CITB SMSTS
Site Management Safety Training Scheme
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- Working at Height Management25 questions
- CDM Regulations 201524 questions
- Health & Safety Law for Managers20 questions
- Risk Management20 questions
- Excavations & Confined Spaces20 questions
- Demolition & Structural Stability20 questions
- Fire Prevention & Control20 questions
- Occupational Health20 questions
- Environmental Management20 questions
- Leadership & Management of H&S20 questions
- Site Set-Up & Organisation6 questions
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PassNova offers free CITB SMSTS practice — 215 exam-style questions and 6 timed 25-question practice tests with a clear explanation for every answer. It's 100% free with no sign-up, works on any device, and covers the CITB SMSTS syllabus topic by topic. Updated for 2026.
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- Working at Height Management25 questions
- CDM Regulations 201524 questions
- Health & Safety Law for Managers20 questions
- Risk Management20 questions
- Excavations & Confined Spaces20 questions
- Demolition & Structural Stability20 questions
- Fire Prevention & Control20 questions
- Occupational Health20 questions
- Environmental Management20 questions
- Leadership & Management of H&S20 questions
- Site Set-Up & Organisation6 questions
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SMSTS is the CITB course for the people who run construction sites.
Site manager
Standard employer requirementCITB designs SMSTS for site managers, agents and those responsible for planning and controlling site staff.
Official sourceConstruction project manager
Standard employer requirementThe five-day course is for project managers, site managers, supervisors and business owners.
Official sourceRequirements are checked against the National Careers Service, the relevant regulator or the awarding body — follow each source for the current rules.
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The CITB SMSTS course explained
SMSTS — the Site Management Safety Training Scheme — is CITB’s five-day Site Safety Plus course for people who manage construction work: site managers, agents and senior supervisors. It is a course with continuous assessment and an end test, not a standalone exam you can turn up and sit.
How long it lasts, and the date that matters
The certificate is valid for five years. To keep it you take the two-day SMSTS Refresher (SMSTS-R) before it expires — if you let it lapse you sit the full five days again, so the expiry date is the one to diarise. CITB reissued the scheme rules (Site Safety Plus Appendix G) at version 03.04 in February 2026.
SMSTS or SSSTS — which do you need?
They are the same scheme at two levels. SMSTS is for managers; the two-day SSSTS is for first-line supervisors such as gangers, foremen and chargehands. If you set the safe system of work, you want SMSTS; if you supervise people working to one, SSSTS is the fit.
What it covers
Legal responsibilities and health and safety law, CDM 2015, risk assessments and method statements, site set-up and organisation, and managing the high-risk activities — work at height, excavations, scaffolding, demolition and confined spaces — plus occupational health and environmental management.
How to revise
The assessment rewards understanding a manager’s duties rather than memorising clauses. Work each topic in study mode, then sit timed mocks. Most site roles also need a CSCS card, which means a current pass in the CITB health, safety and environment test as well. PassNova’s 215 SMSTS questions explain every answer — 100% free, no sign-up.
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CITB SMSTS: your questions answered
What jobs can I do with CITB SMSTS?
SMSTS is the CITB course for the people who run construction sites. Site manager: CITB designs SMSTS for site managers, agents and those responsible for planning and controlling site staff. Construction project manager: The five-day course is for project managers, site managers, supervisors and business owners. Site agent: Named by CITB among those the course is for.
Is PassNova's CITB SMSTS practice free?
Yes — CITB SMSTS practice on PassNova is 100% free. There's no paywall and no sign-up needed to start. A free account is optional and only saves your progress and badges.
Do I need an account or have to pay?
No. You can start practising CITB SMSTS instantly with no account, no email and no card. 104 courses are fully free; every Premium question bank has a free 15-question taster.
How many CITB SMSTS practice questions does PassNova have?
PassNova has 215 exam-style CITB SMSTS questions and 6 timed 25-question practice tests, each with a clear explanation, plus topic-by-topic study mode.
Is the CITB SMSTS practice up to date for 2026?
Worth knowing before you book: SMSTS is a five-day CITB Site Safety Plus course and the certificate lasts five years. To keep it you take the two-day SMSTS Refresher (SMSTS-R) before it expires — let it lapse and you sit the full five days again, so the expiry date is the one to diarise. CITB reissued the scheme rules for SMSTS (Site Safety Plus Appendix G) at version 03.04 in February 2026. The course covers legal responsibilities, health and safety law, CDM 2015, risk assessments, site set-up, managing hazards including work at height, excavations, scaffolding, demolition and confined spaces, occupational health and environmental issues — which is what this bank is built around. Checked against CITB in August 2026.
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