Application guide
TW Control
Temporary works control and coordination.
What this tool does
TW Control organises temporary-works records, appointments, inspections, permits and close-out paperwork. It supports evidence tracking and does not perform temporary-works design.
Run a project through the register
- Set up the project, item numbering and inspection intervals. Record the people, organisations, roles and appointments.
- Create each temporary works item and maintain its brief, design, check, construction and inspection records in that item.
- Use the completeness and status views to identify missing evidence. Status is derived from the recorded evidence rather than edited independently.
- Issue permits to load or unload only after the applicable record gates are satisfied. If an authorised override is used, record the reason in the item log.
- Print the register, design brief, check certificate, inspection record, permits and close-out pack from the same project data.
Save and share records
- Project records are stored in a JSON project file and autosaved in the browser while the app is open.
- Export an item fragment for the designer and merge it back when completed, keeping the rest of the project register intact.
- The generated paperwork stays tied to the same item and project data, reducing mismatches between separate forms.
Control tool, not design software
TW Control supports record administration and evidence tracking; it does not perform temporary works design or replace the project’s BS 5975 procedures. The Principal Contractor, Designated Individual, Temporary Works Coordinator, designers and checkers remain responsible for competence, approvals, safe systems and statutory duties. Keep exported project files secure and backed up.
In-app help
Set up the project, numbering and inspection intervals here; record appointments under People.
Add each temporary works item to the Register and keep its brief, design, check, construction and inspection records inside the item.
Status is derived from the records — the register can never contradict the evidence.
Permits to Load / Unload are gated: the app checks the records before issue, and any override is recorded with a justification in the item log.
All paperwork (register, EDB, check certificate, inspection record, permits, close-out pack) prints from the same data.
Save links a JSON project database for automatic write-back every 10 minutes while the app is open. Send an item fragment to the TWD, merge it back on return.
Frequently asked questions
What does TW Control manage?
TW Control organises temporary-works items, appointments, design and check records, inspections, permits and close-out paperwork in a project register.
Does TW Control perform temporary-works design?
No. It supports record administration and evidence tracking; it does not replace the project’s BS 5975 procedures or the responsibilities of the appointed team.