The refresher course is only for delegates who have previously passed the two-day SSSTS or subsequent refresher course, and hold a valid SSSTS certificate. Evidence must be provided.
To attend this course, all delegates are required to read, write, speak and understand English. For example you should be able to read and understand a daily newspaper or magazine and hold a conversation in English.
All delegates are required to bring an acceptable form of photo ID on the first day of the course. Failure to bring ID may result in you not being able to attend the training.
Certification for this SMSTS is valid for 5 years. To remain certified in this area, you will need to take this refresher course before the expiry date on your certificate, otherwise the full SMSTS course will need to be retaken.
Delegates taking the SSSTS Refresher course will have an overview of the learning outcomes listed below:
Legal and management
- Health and safety law
- Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM)
- Health and safety management systems
- Risk assessments and method statements
- Statutory inspections and checks
- Reporting accidents, injuries and ill health
- Leadership and worker engagement
Health and welfare
- Health and welfare of the workforce
- First aid and emergency procedures
- Hazardous substances
- Asbestos
- Dust and fumes
- Noise and vibration
- Manual handling
General safety
- Site set up and security
- Fire prevention and control
- Electricity
- Plant and work equipment
- Lifting operations and lifting equipment
High risk activities
- Working at height
- Excavations
- Underground and overhead services
- Confined spaces
- Temporary works
Environmental awareness and waste control
- Environmental awareness
- Pollution
- Waste materials
- Nuisance
The course runs from 8:45am through to 5:30pm. Refreshments are available from 8:45am.
Included with your course
We provide the following with online and training centre delivered courses.
- Course registration, exam and certificate
- Course notes
Online Delivery
A link to the online training platform will be sent before the course, simply click the link and follow the instructions.
- See Virtual / Remote training information for more details
- Contact us if you'd like to test the platform before the morning of the course
- You can be located anywhere in the world with an internet connection and your computer
Our Training Centres
For training courses run at one of our training centres we include.
The Site Supervision Safety Training Scheme course is a highly interactive delivered by means of case studies, classroom discussion, group work and individual / group presentations. Assessment is by an exam paper at the end of the course.
Examination Paper
The paper consists of 25 questions, selected by CITB, covering all aspects of the course and it is taken at the end of the course.
Each exam paper has:
- 22 multiple choice questions (each worth one mark)
- 3 short written answer format (each worth two marks)
There are four safety critical questions in each exam paper. The delegate must answer all four of these questions correctly to pass the exam. The multiple-choice questions are worth 1 point each, whereas written questions can score between 1-3 marks.
The exam pass mark is 80% (24 out of 30)
The examination lasts for 30 minutes and must be completed within this time. Delegates are permitted to use the Construction site supervision (GE706) publication for the last ten minutes of the examination period.
Upon successfully completing the course you will be awarded a CITB Site Supervision Safety Training Scheme Refresher (SSSTS-R) certificate.
This qualification must be renewed every five years by attending the SSSTS Refresher course.
