Course
Managing Temporary Works: Best Practices
$503.00
Overview
Temporary works are a fundamental part of virtually every construction project. They can be a major cost, require careful planning, and pose a very significant risk to the overall success of the project.
This course will cover many of the common items of managing temporary works that can be found on most construction projects.
This course will provide delegates with an understanding of the risks/issues associated with managing temporary works and how these risks/issues can be managed effectively and efficiently.
After completing the course, the delegates will gain access to an eLearning module that reinforces key concepts such as soil identification, safe excavation practices, surcharge control, working platforms, temporary works, formwork safety, and rebar stability. The digital module will provide interactive explanations, real‑world examples, and knowledge checks to help participants confidently apply what they learned on site.
Event Details
Next Available Dates
16th July 2026
Structure
Dissecting and Managing Temporary Works
- Temporary works identification and management procedures to British Standard 5975: 2024 part 1.
- Competencies of those involved in Managing temporary works
- Purpose of temporary works registers, classification process, design briefs, appointment letters, and design checking
- Common risks when Managing Temporary Works
- Site setup – Cabins, site hoarding and fencing, mortar silos – design, construction, use, inspection and maintenance
- Trenching and excavations – different types of soil and when the ground requires supporting (and when it can be benched), types of shoring equipment and their limitations, importance of inspections, risks of groundwater and surcharges
- Working platforms for construction machinery such as tower cranes, mobile cranes, piling rigs and MEWPS
- Concrete pressure, types of formwork, how to prevent formwork bursting / lifting, the importance of components.
- Types of falsework and risks of overloading. Risks associated with striking falsework and back-propping slabs
- Access stairs and loading bays – types and risks
- Scaffolding – different types of scaffolding, why scaffolds collapse, when does a scaffold require design (and when a standard detail can be used), testing scaffold anchors, understanding scaffold drawings, building and removing scaffolding, and inspecting scaffolding
- Safely carrying out structural alterations on existing buildings such as needling, façade retention, basement construction, underpinning, propping and shoring
- Ensuring stability of reinforcement cages prior to concreting
- Sources of further help and information
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Objectives & Assessment
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Define what constitutes temporary works and explain the key characteristics that distinguish them.
- Describe and apply recognised industry good practice for managing temporary works in relevant scenarios.
- Identify and differentiate the roles and responsibilities of parties and individuals involved in temporary works.
- Determine when temporary works require design and evaluate who is competent to carry out the design process.
- Analyse common temporary works risks and issues, and propose effective management and mitigation strategies.
- Justify the importance of checking throughout the temporary works process and evaluate how checking contributes to safe and effective delivery.
Suitability
Anyone involved in the identification, provision, planning, design, construction, use, inspection and dismantling of temporary works
E.g. Principal Designers, Designers, Construction Directors, Construction Planners, Health and Safety Managers, Estimators, Site Managers, Quantity Surveyors, Temporary Works Coordinators, and Temporary Works Supervisors.
Ian Horton-Plan, Sam Charnanko and Kim Basta
The Managing Temporary Works: Best Practices eLearning features input from three trainers, Ian Horton-Plant, a civil engineer with 18 years’ experience and over a decade managing temporary works, who provides a practical and inclusive way of looking at temporary works.
Sam Charnanko is a Temporary Works Engineer with 16 years’ experience in major civils, including rail, geotechnics and the Metro in Sydney, Australia. Sam’s ability to make technical subjects approachable and interesting will help delegates to understand temporary works in a way that suits their needs.
Finally, Kim Basta is a Temporary Works Engineer with over 13 years of experience in all sectors of building and civil engineering. Kim has developed design procedures, so he is an expert in the delivery of temporary works design. Kim will provide crystal clear communication of temporary works issues and ensure delegates come away with a great understanding of the course content.