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Temporary Works References (last updated 2nd February 2012 )

1965 - 1980 1980 1985 1990 1995
2000 2005 2010

References are given in chronological order and are given in good faith.


1965 to end 1980 home | return to index | return to top of page

  1. RODIN, S., Pressure of Concrete on Formwork, The Institution of Civil Engineers, Proceedings, Part 1, Volume 1, November 1952, Number 6, Paper No 5863, pp 709-745. Document superseded by Kinnear's Report in 1965

  2. KINNEAR, R.G., The pressure of concrete on formwork, Civil Engineering Research Association, now Construction Industry Research and Information Association, CERA Research Report No 1.,London, April 1965, 44p. [Document superseded by CIRIA Report 108 in September 1985]

  3. Birling Road Bridge Collapse 1 killed 17 injured - 22 March 1971

  4. THE CONCRETE SOCIETY, Falsework - Report of the joint committee, The Concrete Society and the Institution of Structural Engineers, Technical Report TRCS 4, London, July 1971, 52pp. Document superseded by BS 5975 - Code of practice in 1982 )

  5. BSI Falsework Code drafting committee set up - 10 October 1972

  6. Loddon Viaduct Collapse 3 killed 10 injured - 24 October 1972.

  7. MALAYSIAN STANDARD, MS 282:Part 1 - Code of practice for building operations Part 9: Scaffolds, Kuala Lumpur, 1975.

  8. GREAT BRITAIN LAW STATUTES, Health and Safety at Work etc, Act 1974, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1975, 109pp.

  9. BRAND, R E., Falsework and access scaffolds in tubular steel. McGraw-Hill Book Company (UK) Ltd., London, 1975, 237pp.

  10. BRAGG, S.L., Final report of the Advisory Committee on Falsework, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, June 1975, 151pp

  11. HARRISON, T.A., The application of accelerated curing to apartment formwork systems, Cement and Concrete Association Advisory Note, British Cement Association Publication No 45.032, Slough, 1977, 9pp.

  12. THE CONCRETE SOCIETY, Formwork - Report of the joint committee, The Concrete Society and the Institution of Structural Engineers, Technical Report TR 13, London, March 1977, 76pp. (Document superseded by Formwork - a guide to good practice in 1986)

  13. ASH, J.E., The design testing and performance of metal soldiers, paper in Concrete Journal, London, February 1978, 4pp.

  14. MALAYSIAN STANDARDS, MS 544:1978 Wood Technology, Code of Practice for the structural use of timber, Kuala Lumpur, 1978.

  15. CREASY, E., Concrete Toadstools, British Cement Association, Publication No 97.405, Slough, April 1979, 30pp.


1980 to end 1984 home | return to index | return to top of page

  1. MONKS, W., Appearance Matters Series No 1. Visual concrete: Design and production, British Cement Association Publication No 47.101, Slough, 1980, 29pp.

  2. MONKS, W., Appearance Matters Series No 3. The control of blemishes in concrete, British Cement Association, Publication No 47.103, Slough, 1981, 21pp

  3. MONKS, W. and WARD, F.W., Appearance Matters Series No 2. External rendering, British Cement Association, Publication No 47.102, Slough, 1982, 32pp.

  4. GRANT, M., Scaffold falsework design to BS 5975, E. and F.N. Spon, 2nd Edition, ISBN 0 86310 005 8, London, 1982, 52pp.

  5. HARRISON, T.A., The pressure on vertical formwork when concrete is placed in wide sections, Cement and Concrete Association, Research report No 22, London, March 1983, 40pp.

  6. WILSHERE, C.J., Falsework, ICE Works Construction Guide, Thomas Telford Limited, London, 1983, 40pp.

  7. SINGAPORE STANDARD, Specification for Frame scaffolding, SS280: 1984 (1994), Singapore, March 1984, inc AMD No. 1 April 1998 and AMD No. 2 Nov 1994, 38pp, ISBN 9971-67-116-6


1985 to end 1989 home | return to index | return to top of page

  1. MONKS, W., Appearance Matters Series No 8. Exposed aggregate concrete finishes, British Cement Association, Publication No 47.108, Slough, 1985, 16pp.

