Temporary works failures are rarely caused by a single mistake. They occur when designs are used before approval, inspections are missed, or site changes are made without proper review and sign-off.
Within a formal temporary works procedure, the TWC coordinates the Temporary Works Register and Design Brief and checks that current RAMS and any required permits are in place and aligned with the approved design. Without that control, unsafe decisions can move into live construction work.
This IIRSM-approved Temporary Works Coordinator Training course helps organisations prepare TWCs to understand temporary works management in the context of CDM 2015, BS 5975-1:2024 and BS 5975-2:2024. It shows where coordination failures occur, which decisions carry the greatest responsibility, and what effective control looks like in practice.
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Disclaimer: This programme provides knowledge and supporting guidance. Completing it does not by itself make you competent, qualified or authorised for workplace tasks. Follow your employer’s procedures, risk assessments and supervision. It does not appoint you to a dutyholder, responsible person or competent person role.
This online Temporary Works Coordinator course is designed for those involved in managing, coordinating or working alongside temporary works on construction and engineering projects.
It is suitable for:
Newly appointed TWCs
Prospective TWCs
Temporary Works Supervisors
Site and project managers
Engineers and foremen
Temporary Works Designers and Designated Individuals
The course is particularly relevant to construction, civil engineering, infrastructure, refurbishment, demolition and utilities projects that use a formal temporary works procedure based on BS 5975-1:2024.
Course Content
The Temporary Works Coordinator Training course includes the following modules:
Understand what temporary works are, what the law requires and the key roles and management procedures described in BS 5975-1:2024, with an introduction to the relevant falsework guidance in BS 5975-2:2024.
Temporary Works Overview
What Can Go Wrong?
Legal Background & Standards
Hazards
The 4 C’s
Key Roles in Temporary Works
The Role of the Temporary Works Coordinator
Learn how to use the core documents the TWC relies on and how to plan, manage and control temporary works in practice.
Temporary Works Register
Design Brief
RAMS
Permits in Temporary Works
Planning Temporary Works
Managing Temporary Works
Managing Risk
Managing Alterations
Disclaimer: This programme provides knowledge and supporting guidance. Completing it does not by itself make you competent, qualified or authorised for workplace tasks. Follow your employer’s procedures, risk assessments and supervision. It does not appoint you to a dutyholder, responsible person or competent person role.
What Your Staff Will Learn
By completing this training, TWCs will:
Understand how temporary works failures occur and the consequences for workers and organisations
Understand how relevant CDM 2015 duties and the recommendations in BS 5975-1:2024 and BS 5975-2:2024 relate to project decisions and responsibilities
Understand their role across planning, coordination, inspection and removal of temporary works
Learn how to use and maintain a Temporary Works Register accurately throughout a project
Know how to brief designers, manage design checks by category and control design changes formally
Understand how to apply risk classifications and design check categories to determine the correct level of oversight
Understand how permits to load, unload or dismantle are checked, authorised, issued and closed under the project procedure
Available in 20+ Languages
Course subtitles are available in multiple languages, including:
This course is approved by IIRSM – the International Institute of Risk & Safety Management.
The course certificate includes:
User name
Company name
Course name
Completion date
Expiry date
Approval body
An IIRSM-approved course certificate will be available for download and printing instantly upon course completion.
Users must complete a final theory test before earning their certificate.
The end-of-course test is:
Fully online
Multiple choice
A score of 80% is required to pass.
Customer Feedback
Why Temporary Works Coordinator Training Is Important
Temporary works failures have caused fatalities and serious injuries on UK construction sites. Investigations repeatedly identify the same breakdowns: designs used before approval, inspections not completed, and changes made without designer sign-off.
The Temporary Works Coordinator plays a central role in coordinating the controls intended to prevent these failures. Without a clear understanding of the required documents, controls and decisions, TWCs may struggle to coordinate temporary works effectively and maintain a clear record of decisions.
Are You Aware of Your Responsibilities?
CDM 2015 places duties on those involved in construction work to plan, manage and carry out the work without unacceptable risks to health and safety. BS 5975-1:2024 provides a recognised good-practice procedure for controlling temporary works, while BS 5975-2:2024 covers falsework design and implementation.
HSE explains that organisations may choose how they manage temporary works, provided suitable designs, checks, inspections and controls are in place.
Where responsibilities are unclear, required permits may be missed, design checks skipped and critical stop points overlooked.
This training provides prospective and appointed TWCs with supporting knowledge of the documents, controls and decisions involved throughout the temporary works process. It can form part of an organisation’s wider arrangements for developing and assessing competence before an individual takes on live responsibilities.
How This Training Helps Your Organisation
This online Temporary Works Coordinator Training course helps construction and engineering organisations to:
Support the development of prospective and appointed TWCs as part of a wider competence and appointment process based on relevant training, knowledge, skills, experience and authority
Improve control and consistency of temporary works documentation across site teams
Reinforce the correct use of registers, design briefs, RAMS and permits
Support compliance during HSE inspections, audits and client reviews
Reduce the risk of programme delays caused by unapproved changes or missing permits
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Give prospective and appointed Temporary Works Coordinators a clearer understanding of the documents, decisions and responsibilities involved before they take on duties on live projects. Employers must still assess each person’s competence, appoint them formally and give them sufficient authority, time and support.
Frequently Asked Questions
This course is designed for anyone involved in managing, coordinating or working alongside temporary works on construction and engineering projects. It is especially relevant where an organisation or project uses a formal temporary works procedure based on BS 5975-1:2024, including construction, civil engineering, infrastructure, refurbishment, demolition and utilities.
The course takes approximately 2 hours to complete. As it is delivered online, you can work through the modules at your own pace and return to the material as needed.
The Human Focus course certificate is valid for three years.
There are no formal entry requirements for this course. It is suitable for both newly appointed and experienced personnel.
