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BRITISH STANDARD
10.2.4.2
BS 5975‑1:2024
The PC’s TWC should verify that a contractor’s proposals for temporary works do not adversely
affect/are not adversely affected by other construction works including other temporary works.
10.3 The TWC (other than the PC’s TWC)
10.3.1
General
10.3.1.1
Where a client appoints a contractor, or a PC appoints a subcontractor, to manage and possibly also
design the temporary works for which they are contracted, a TWC should be appointed to assist the
PC’s TWC to fulfil their duties (see 10.2.3).
10.3.1.2
The TWC should be aware that the PC’s DI defines the PC’s TWC’s lines of responsibility in relation to
each contractor’s TWC and/or TWS, which is employed on the site, using Figure 2 and Figure 3 for
guidance (see 4.1).
10.3.2
Role of the TWC
10.3.2.1
The TWC should be the single point of contact for providing and receiving relevant information from
the PC’s TWC and the contractor’s site team for their organization's temporary works matters.
10.3.2.2
The TWC should be responsible for the implementation of the contractor’s approved procedure for
the control of temporary works.
10.3.2.3
The role of the TWC should not include a responsibility for carrying out any design or design
checking of temporary works.
NOTE This exclusion also covers the determination of specific loads, assessment of load paths, engineering checks
of any kind, determination of foundation capacity, etc.
10.3.2.4
The appointment of a person as a TWC should not preclude them from carrying out design and/or
design checking if they are considered competent and it is within their experience based on the
complexity of the project (see 4.2.1, 7.4.1 and Table 2).
10.3.2.5
When appointed, the TWC should coordinate the contracting organization’s temporary works on site,
liaising with the PC’s TWC and any PC’s TWS (see 10.3.3), including the:
10.3.2.6
a)
preparation of design briefs;
b)
provision of information regarding any proposed TWDs and TWDCs;
c)
inspection of temporary works on site;
d)
provision of any design and design check certificates to the PC’s TWC; and
e)
checking the erected temporary works on site before loading/unloading.
The TWC should be responsible to both their organization’s DI, for the implementation of their
organization’s procedure, and the PC’s TWC (see 10.2) for managing the design and implementation
of their temporary works in accordance with the relevant procedures, drawings and the specification.
NOTE The PC's TWC remains ultimately responsible for the temporary works on the project/site.
10.3.2.7
The TWC should not be responsible for the day‑to‑day progress of the temporary works or other
project matters (e.g. commercial or programme matters). Where this is not possible, the PC’s TWC
should recognize that the role of TWC overrides other responsibilities the individual might have and
should not prioritize the progress of the works over the safety of the temporary works.
NOTE However, it is recognized that this might not be possible on projects that have few or no engineering staff.
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