ConstructionSkills Site Safety Plus
ConstructionSkills Site Safety Plus ('The Scheme') has been designed to provide the building, civil engineering and allied industries with a framework for training and career development. it is aimed at all levels of the workforce.
The scheme recognises a natural progression from those first entering the industry to those responsible for managing construction work.
A series of courses has been developed to fit into the ConstructionSkills Site Safety Plus framework. This starts with a health and safety awareness day to prepare for the touch screen test, and then progress to an intermediate level for those about to take on supervisory responsibilities.
The Site Management Safety Training scheme is designed to assist site managers and potential site managers in developing knowledge, awareness and understanding of their legal, moral and social responsibilities for health, safety and welfare on construction sites. This course is the most widely recognised for the construction industry and is supported by a refresher course.
Health and Safety Awareness (One Day Course)
Who is the training course aimed at?
This course is to help those who are about to work, or have just begun to work in the industry to understand the potential hazards they face on-site.
It provides a practical summary of health, safety, welfare and environmental issues, identifying the delegate's responsibility for looking after themselves and others, outlines the employer's duties and explains what should be done if the worker thinks that anyone's health and safety is being put at risk.
A natural progression from this course would be to attend the Site Supervisors Safety Training Scheme or a Supervisor Specialist Skills Course.
Achieving Behavioural Change (ABC) Course
The Site Supervisors Safety Training Scheme (Two Day Course)
Who is the training course aimed at?
The course is designed for first line managers, foremen, gangers, team leaders and supervisors: those who have, or are about to acquire, supervisory responsibilities and need to understand their legal duties to better contribute to the instruction, supervision and monitoring of tasks and activities to ensure safety on site.
A natural progression from this course would be to attend the Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS).
Site Safety for Shopfitters and Interior Contractors (Three Day Course)
Who is the course aimed at?
This training course is intended for foremen, gangers, team leaders, supervisors and first line managers who, as a part of their role, supervise or manage others in the shopfitting and interior contracting industry.
The additional day after the two day course is intended to cover the specialist subject; this means that a third of the time is dedicated to the specialism.
A natural progression from this course would be to attend the Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS).
The Site Management Safety Training Scheme (Five Day Course)
Who is the course aimed at?
This course is designed for construction site managers, agents, quantity surveyors, construction directors and project directors, and persons who are, or are about to be, responsible for planning, organising, monitoring controlling and administering groups of staff and workforce.
The course covers all relevant legislation and other issues that affect safe working in the building, construction and civil engineering industries. It highlights the need for risk assessment in the work place, the implementation of the necessary control measures and adequate communication to sustain a health and safety culture among the workforce.
The Site Management Safety Training Scheme Refresher (Two Day Course)
Who is the course aimed at?
The refresher course is for delegates who have previously passed the full five day (SMSTS) course and can provide proof of attendance. It aims to bring their health and safety knowledge up to date, as well as giving a thorough overview of legislative changes and their impact in the workplace. The course includes a wide range of topics, some building on those contained within the five-day course programme and others introducing new subjects.
ConstructionSkills computer based Health and Safety ExamsDelegate qualification renewal
Although certificates are valid for five years, due to continuing changes in legislation, technology, environmental management and cultural behaviour, it is recommended that the refresher courses are undertaken within three years of completing the original course. There is no refresher available for the one day health and safety awareness course. Delegates will be expected to attend a new course prior to their certificate expiring.
