We are pleased to introduce our fully online course: Temporary Works Coordinator Training.
Temporary works failures rarely trace back to a single mistake. They happen when designs are used before approval, inspections are missed, or site changes proceed without formal review and sign-off. On live construction projects, those gaps put workers at serious risk and leave organisations without a defensible record of control.
The Temporary Works Coordinator is responsible for preventing those failures. That means maintaining clear oversight of the Temporary Works Register, managing design briefs, RAMS and permits, and ensuring every phase of temporary works is properly coordinated before work begins. Where that control is absent or incomplete, unsafe decisions reach live construction work.
This IIRSM-approved course prepares TWCs to manage their responsibilities in line with BS 5975 and CDM 2015. It covers where coordination failures occur, which decisions carry the greatest responsibility, and what effective control of temporary works documentation looks like in practice.
CDM 2015 requires temporary works to be properly planned, designed and managed. BS 5975 sets out the procedures, roles and responsibilities needed to meet that obligation. The HSE expects competent oversight, appropriate design checks and clear records throughout the project lifecycle.
Temporary works failures have caused fatalities and serious injuries on UK construction sites. Investigations repeatedly identify the same breakdowns: designs released before approval, inspections not completed and alterations authorised without designer sign-off. These are not equipment failures. They are coordination failures.
The Temporary Works Coordinator sits at the centre of that control function. Without a working understanding of the required controls and documentation, TWCs cannot maintain safe or auditable oversight. Where responsibilities are unclear, permits are missed, design checks are skipped and critical stop points go unenforced.
This training builds the practical knowledge TWCs need to meet their legal and operational responsibilities before, during and after work begins.
This training is designed for those involved in managing, coordinating or working alongside temporary works on construction and engineering projects. It is particularly relevant for projects where temporary works must be formally managed under BS 5975, including construction, civil engineering, infrastructure, refurbishment, demolition and utilities.
This course is suitable for:
- Newly appointed and prospective Temporary Works Coordinators
- Temporary Works Supervisors
- Site and project managers with temporary works oversight responsibilities
- Engineers and foremen working within temporary works programmes
- Temporary Works Designers and Designated Individuals
- Any professional preparing to take on a formal TWC appointment for the first time
By the end of this course, trainees will be able to:
- Explain how temporary works failures occur and the consequences for workers, organisations and project programmes
- Apply CDM 2015 and BS 5975 requirements to real project decisions and their own role responsibilities
- Manage their coordination duties across planning, inspection, alteration and removal stages of a temporary works scheme
- Maintain an accurate and auditable Temporary Works Register from appointment through to completion
- Brief designers, manage design check categories by risk classification, and control design changes through the correct formal process
- Issue and manage permits correctly, including Permits to Load, Unload and Dismantle
- Identify where coordination breakdowns occur and apply the controls that prevent unsafe decisions reaching live work
Need to deploy Temporary Works Coordinators with confidence that they can meet their responsibilities under BS 5975 and CDM 2015? Enrol your team on Temporary Works Coordinator Training today. Build consistent document control across site, reduce the risk of unapproved changes and give your TWCs the practical knowledge they need before live projects begin.
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