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Temporary Works Coordinator or Supervisor?
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wombleflow  
#1 Posted : 01 May 2015 13:07:40(UTC)
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wombleflow
Can anyone help me understand the requirements for a TWC or a TWS. My company is a small PC and deal with a range of TW's e.g. Scaffolding, underpinning, small excavations, propping etc.
The question is do I need a TWC or would a TWS be sufficient? We have lots of sites and the TWs are sporadic enough to not justify the employment of a full time TWC but frequent enough to give me cause for concern. I contemplated training one of our site managers as a TWC but the guidance recommends that ideally a TWC should have a degree, preferably in Engineering, which would rule him out.
If I train up the site manager as a TWS is this going to be enough? If not does anyone know where I could find a TWC on an ad hoc basis?

Thanks in Advance
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russ pt  
#2 Posted : 03 May 2015 21:15:22(UTC)
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russ pt
Wombleflow, it would be worth you referring to BS 5975 it's a useful document and has a section on the appointment of temporary works co-ordinator and supervisor. I hope this will help.
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wombleflow  
#3 Posted : 06 May 2015 19:31:32(UTC)
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wombleflow
Thanks russ pt. I will have a look
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