://www.cskills.org/workinconstr/healthsafety/sitesafetyplus/courses/index.aspx#smsts2day
Aims and Objectives:
The two-day refresher course aims to:
! Improve awareness of recent developments in construction, legislation and health, safety, welfare and environmental issues; and
! Identify measures that will assist the practical implementation of responsibilities established by new legislation, and new working practices.At the end of the period of training, Delegates will be:
! Aware of, and able to implement, all updated health, safety, welfare and environmental legislation which affects them in their role as a manager;
! Aware of and able to implement new guidance and industry of best practice;
! More aware of their duties and responsibilities with regards to health, safety, welfare and the environment.This is an interactive course and delegates are assessed by their contribution throughout, as well as a multiple-choice assessment at the end of the course, and exercises throughout. The exercises may include creating risk assessments, method statements, traffic management plans, fire safety plans, site rules and site inductions from given case studies.
From the end of 2009 onwards it will be a requirement for all partner and main sub-contractor site managers working on UKCG sites to maintain an up to date SMSTS qualification (UKCG members include Balfour Beatty, Bam, Bovis Lend Lease, Carillion, Clugstons, Costain, Galliford, John Sisk & Son, Keepmoat, Kier, Mace, Midas Group, Morgan Sindall, Seddon, Shepherds, Simon Construction, Sir Robert McAlpine, Skanska, Miller, Thomas Vale, Vinci, Wates, and Wimott Dixon).
Open Course Costs: £280.00 + £35.00 (CSkills registration) per delegate.
Grant available: £17.50 per day per delegate. Please contact us for details of how this grant may be claimed.
Notes: Delegates must attend with their certificate (a copy is fine) or details of their original 5 day SMSTS course verified by CSkills Site Safety Plus, and an up to date copy of GE700. We have a stock of GE700s which we can provide at cost (£75.00 + VAT) where these are needed.
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2 Day Site Supervisors Safety Training Scheme (SSSTS)
- 12th & 19th Jun 2012 – Manchester
- 19th & 26th Jun 2012 – Leeds
- 21st & 28th Jun 2012 – Manchester
- 10th & 17th Jul 2012 – Leeds
Grants: Available for levy paying companies
Construction Skills Site Safety Plus 2 Day Site Supervisors’ Safety Training Scheme (SSSTS)
This course is aimed at first line managers, foremen, gangers, team leaders, supervisors, and those who have, or are about to acquire, supervisory responsibilities.
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Download full details as a pdfIt provides an introduction to health, safety, welfare and environmental issues, and an outline of their legal responsibilities relevant to their management position. The course gives attendees valuable experience in safely managing construction site operations, and emphasises the need for effective supervision to promote behavioural safety.
the SSSTS has come to be the most widely recognised qualification (including by HSE) to demonstrate the required level of competence for the supervision of health and safety on site. The course also acts as a useful introduction and preparation for the 5 day SMSTS course.
This course is a requirement for all sub-contractor supervisors working on UKCG sites by the end of 2009 (UKCG members include Balfour Beatty, Bam, Bovis Lend Lease, Carillion, Clugstons, Costain, Galliford, John Sisk & Son, Keepmoat, Kier, Mace, Midas Group, Morgan Sindall, Seddon, Shepherds, Simon Construction, Sir Robert McAlpine, Skanska, Miller, Thomas Vale, Vinci, Wates, and Wimott Dixon).
Link to course syllabus (or alternatively link to our programme):
http://www.cskills.org/workinconstr/healthsafety/sitesafetyplus/courses/index.aspx#sitesuper2dayAims and objectives: To ensure that all those given supervisory responsibilities understand:
! Why they are carrying out their identified duties
! What is expected of them to ensure they contribute to the safety of the workplace
! The health and safety problems of the industry
! How health and safety legislation is structured, and their individual responsibilities
! How their supervisory role fits in with the management structure in terms of controlling site activities safelyAt the end of the course delegates will be able to:
! Carry out risk assessments and understand the need for method statements
! Carry out effective site inductions, tool box talks, and method statement briefings
! Monitor site activities effectively and have the confidence to intervene to correct unsafe situations or behaviours
! Understand the importance of effective intervention in achieving behavioural change and promotinga health and safety cultureThis is an interactive course and delegates are assessed by their contribution throughout, as well as a multiple-choice assessment at the end of the course, and developing and presenting a toolbox talk.
Open Course Costs: £280.00 + £85.00 for CSkills publications (GE706 ‘Site Safety Simplified’ & GT700 ‘Tool Box Talks’) & registration per delegate.
Grant available: £17.50 per day per delegate. Please contact us for details of how this grant may be claimed.
Notes:
1. If you have more than 6 delegates it will be more cost effective for us to run an in-house course for you, either at your premises or at our dedicated training facility in Leeds. The maximum number of delegates per course is 15.
2. The publications are compulsory for the course, but you may bring your own up to date copies if you have them, which will reduce the cost. -
1 Day Health & Safety Awareness
- In-House course only – Please enquire
Grants: Available to levy paying companies
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1 Day Achieving Behavioural Change (ABC)
- In-House course only – Please enquire
Grants: Available to levy paying companies
The Training is intended for:
Anyone who wishes to work on a construction site, including the Client’s project management, contractors management and supervisors, all construction trades, non-construction trades and other trades associated with office extension, fit-out and refurbishment work.
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Download full details as a pdfAims and objectives:
The ABC course provides training on the benefits of adopting behavioural change for all Contractors and operatives who visit a site. The primary aim of the course is for Contractors to undertake their designated tasks in a safe and proactive manner. This is defined as the “determination and belief that no-one should be injured or suffer ill-health in the course of work activities”.
