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during construction to support or protect an existing structure, support plant and equipment or the sides and slope of an excavation, or to provide access. In most cases temporary works are removed as the project progresses and completes, but in some instances, they are sacrificial and left in place.
CONSIDERATIONS IN THE TEMPORARY WORKS PROCESS
Implementing temporary works procedures
Implementing suitable procedures allows clients to effectively manage and control both their own involvement within the temporary process and that of any other organisations engaged to carry out temporary works roles.
Robert Candy, Chief Executive of the Scaffolding Association, provides an overview of implementing temporary works procedures, establishing roles and responsibilities, and managing the temporary works process.
The procedures should aim to minimize the occurrence of errors, and to maximize the chance of them being discovered if they are made.
Over the last decade there have been major changes to construction working practices. The growth of specialist sub-contracting, such as scaffolding, across most construction works means it has become necessary for BS5975 Code of practice for temporary works procedures and the permissible stress design of falsework (BS5975) to reflect all types of practices.
WHAT ARE TEMPORARY WORKS? Temporary works are engineered solutions that
are used to enable the permanent works within a construction project to be built. They are often used during construction to support or protect an existing structure, support plant and equipment or the sides and slope of an excavation, or to provide access.
In most cases temporary works are removed as the project progresses and completes, but in some instances, they are sacrificial and left in place.
IMPLEMENTING TEMPORARY WORKS
PROCEDURES Implementing suitable procedures allows clients to effectively manage and control both their own involvement within the temporary process and that of any other organisations engaged to carry out temporary works roles.
The procedures should aim to minimise the occurrence of errors, and to maximise the chance of them being discovered if they are made.
It is vital to ensure that there is a clear flow of information between all levels of the organisations involved, and an integrated approach with the permanent works teams is important. Developing an effective system of checking the design and its implementation, is a key element of the procedures.
The procedures should also consider how any potential problems with the onsite interfaces arise and how they can be addressed. For example, where separate site areas are controlled by different people, or where the main temporary works have been designed by one team and additional items by another team.
ESTABLISHING ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES BS5975 Code of practice for temporary works
procedures and the permissible stress design of falsework (BS5975) has clear information relating to the roles and responsibilities of those involved with temporary works. Many of the duties of these individuals are often already being carried out ‘as
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routine’ by competent persons within a construction team. It is important to formalise this within the company procedures to ensure temporary works are undertaken in a controlled manner. Only within larger organisations and on larger sites would it be necessary to employ specific staff for these roles.
There can be a number of organisations involved in temporary works, and they can often have different contractual arrangements from project to project. However, the over-arching principle is that the Principal Contractor’s Temporary Works Co-ordinator retains overall responsibility for the temporary works process.
MANAGING THE TEMPORARY WORKS PROCESS BS5975 recognises three fundamental principles for managing temporary works on a project:
• All organisations involved in the temporary works process have a duty to manage and control their work, and should appoint a designated individual to prepare and manage their procedures.
• The Principal Contractor (PC) is responsible for building the permanent works, and this includes the associated temporary works that are required.
• A Temporary Works Coordinator (TWC) should be appointed by the PC and have overall responsibility for managing the temporary works onsite.
The principle contractor’s temporary works coordinator should ensure that a temporary works register is prepared and maintained for the duration of the project. The register should identify the temporary works that are needed and should be maintained as an ‘active document’ that is kept up to date.
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Establishing roles and responsibilities
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an effective system of checking the design and its implementation, is a key element of the procedures.
The procedures should also consider how any potential problems with the onsite interfaces arise and how they can be addressed. For example, where separate site areas are controlled by different people, or where the main temporary works have been designed by one team and additional items by another team.
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