Safety Management Training Services

Background

SMTS is a National Health & Safety Consultancy training provider accredited to CETA, IOSH and PECB.

Our aim is simple – to offer a high quality, practical service to clients; from individuals adding to their skill set through to staff and management from large businesses attending courses across the country. A trusted partner and resource of knowledge, our team is dedicated to helping you: from the very first telephone conversation through to course completion.

Vision Statement

We aim to be the leader in health and safety consultancy and training solutions. To achieve this, we consistently exceed the expectations of our clients, existing and new. Our desire to deliver exceptional quality consulting and training, as well as providing the most efficient and caring customer service in our field, is key to our success.

Training Offered

  • Safety Management Training Courses

  • Safety Passport Schemes

  • Workplace Safety Training Courses

  • Confined Space, Awareness and Rescue

  • Construction Courses

  • Sector Specific (Petroleum, Rail, Food)

  • Environmental and Quality Management

  • Road Traffic Safety

  • Asbestos Specialists, Asbestos Surveys and Asbestos Training

SMTS Management Team

Jamie Cliffe

Group CEO
Mobile: +27 (0) 83877 8735
Email: [email protected]

Jamie Cliffe has a diverse and varied career in both Petrochem and training and consultancy. Before running his own international consultancies, he had a successful career with Mobil and BP downstream retail, spanning over 20 years. The latter 7 years being a training manager for BP responsible for over 7000 people.

In 2003, he set up his first UK based training business to provide a suite of courses to the petroleum industry and his company SMTS, soon became industry leaders in its field. This led to expansion into India, Turkey and predominately Sub-Saharan Africa, which became the company’s nucleus for growth.

Jamie has grown a considerable portfolio of clients in Africa, both in private and public sector and has become well known in his circles for delivering Health and Safety services to some worlds best recognised organisations. As a trusted and well-travelled figure across the continent, this has led to Jamie expanding his portfolio and he now consults for a number of blue chip companies who have a footprint in South Africa.

His areas of expertise are all things Downstream Petroleum Retail, in particular HSSE supply chain management, wet stock management and asbestos management and control.

Deon Jacobs

Petroleum Industry Specialist
Mobile: +27 (0) 83 612 2887
Email: [email protected]

Deon’s career spans three decades in the Petroleum Convenience Retail sector. His career was launched with BP and he has since become a well known and highly respected consultant in the industry.

Deon then became an industry consultant on Forecourt management solutions with a focus on establishing SMME business in the industry. The touch points included Shell, TotalEnergies, Masana and the Imperial group.

Wincor Nixdorf (now Diebold Nixdorf) decided to pursue opportunities in South Africa and Deon was asked to head up the Retail business with  specific focus on the petroleum sector which was labelled Service Station International (SSI) within Wincor. The conclusion of strategic work, UCSTS we then confirmed as the Channel partner for Wincor and Deon then joined UCS Technology Services as the Lead for the Fuel business, focusing on business development.

Deon was later appointed as the Executive for the Fuel Business unit and later as the Managing Executive within BCX. After leaving BCX, Deon joined SA SMTS as a Director of the business and assumes a key role of Industry Specialist for the company.

Hellen Mwamba

Chief Operating Officer
Mobile: +27 (0) 63 980 8173
Email: [email protected]

Hellen was promoted to Group COO for SMTS in November 2022. She remains as Managing Director of SMTS Zambia as well as her operational duties for SA SMTS.

Hellen represents “Compliance & Standards across Africa” and when Hellen was awarded the AfriSAFE Special Commendation Award for “exemplary contribution towards the improvement of health, safety, environment and well-being in Africa” back in 2021 it certainly was due to her efforts in: 

  • Elevating the importance of HSSE on the continent
  • Increasing the number of woman in HSSE
  • Supporting the development of safe working practices across industries

Since then, she has also won the AfriSafe award for “Outstanding Women in Safety” in 2022 and led the company to “Training Provider of the Year” in 2023.

Nosizwe Mundangepfupfu

Office Manager
Mobile: +27 (0) 71 074 9790
Email: [email protected]

Nosizwe has been in an administration position with SA SMTS for 8 years and knows the operation extremely well. Recently promoted to Office Manager, she remains the first line of contact with the organisation for all training course, consultancy and support offerings within the organisation.

She has a in depth knowledge of the portfolio of training courses that we offer and can help advise clients on the correct OHS training the a company will require. A very approachable person who is dedicated to helping clients with their needs.