SMSTS Refresher Course – CITB

Site management safety training scheme – Refresher (SMSTS-R) Course

The Site management safety training scheme – Refresher (SMSTS-R) is a two-day course for delegates who have previously passed the full Site management safety training scheme (SMSTS) course or subsequent refresher course, and can provide proof of attendance.

It 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 provides an opportunity to revisit the wide range of topics from the previous five-day course.

Course Aims

The refresher course aims to help site managers to:

Improve awareness of recent developments in construction, legislation and health, safety, welfare and environmental issues

Identify measures that will assist the practical implementation of responsibilities established by new legislation and working practices

Implement new guidance and industry best practice

Consolidate their understanding of responsibility and accountability for site health, safety, welfare and the environment.

Examination 

The paper consists of 25 questions, selected by CITB, covering all aspects of the course. The exam must be taken at the end of the course.

Each exam paper has:

18 multiple choice questions (each worth one mark)

7 questions in multi-response or short written answer format (each worth two marks)

The two mark questions all relate to the seven health and safety focus areas. The higher marks recognise and reward the increased complexity of the question and response required.

The seven health and safety focus areas are founded on construction ill health, injury and fatality statistics:

Working at height

Vehicles/pedestrians

Manual handling

Asbestos

Dust

Noise

Vibration

The exam pass mark is 81% (26 out of 32).

The exam lasts for 35 minutes and must be completed within this time under exam conditions. Delegates are permitted to use the Construction site safety – The comprehensive guide (GE700) publication and the Construction site management delegate workbook (XA6) for the last 15 minutes of the exam.

On successful completion of the SMSTS course and associated assessment candidates will be awarded the CITB: Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) certificate.  This certificate will remain extant for five years after which the SMSTS refresher course must be undertaken in order for individuals maintain qualification for a further 5 years.

Course delegates can re-sit assessments for the SMSTS Refresher course at the next possible opportunity in accordance with CITB rules.  Delegates are not automatically re-entered for re-sits, so it is incumbent on the delegate to notify the course administrator of their intention to re-sit by contacting admin@goldcross-training.com. If it is agreed, you will receive confirmation of the decision once your request has been considered.

Any re-sits authorised will be in accordance with the following CITB (the accrediting body) scheme rules:

If a delegate has gained between 72%–78% (23, 24 or 25 out of 32) in the smsts refresher course exam, then they may re-sit the examination one further time.

The re-sit may take place on the same day or by attending the final day of another course within a 90-day period (the delegate is not obliged to re- do the whole course). The re-sit may be conducted in either face-to-face or a remote setting.

The training provider must make the arrangements with the delegate and ensure that the dedicated smsts refresher re-sit exam paper is used .

A charge may be made to the delegate. However, this fee is left entirely to the discretion of the training provider. The training provider may also recover additional costs from the delegate, which should be agreed in advance.

Subsequent arrangements will be at the delegate’s own expense.

If a delegate fails the re-sit, they must take the full SMSTS course again.

When a delegate scores less than 69% (22 correct answers out of 32) in the final exam, the delegate must attend the full SMSTS course again before they are permitted to re -sit the exam.