• Project Managers
• Site Managers
• Supervisors

As well as proprietors of small to medium sized companies.
Client-based personnel would also benefit from attending the course. For site managers, this qualification is listed in the Approved Code of Practice for the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (CDM) as evidence of meeting the required standard of competence.

SMSTS - Site Management Safety Training Scheme course Course Aims
To give an understanding of delegates responsibilities and accountability for site safety, health and welfare, current health and safety legislation. This industry-recognised course is ideal for companies who need to meet the ever-increasing demand for evidence of sound health and safety management on site.

SMSTS - Site Management Safety Training Scheme course Course Content

• The Health and Safety at Work Act
• CDM Regulations 2007
• Site set-up
• Risk assessments/method statements
• Working at height
• Scaffolding
• Electricity
• Excavations
• Demolition
• Confined spaces
• Recent changes in accepted working practices

Site Management Safety Training Scheme course Course Benefits
Construction Skills Site Safety Plus certificate.

Please Note:
Upon successful completion the certificate takes between 4 and 8 weeks to be posted to the delegate.

The (SMSTS) Site Management Safety Training Scheme Re-Certification course is intended for those who currently hold a valid Site Management Safety Training Scheme certificate. The certificate has to be renewed every five years by attending the SMSTS refresher course.

The (SMSTS) Site Management Safety Training Scheme Re-Certification Course Aims
To give an understanding of delegates responsibilities and accountability for site safety, health and welfare and current health and safety legislation including risk assessment.
This course is designed to allow delegates to maintain and update their current health and safety knowledge.

The (SMSTS) Site Management Safety Training Scheme Re-Certification Course Content

• Current focus of HSE’s attention
• Risk assessment and method statements
• CDM Regulations 2007
• Construction Health, Safety and Welfare (CDM part 2)
• Reporting of Accidents, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences
  
  Overview and changes to the current legislation affecting construction to include:
  
  - Work at Height Regulations 2005
  - Control of Substances Hazardous to Health 2002
  - Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005
  - Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005
  - Fire on construction sites including Fire Safety Order 2005
  - Construction waste and Site Waste Management Plans

SMSTS Recert - Site Management Safety Training Scheme Re-Certification Course Benefits
Construction Skills Site Safety Plus certificate

Site Management Safety Training Scheme Re-Certification Course Pre-Requisites
Site Management Safety Training Scheme must have been successfully passed within the last 5 years

Site Supervisor Safety Training Scheme

The (SSSTS) Site Supervisor Safety Training Scheme course is for first line managers. Those who have, or are about to acquire supervisory responsibilities. It provides an introduction to health and safety, welfare and environmental issues for those requiring an understanding of their legal responsibilities relevant to their work activities. It will provide a sound knowledge base to enable them to give valuable assistance in safely managing a construction site.

Site Supervisor Safety Training Course progression
This Site Supervisor Safety Training Scheme course is an ideal introduction for obtaining a basic understanding of health and safety duties and responsibilities for junior management and

Site Supervisor Safety Training Course Aims
To ensure that all those given supervisory responsibilities understand:

• Why they are carrying out their identified duties and
  
• What is expected of them and
  
• To ensure that they contribute to the safety of the workplace
  
  And at the end of the course delegates will be able to:
   
  
• Understand the problems of the industry
  
• Have an understanding of how health and safety law is structured
  
• Identify how their supervisory role fits in with the manager in controlling the site safely
  
• Carry out risk assessments and understand the need for method statements
  
• Carry out site inspections, toolbox talks and method statement briefings
  
• Understand what is meant by proactive and reactive monitoring and appreciate their need
  Programme
  
  
  The course covers The Health & Safety at Work Act and the regulations relevant to the construction industry. To include the following
   
  
• Health and Safety Law
  
• Developing a Health and Safety Management System
  
• Occupational Health
  
• Fire Prevention and Control
  
• Risk Assessment and Method Statements
  
• Hazardous Substances
  
• CDM Regulations
  
• Working At Height
  
• Personal Protective Equipment
  
• Manual Handling
  
• Accidents and First Aid

The CCNSG Safety Passport Scheme is a nationally recognised qualification.
Many companies insist on their personnel holding the CCNSG Safety Passport qualification before allowing them access to a site or premises. The CCNSG Safety Passport course gives basic knowledge of Health and Safety and complements on-site induction enabling employees to work more safely and with lower risk to themselves and others.
The CCNSG Safety Passport is valid for three years after which time renewal consists of a 1 day CCNSG Safety Passport Renewal course.

The CCNSG Safety Passport training course meets the statutory requirements of the Health & Safety Executive.

Who Should Attend the CCNSG Safety Passport Course?
All employees within the construction and engineering industries and sub-contractor personnel working within the installation and maintenance sectors.

