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Temporary works register template
For people coordinating temporary works information. Record management arrangements, temporary works items and changes and interfaces. Try the form below, see every question or download a blank PDF or Word copy.
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How should temporary works be managed?
HSE says temporary works need planning and management. Structures must withstand foreseeable loads and be used for their intended purpose. A coordinator is an effective management approach, but HSE does not prescribe one universal management arrangement.
Last updated . Facts checked by the SiteSurvey team on 6 October 2026 against HSE temporary works and HSE CDM 2015 guidance.
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Every question in the temporary works register template
A temporary works register linking each item to its design brief, design checks, inspections, load or use releases, changes and dismantling authority. 5 sections and 31 questions. Follow-up questions and guidance appear only when an answer calls for them, so the person on site never sees the ones that do not apply.
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This is a starting point, not a fixed form. Once it is in your SiteSurvey account you can reword any question, add or remove questions, sections and answer options, and add your own logo, so it fits the way your team works and the jobs you do.
Details you only enter once
Add this form to a project in SiteSurvey and it fills in what the project already knows, so nobody on site retypes it and every form on the job uses the same names. Anything filled in can still be changed.
- Project: the project name
- Site or premises address: the site address, from the space or the project
- Client or organisation: the project's customer
Record details and scope
- ProjectShort answer
Filled in from the project in SiteSurvey.
Fills in from the project name - Site or premises addressShort answerFills in from the site address, from the space or the project
- Client or organisationShort answerFills in from the project's customer
- Record date*Date
- Person completing the record*Short answer
- CheckThis is a coordination register, not a temporary works design, design-check certificate, inspection report or permit to load or dismantle.
- CheckHSE says temporary works need planning and management. Structures must withstand foreseeable loads and be used for their intended purpose. A coordinator is an effective management approach, but HSE does not prescribe one universal management arrangement.
Management arrangements
- Project and temporary works scope*Short answer
- Management procedure and revision*Short answer
- Responsible coordinator or appointed role*Short answer
- Authority and escalation arrangementsShort answer
Temporary works items
- Temporary works itemRepeat for each temporary works item. Each one asks:
- Item ID, type and location*Short answer
- Design brief and design revision*Short answer
- Designer and design checkerShort answer
- Required check category and check evidence referenceShort answer
- Installation inspection referenceShort answer
- Current stage*Choose one
- Design pending
- Installation
- Awaiting release
- In use
- Dismantled
- Separate load or use release reference*Short answerShown when “Current stage” is “In use”
- Dismantling authority and completion reference*Short answerShown when “Current stage” is “Dismantled”
Changes and interfaces
- Changes, revised designs and withdrawn releasesNotes
- Plant loads, adjacent work and other interfacesNotes
Identify where temporary works depend on another item, sequence or approval. Link the register entries so the dependency remains visible.
- Register review date and reviewerShort answer
Actions and review
- Are further actions required?*Choose one
- Yes
- No
- Further actionRepeat for each further action. Each one asks:Shown when “Are further actions required?” is “Yes”
- Action and evidence reference*Notes
- Person responsible*Short answer
- Target dateDate
- Action status*Choose one
- Open
- In progress
- Completed
- Completion evidence*NotesShown when “Action status” is “Completed”
- Outstanding limitations and information to pass onNotes
- Record status*Choose one
- Ready for review
- Further work needed
- Work or use stopped
- Reviewed byShort answer
- Review dateDate
- Author signature*Signature
- CheckSigning records the information entered. It does not itself certify legal compliance, remove a limitation or authorise unsafe work.
Scope and responsibility
This is a coordination register, not a temporary works design, design-check certificate, inspection report or permit to load or dismantle.
What a useful entry looks like
Plant loads, adjacent work and other interfaces
Identify where temporary works depend on another item, sequence or approval. Link the register entries so the dependency remains visible.
Item TW-12 depends on the release of item TW-08. The coordinator has recorded the required review before the next planned stage.
Fictional example of record wording. Use the actual evidence and approved arrangements for your job; this is not a completed report or an instruction to carry out the work.
See it filled in
A completed temporary works register report, made by SiteSurvey from a fictional site visit: every answer, the photos, the guidance that applied and the sign-off, ready to send as a PDF.
Temporary Works Register FAQs
How should I record “Plant loads, adjacent work and other interfaces”?
Identify where temporary works depend on another item, sequence or approval. Link the register entries so the dependency remains visible.
Does a register entry permit loading?
No. It links the separate release issued under the project procedure.
Does every item use the same design-check category?
No. Record the category determined under the applicable procedure and its supporting evidence.
What if the design changes after release?
Record the change and follow the project’s review and reauthorisation process before affected use continues.
What are the limits of this template?
This is a coordination register, not a temporary works design, design-check certificate, inspection report or permit to load or dismantle.
Can I complete this form on site and share the record?
In the SiteSurvey app the form works offline, with signatures recorded against the questions. Share the completed record as a PDF or a link. Dates and action owners are recorded fields; this form does not send reminders or update other systems.
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