  2. MONKS, W., Appearance Matters Series No 9. Tooled concrete finishes, British Cement Association, Publication No 47.109, Slough, 1985, 8pp.

  3. HARRISON, T.A. and CLEAR, C., Concrete pressure on formwork, Construction Industry Research and Information Association, Report 108, London, September 1985, 32pp

  4. HAWES, F.L., Appearance Matters Series No 6. The weathering of concrete buildings, British Cement Association, Publication No 47.106, Slough, 1986, 48pp.

  5. MONKS, W., Appearance Matters Series No 7. Textured and profiled concrete finishes, British Cement Association, Publication No 47.107, Slough, 1986, 12pp

  6. ILLINGWORTH, J.R., Temporary works - their role in construction, Thomas Telford Limited, London, 1987, 296pp.

  7. CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY RESEARCH AND INFORMATION ASSOCIATION, Structural renovation of traditional buildings, CIRIA Report 111, London, 1986 (reprinted 1987), 99pp.

  8. BENNETT, D.F.H., Kickerless construction, BCA Guide, British Cement Association publication Reference 47.023, London, 1988, 6pp.

  9. PALLETT, P.F. and BIDDLECOMBE, D.A., Superstructure techniques, Proceedings of conference "Economic construction techniques", 16th November 1988, Institution of Civil Engineers, Thomas Telford Ltd., London, 1989, p41-55

  10. WILSHERE, C.J., Formwork, ICE Works Construction Guide, Thomas Telford, 1989, 96pp.

  11. BENNETT, D.F.H., Advances in Concrete Construction Technology, British Cement Association, Publication No 97.309, London, 1989, 17pp.

  12. Qi TRAINING, Good Formwork Practice, Available in DVD & VHS Video, Qi Training, Swindon, November 1989, 35mins..

  13. ASSOCIATION FRANCAISE DE NORMALISATION, Wallforms for Concrete Structures, Ref.NF P 93-350, ANF, Paris, November 1989, 22pp.


1990 to end 1994 home | return to index | return to top of page

  1. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS 1139 : Part 1 Section 1.2 : 1990, Specification for aluminium tube, London, October 1990, 4pp.

  2. PETERS, J.B., Practical Timber Formwork, E. & F.N. Spon, London, September 1991, 224pp

  3. Qi TRAINING, Curing and protecting concrete and striking formwork, Available in DVD & VHS Video, Qi Training, Swindon, May 1992, 25mins..

  4. THE CONCRETE SOCIETY, Trough and Waffle Floors, Technical Report 42,ISBN 0 946691 44.4, Slough, May 1992, 33pp.

  5. HONG KONG BUILDING ORDINANCE, Tropical Hardwood Timber, PN 153 Ref: BLD(B)GR/ENV/18, Practice Note for Authorized persons and registered structural engineers, Hong Kong, July 1992, 3pp.

  6. BUILDING RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT, Repairing or replacing lintels, BRE Good Building Guide, GBG 1, September 1992, 8pp.

  7. BUILDING RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT, Providing temporary support during work on openings in external walls, BRE Good Building Guide, GBG 15, November 1992, 8pp.

  8. BUILDING RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT, Temporary Support: assessing loads above openings in external walls, BRE Good Building Guide, GBG 10, December 1992, 6pp.

  9. Qi TRAINING, Finishes in Concrete, VHS Video, Qi Training, Swindon, August 1993, 42mins..

  10. CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY RESEARCH AND INFORMATION ASSOCIATION, The design and construction of sheet-piled cofferdams, CIRIA and Thomas Telford, London, 1993, 85pp. ISBN 0 7277 1980 7, London, 1993, 85pp.

  11. BRITISH CEMENT ASSOCIATION, Concrete on Site Series - No 3 Formwork, Ref 45.203, ISBN 07210 14356, November 1993, Crowthorne, 14pp.


1995 to end 1999 home | return to index | return to top of page

  1. THE CONCRETE SOCIETY, Formwork - a guide to good practice, Second Edition, Special Publication CS 030, The Concrete Society, Slough, June 1995, 292pp. Third reprint 1997, Fourth reprint 2002, ISBN 0946691 52 5

  2. CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY RESEARCH AND INFORMATION ASSOCIATION, Formwork striking times - criteria, prediction and methods of assessment, CIRIA Report R136, London, August 1995, 60pp. ISBN 0 86017 431 X

  3. STANDARDS AUSTRALIA, Formwork for concrete, AS 3610 : 1995, Standards Association of Australia, Sydney, April 1995, inc AMD No.2 January 2003, 72pp, ISBN 0-7262-9658-9.

