Temporary Works Supervisor & Coordinator

 

Temporary works on both smaller and larger sites can be high-risk activities. Therefore, understanding the essentials of good risk and safety management, as outlined in BS 5975:2024, is relevant for projects of all sizes.

Temporary works are safety and business-critical and require careful co-ordination. An accepted way of achieving this is through the adoption of the management process outlined in BS 5975:2024, which introduces the temporary works supervisor (TWS) as a key figure. This course explains the role and its overall management context.

The Temporary Works Supervisors prepares site professionals to supervise temporary works effectively, highlighting safety, communication, and compliance with BS 5975.

 

Course Detail

Who are these courses for?
Course Duration

The TW Supervisor is 1-day TW Coordinator is 2-day

Where

We normally deliver these courses online, reducing the need for travel and time out of the work place

Cost

Contact the office on 0121 473 4731 to confirm cost

Course Content

Temporary Works Supervisor

This one-day course is designed to help those on site with responsibility for supervising all forms of temporary works. The course aims to improve the knowledge of this role and the temporary works environment.

Temporary works on both smaller and larger sites can be high-risk activities. Therefore, understanding the essentials of good risk and safety management, as outlined in BS 5975:2024, is relevant for projects of all sizes.

The course gives emphasis throughout to the importance of communication, co-ordination, co-operation and competency (the 4Cs), risk management, safety and business relations, allowing the TWS to:

  • Understand the need for and duties of a TWS
  • Understand the role of others
  • Have a detailed knowledge and understanding of BS 5975 in respect of this role.

Temporary Works Coordinator

This two-day course is designed to help those who have responsibility for managing all forms of temporary works on site. The course aims to improve the knowledge of this role and the temporary works environment. The development of these courses was supported by several organisations, including the Temporary Works Forum and the Health and Safety Executive.

  • The main aim of these courses is to focus on the process of co-ordination of temporary works, commonly expressed through the role of the temporary works co-ordinator (TWC).
  • These courses are not technical awareness courses for temporary works, although there are elements of technical awareness that are signposted throughout and that must be included in the course exercises.
  • Attendance does not demonstrate competency as a TWC: this comes from a mixture of education, training and experience, and should be judged by an appropriate senior individual, usually referred to as the designated individual (DI).
  • Training is considered an essential element of TWC competence.