Temporary Works Certificate

Temporary Works Design Certificates (or a Temporary Works Cert) is the design of a temporary structure which is required for the construction of the permanent structure. Temporary Works Design Certificates (TWDC) often take the form of an off standard scaffold design but can involve larger structures also. The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has set out guidelines to follow through the “Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act, 2005” and under the “Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations, 2006”

Temporary Works Design Certificate normally follows the following process:

• Upon request by a contractor, client, PSDP or  PSCP  we are requested to provide a TWDC for a particular temporary structure normally on a construction site. We then request a small sketch and explanation in writing of what is proposed.
• Upon receiving this we can provide a quotation for the TWDC and an approximate timeframe. A typical timeframe turnaround is 1 working week.
• We then start the process by providing a detailed drawing for approval from the client. Upon approval of the drawing the calculations are carried out.
• Once the process is complete we provide a Temporary Design Works Certificate, full set of calculations, a copy of our Professional Indemnity Insurances and a detailed drawing which normally incorporated a 3D drawing. All of this is usually carried out by email with a site visit at the beginning of the project and one on completion of the design certificate.

Temporary Works Certificates usually take the form of:

• Scaffold Designs
• Heavy Duty Landing Platforms
• Temporary Propping and Shoring
• Formwork Design prior to pouring concrete.
• Temperory stages for concerts

We have experience in a wide variety of TWDC’s and can accommodate any request.

Below are a sample of clients we have provided Temporary Design Certificates over the previous number of years:

• Schering Plough, Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow - Design of heavy duty landing platforms to facilitate the removal of a 13.5 Tonne Vessal. (Allen & Smith Contractors)
• Independent Scaffold, Kerry County Council (Ashview Consultants) - Temporary Access Platform, East Wall Rehabilitation Scheme, Dunlaoighre Harbour Company (Stephen Byrne Plant Hire)
• ESB Sub Station, Great Island - Paidraig MacDonald Construction
• Shillelagh Community Centre Clocktower - Scaffold design to allow access to repair Clocktower face.
• Amgen Chemical Plant, Dunlaoighre -  Main Contractor is SISK with scaffolding contractor KDK Scaffolding

1. Concept Design

2. Detailed Drawings & Calculations produced

3. Construction