  4. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS EN 336: 1995 : Structural Timber. Coniferous and poplar. Sizes. Permissible deviations., London, 1995, 16pp. ISBN 0 580 24611 6

  5. SINGAPORE STANDARD, Code of practice for Scaffolds, CP 14:1996, Singapore, November 1996, 103pp, ISBN 9971-67-568-4

  6. CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY RESEARCH AND INFORMATION ASSOCIATION, Bridges - design for improved buildability, CIRIA Report R155, London, June 1996, 150pp. ISBN 0 86017 440 9

  7. KAMALA N., DICKENS J, and PALLETT P.F., Site measurement of loads in shores and reshores, Article in CONCRETE, March/April 1996, Volume 30 Number 2, Slough, pp 16-17

  8. GODLEY, M.H.R. and BEALE, R.G., Sway stiffness of scaffold structures, Article in The Structural Engineer, Volume 75/No. 1, 7 January 1997, London, pp4-12.

  9. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS 8110 - Part 1- 1997 Structural use of concrete: Part 1. Code of practice for design and construction, March 1997,London, 122pp, ISBN 0 580 26208 1 inc. AMD 9882 September 1998.

  10. McADAM P.S. and LEE G.W., Formwork, a practical approach, E & FN Spon, London, August 1997

  11. SINGAPORE STANDARD, Code of practice for The Structural use of timber, CP 7:1997, Singapore, August 1997, 103pp, inc Erratum No. 1 September 1999, ISBN 9971-67-608-7

  12. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS EN 1263-2 : 1998 Safety Nets : safety requirements for the erection of safety nets, London, May 1998, 12pp

  13. OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY and HEALTH BRANCH, Safety at Work ; Falsework - Prevention of Collapse, Hong Kong Labour Department Guidance Note 11/98-1-B74 , (First Edition) November 1998, Hong Kong, 16pp.

  14. BUILDING RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT, Removing internal loadbearing walls in older dwellings, BRE Good Building Guide, GBG 20, January 1999, 8pp, ISBN 1 86081 264 3.

  15. HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE, Safe use of lifting equipment, Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998, ACOP Health and Safety booklet L 113, ISBN 0 7176 1628 2, HSE Books, Sudbury, January 1999, 62pp.

  16. INSTITUTION OF STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS, Temporary demountable structures, Guidance on procurement, design and use. ISE Report, Second Edition, London, March 1999, 116pp, ISBN 1 874266 45 X

  17. THE CONCRETE SOCIETY, Plain Formed Concrete Finishes - Illustrated Examples, Concrete Society Technical Report No. 52, Crowthorne, October 1999, 45pp. ISBN 0 946691 70 3

  18. THE CONCRETE SOCIETY, Checklist for Erecting and Dismantling Falsework - Concrete Society Leaflet, Ref CS123, Crowthorne, November 1999, 24pp. ISBN 0 946691 72 X

  19. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS EN 1065:1999 Adjustable Telescopic steel props - product specifications, design and assessment by calculation and test, London, November 1999, 35pp. ISBN 0 580 32838 4.

  20. FINNFOREST, Finnforest Plywood Handbook, Finnforest Oy, Lahti, Finland, 1999, 202pp ISBN 951 97765 1 6 1997, 193pp ISBN 0 419 22820 9

  21. HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE, Health and safety in excavations HSG 185, ISBN 0 7176 1563 4, HSE Books, Sudbury, 1999, 58pp.

  22. SINGAPORE STANDARDS, CP20, Code of practice for suspended scaffolds, Singapore 1999, inc. AMD No.1 December 2003, ICS No. 91.220.


2000 to end 2004 home | return to index | return to top of page

  1. PALLETT P.F., Where are formwork, falsework and scaffolding standards going, Article in CONCRETE March 2000, Volume 34 Number 3, Crowthorne, p10-p14.