CCNSG Safety Passport Course Outcomes
After successfult completion of the CCNSG Safety Passport training course delegates should be able to:

• Explain Health and Safety law and permits to work
  
• Outline safe working practices relating to scaffolding
  
• Outline safe working practices for access and exiting
  
• Describe accident and first aid procedures
  
• Explain fire precautions and procedures
  
• Define COSHH and personal protective equipment
  
• Explain the theories of Manual Handling
  
• Outline noise procedures and practices
  
• Define the regulations for work with cranes and heavy equipment
  
• Outline the excavations procedures and practices
  
  

CCNSG Safety Passport Course Duration
Two Days

CCNSG Safety Passport Training Course Assessment
Each module of the CCNSG Safety Passport is assessed through multiple choice question papers with the examination pass mark for each paper set at 80%.

CCNSG Safety Passport Training Course Awarding Body
ECITB / CCNSG - Client Contractors National Safety Group

Important Additional Information
Two passport sized photographs and a national insurance number are required by each delegate on the first day of the CCNSG Safety Passport course. Delegates are awarded the CCNSG Safety Passport upon successful completion of the course.

The CCNSG Safety Passport Renewal course is designed to bring safety passport holders up to date with new legislation before their current CCNSG Safety Passport expires. Candidates must attend the CCNSG Safety Passport Renewal course within three months of the current CCNSG Safety Passport expiry date.

The CCNSG Safety Passport Renewal Course is Intended For
All persons wishing to renew their CCNSG Safety Passport.

CCNSG Safety Passport Renewal course content

• Update on legislation and safety practices
  
• Refresher on the areas covered in the safety passport
  
• Hazard spotting and job safety analysis

A new CCNSG Safety Passport will be awarded by the ECITB / CCNSG upon successful completion of the assessment at the end of the course.
The new CCNSG Safety Passport will expire three years from the expiry date of the current passport.

CCNSG Safety Passport Renewal Course Important Information
Candidates may attend the CCNSG Safety Passport Renewal course up to three months before and three months beyond the expiry date of their current passport. The expiry date for the new passport will be three years from the previous expiry date. Two passport sized photographs and a national insurance number are required on the first day of this course along side an existing valid CCNSG Safety Passport.

Delegates are awarded the CCNSG Safety Passport on successful completion of the course.

CCNSG Supervisor Passport

The CCNSG Supervisor Passport course is a one day course. The aim of the CCNSG Supervisor training course is to set the scene within the context of legislation and general Health and Safety aspects. The CCNSG Supervisor Course is valid for three years from the date of the course. To be eligible to attend the Supervisor Course, you must hold a current CCNSG Safety Passport.

The CCNSG Supervisor Course covers the following objectives:

• Roles & Responsibilities of supervisory management functions
  
• Time Management and Planning
  
• Communication
  
• Behavioural Aspects
  
• Risk Assessment and Hazard Spotting
  
• Controlling Risks
  
• Workplace Monitoring
  
• Summary and Overall Review

This course is aimed at employees who are required to use Mobile Elevated Work Platforms (MEWPS) as part of their work activities. This is a fully accredited course from the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF).

Equipment categories include: Scissor Lift, Self-Propelled Boom, Trailer-Mounted Boom, Vertical Personnel Platform, Van & Truck Mounted Booms and Harness training.

Training for Scissor Lifts and Self-Propelled Boom takes place at our Training Centre in Doncaster or on-site subject to suitability of location. Where training is only required for 1 machine there is a maximum of 6 delegates. Training on both machines has a 4 delegate maximum.

For all other machines, training can take place at a location of your choice (machinery provided by the customer).

Course Duration: 1 Day

Course Contents:

►Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
►Limitations of MEWPS
►Controls, Safety Devices and Warning Alarms
►Routine Inspection and Servicing Requirements
►Preparation for Work on a MEWP
►Ground and Site Conditions
►Safe Operating Techniques
►Emergency Lowering Procedures
►Manufacturers Instruction Manuals
►Fall Arrest/Restraint Equipment
►Practical Operating Test
►Multiple Choice Test Paper

Certification: Upon completion of the course a certificate and photo ID card will be issued and valid for 5 years. A log book will be issued and requires completion for any future IPAF course.

Course Duration: 1 Day

Course Contents:

►Health and Safety Legislation and Regulations
►PASMA Code of Practice
►Safe Working at Heights
►Mobile Access Tower Equipment
►Manufacturers Instruction Manuals
►Ground and Site Conditions
►Sequence of Erecting and Dismantling Mobile Access Towers
►Use of Stabilisers, Outriggers, Sole Pads and Ties
►Moving and Re-positioning Erected Towers
►Inspection Report Procedures
►Advanced Guard Rails and 3T (Through The Trap) Erection
►Multi-Choice Test Paper
►Practical Erection, Moving, Inspection and Dismantling

Certification: Upon completion of the course a certificate and photo ID card will be issued and valid for 5 years.

The Confined Spaces course is aimed at any persons who as part of their work activities may be required to work in confined spaces.

Course Duration: 1 Day

Course Contents:

►Harnesses and Inspections
►Equipment
►Risk Assessments
►Permit-to-work
►HSE Approved Code of Practice
►Tripods - Winches - Fall Arrest Systems
►Gas Monitoring
►PPE (chlorine/waste)
►Work at height
►Breathing Apparatus

Certification: On completion of the course a competence card will be issued.