Building Contractors Training Group

Description: 

Course Title: CITB Temporary Works Co-ordinator Training Course (TWCTC)
Duration: 2 days

This course is for those on site with responsibility for managing all forms of temporary works. It is designed to give confidence to senior management and those who engage with contractors, that candidates have reached an assessed standard of knowledge.

Entry requirements:
Candidates must have experience in being responsible for managing all forms of temporary works and a good understanding of spoken and written English

Function of Module

A brief overview of temporary works and their function

Why temporary works is important:
• Safety Critical: legal requirements
• Business Critical

Roles

• Client, Contractors, Designers (permanent works and temporary works), CDM-Cs, APs, TWCs, TWSs, DI
• Contract and statute

 
 Background:
Bragg
BS5975:2008 +A1:2011 Overview
Other relevant codes
Case examples of failure
 
Statutory aspects to temporary works:
Regulations: CDM (including Part iv), WAH, PUWER, LOLER
Statutory aspects of:
– Inspections
– Stability (above and below ground)
– Design (scaffold)
 
Avoiding Failure:
People, Process and Product (the 3Ps)

People
– Competence (corporate and individual)

Process
– Clarity of responsibility

– Procurement
– identifying site-wide issues and planning ahead
– Design and checks
– Installation
– Use
– Maintenance
– Dismantling

Product
– Standard Solutions
– Condition
– Sourcing

Role of the TWC – (source: BS5975)

Appointment:
Role
TWS interface and role
Management

Basis of good management:
Administration: benefit of good temporary works systems
The Register
Key aspects of different temporary works type’s e.g.:
Excavations
Falsework
Formwork
Earthwork
Working Platforms & Haul Roads
Cranes (Tower, Crawler & Mobile)
Scaffolding
Pressure Testing
Site Establishment
Demolition
Examination

Course Review / Closure

Venue:                  Remote Learning
                              Synergie Training
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              

PPE Requirements :  None

Other Instructions :  This is a 2 day course being delivered remotely.

Further joining instructions will be sent by the provider.