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Temporary Works Guidance Notes
Practical, standards-referenced guidance for TWCs, site engineers and designers — written to be read on site as well as at a desk. Each note ends with a site control checklist you can lift straight into your briefings.
Wind Loading on Temporary Works
Deriving wind actions to BS EN 1991-1-4 and applying them to hoardings, scaffolds, falsework and site structures — including working wind limits and storm-readiness controls.
Read the note → TWT-GN-02Excavation Support
Selecting, designing and controlling excavation support to BS 6031 and BS 5975 — support options, design inputs, permits, inspections and the ground rules that keep people out of collapses.
Read the note → TWT-GN-03Crane Mats & Outrigger Pads
Outrigger reactions, ground bearing, pad and mat sizing, proximity hazards and on-site verification — engineering the standing beneath the lift plan.
Read the note → TWT-GN-04Scaffolding Foundations
Leg loads, baseplates and soleboards, ground and structure assessment, back-propping and settlement control for access and support scaffolds.
Read the note →Need the whole set on paper?
The printable version combines all four notes with a cover sheet, formatted for A4. Open it and print to PDF, or download the pre-built PDF.
Important. This guidance note is provided for general information and awareness only. It is not a design, a design check, or project-specific advice, and it must not be relied upon as such. Temporary works must be designed and checked by competent persons under a temporary works procedure consistent with BS 5975:2024, using project-specific loads, ground information and standards current at the time of design. Standards cited are those understood to be current at the date of issue — always confirm the latest edition and any national annex or amendment before use. No liability is accepted for use of this note outside that context.