Temporary Works Supervisor Training

This course complements the Temporary Works Co-ordinator Training Course (TWCTC) and is designed to provide training for those undertaking the role of Temporary Works Supervisor as defined in BS 5975:2008+A1:2011(referred to hereafter as ‘BS 5975’).

The role can be defined, relating to three clauses within the BS:

• Supervision and checking (Clause 7.4). The core role, applicable to all TWSs, and, if requested by the TWC, if competent to do so, and it satisfies the TWS’s own company procedures:
• Issuing load/unload permits (Clause 7.3.4) (In addition, although not formally part of the TWS role, if requested by the TWC, if competent to do so in respect of each individual action, and it satisfies the TWS’s own company procedures.)
• Assist the TWC discharge some of his/her responsibilities (specifically those which the TWC is permitted to delegate) (Clause 7.2.5)
• The rationale for the Temporary Works Supervisor’s Course is to raise standards and set standards across the industry, and allow a transferable knowledge base between employers avoiding unnecessary supplementary training.

The natural progression from this course would be the Temporary Works Co-ordinator Course (TWCTC) if duties allowed.

This course, including its group work and exercises, is constructed around BS 5975.

Delegates should bring a copy with them in order not to be significantly disadvantaged.

For in-house courses it is expected that the trainer will tailor the course around the organisation’s procedures, providing they are comprehensive and follow the philosophy of BS 5975. In these cases delegates will also need a copy of their own procedures.