Temporary Works Design
Project-specific design of falsework, formwork, propping, façade retention and other temporary structures, prepared by experienced temporary works engineers against a proper design brief.
Temporary works
Our specialist ground. The platform runs the procedural control — registers, briefs, check categories, permits, competence — structured with reference to BS 5975-1:2024. Design and checking are professional engineering services, delivered through Temporary Works Consulting & Design Ltd, and this platform never replaces them.
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Design Checking
Independent design checks at the category the risk demands (Cat 0–3 under BS 5975 conventions), by checkers with the required independence from the original design.
BS 5975 Management Systems
The procedural side: DI and TWC arrangements, registers, design brief workflow, check categories and permit hold points, implemented in your organisation and in SHEQ System.
Temporary Works Registers
Registers structured on BS 5975-1:2024 content — risk class, check category, designer, checker, brief and permit dates — live in the platform, not a spreadsheet nobody owns.
Design Briefs
Getting the brief right before design starts: loads, ground, interfaces, sequence and constraints captured so the design answers the real question.
Design Risk Assessments
Designer-duty risk assessment for temporary works: residual risks identified, communicated and carried into erection, use and striking methods.
RAMS & ITP Review
Independent review of contractors’ temporary-works-related RAMS and inspection & test plans against the design and the standard the client expects.
Permit Systems
Permit-to-load, permit-to-strike and permit-to-proceed regimes with defined signatories by risk class, run through the platform’s hold-point workflow.
Working Platforms
Working platform assessment and certification workflows for tracked and wheeled plant, including ground-bearing checks and platform maintenance rules.
Piling Mats
Piling mat design and verification support — see also our BRE 470 piling mat design platform for rapid preliminary sizing by competent users.
Crane Mats & Outrigger Pads
Outrigger and crane mat assessment: loads from the lift plan, ground from the investigation, and mats sized by calculation rather than custom.
Excavation Support
Trench and excavation support design and checking — boxes, sheets, frames and bespoke schemes, with entry rules and inspection regimes to match.
Propping & Needling
Structural propping, needling and flying shore schemes for alterations and demolition sequencing, designed and checked before the saw comes out.
Hoardings
Hoarding and fence design for wind, impact and ground conditions — the temporary structure most often erected with no design at all.
Edge Protection
Edge protection selection and justification against the loading standards the system claims, including interfaces with the permanent works.
Scaffold Interfaces
Design review where scaffolds meet structures: ties, loading, bridging and the boundary between the scaffold designer’s scope and the building’s capacity.
Temporary Stability
Stability of partially built or partially demolished structures: sequence-driven checks so the structure is stable at every stage, not just the last one.
Virtual Site Audits
Remote temporary works audits: register sampling, permit checks and video walk-downs, reported with the same rigour and the same limits stated.
TWC & TWS Mentoring
Mentoring for appointed temporary works coordinators and supervisors: live-project support until the role holder is confident, not just appointed.