Site Management Safety Training Scheme Refresher (SMSTSR)

Our SMSTS Refresher courses are designed for workers who currently hold a valid SMST or SMSTSR ticket and still have responsibilities planning, monitoring, controlling, organising or administering groups of staff. It is suitable for professionals in the following roles:

• Site Manager
• Project Manager
• Health and Safety Manager

The two-day CITB SMSTS Refresher courses cover an overview if wide range of legislation relevant to working in the building, construction and civil engineering industries. It focuses on the need for risk assessments within the workplace. For instance, the importance of efficient communication and structure. Moreover, you will learn how to implement the necessary control measures to encourage good health and safety standards within the workforce.

By the end of the course delegates will be able to:

• State your duties and responsibilities with regards to health, safety, welfare as well as the environment.
• Implement new guidance as well as industry best practices.
• Implement all health, safety, welfare and environmental legislation affecting your daily work.
• Understand their individual responsibilities for their own safety and also the safety of others.
• How to control typical construction hazards.
• How everyone can help achieve better practical standards of safety on site.
• Legal Requirements and Liabilities.
• Working at Height.
• Manual Handling.
• Fire Prevention.
• Work Equipment.
• Occupational Health+F20.

There is an examination paper with 25 multiple choice questions as well as a 72% pass mark. You must complete the examination in 30 minutes.

When you have completed the SMSTS Refresher course successfully, you will be awarded with a SMSTS Refresher certificate from CITB, which is valid for 5 years.

If you wish to gain more knowledge and understanding of workplace health and safety or begin a career as a Health and Safety Advisor, we advise you to complete the IOSH Managing Safely training course.