  2. BRITISH CEMENT ASSOCIATION, Early age strength assessment of concrete on site, Best Practice Guide No. 1 for in-situ concrete frame buildings, BCA Ref. 97.503, April 2000, 4pp. ISBN 0 7210 1554 9

  3. BEEBY A.W., A radical redesign of the in-situ concrete frame process, Task 4: Early striking of formwork and forces in backprops, The University of Leeds, Building Research Establishment Ltd. Report BR 394, London, 2000, 106pp inc 3 ½" disk, ISBN 1 86081 386 0

  4. CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY RESEARCH AND INFORMATION ASSOCIATION, Controlled Permeability Formwork, Joint Report CIRIA/Concrete Society, Report C511, London, July 2000, 102pp. ISBN 0 86017 511 1

  5. SINGAPORE STANDARD, Code of practice for formwork, CP 23- 2000, Singapore, September 2000, 34pp, ISBN 9971-67-817-9

  6. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS 4074: 2000, Specification for steel trench struts, London, October 2000, 12pp. ISBN 0 580 33214 4

  7. PALLETT, P.F. Construction joints and stop ends with Hy-Rib and ggbs concretes, Article in Concrete, Volume 34, Number 10, November/December 2000, pages 37-40, Concrete Society, Crowthorne. Available as an Acrobat download from:
    http://www.hy-rib.com/pdfs/hyribnews.pdf

  8. CONCRETE BRIDGE DEVELOPMENT GROUP, The Aesthetics of concrete bridges, Technical Guide No. 4, Ref: CBDG/011, Crowthorne, ISBN 0 946691 80 0, 29pp, Dec 2000

  9. MALAYSIAN STANDARD, MS 544:Part 1: 2001, Code of Practice for structural use of timber Part 1: General. (First revision) Putrajaya, ICS 91.080.20, January 2001, 18pp

  10. MALAYSIAN STANDARD, MS 544:Part 2: 2001, Code of Practice for structural use of timber Part 2: Permissible stress design of solid timber. Putrajaya, ICS 91.080.20, January 2001, 60pp

  11. AMERICAN CONCRETE INSTITUTE, Guide to Formwork for Concrete, Publication ACI 347-01, Farmington Hills, MI, January 2001, 32pp, ISBN 0 87031 067 4.

  12. CONCRETE SOCIETY, Self-compacting Concrete, Information Sheet Ref: CS135, Crowthorne, January 2001, 4pp, ISBN 0 946691 85 1

  13. CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY RESEARCH AND INFORMATION ASSOCIATION, Trenching Practice, Report 97 Second Edition, March 2001, 66pp. ISBN 0 86017 192 2

  14. BRITISH CEMENT ASSOCIATION, Early striking and improved backpropping, Best Practice Guide No. 4 for in-situ concrete frame buildings, BCA Ref. 97.505, April 2001, 4pp. ISBN 0 7210 1556 5

  15. CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY RESEARCH AND INFORMATION ASSOCIATION, Permanent formwork in construction, Joint Report CIRIA/Concrete Society, Report C558, London, May 2001, 174pp. ISBN 0 86017 558 8

  16. FERGUSON, S.A., Formwork (falsework) shore design loads: an evaluation of current practice, Article in Concrete, Volume 35, Number 5, May 2001, pages 28-30, Concrete Society, Crowthorne.

  17. BEEBY, A.W., Criteria for the loading of slabs during construction, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Structures and Building 146, May 2001, Issue 2, pages 195-202, ICE, London.

  18. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS EN 39 : 2001 Loose steel tubes for tube and coupler scaffolds - Technical delivery conditions, August 2001, London 18pp, ISBN 0 580 37960 4

  19. HEALTH & SAFETY EXECUTIVE, Investigation into aspects of falsework, HSE Ref: CRR 394/2001, Sudbury, December 2001, 200pp, ISBN 0 7176 2232 0, Available as download from
    http://www.hse.gov.uk/research/crr_htm/2001/crr01394.htm (2.5 Mb)

  20. GORST, N. J. S., WILLIAMSON, S. J., PALLETT, P. F., CLARK, L. A., Friction in temporary works, Health and Safety Executive Research Project Unit Ref: HSLSC284, The University of Birmingham, January 2002, 54pp.

  21. CONCRETE SOCIETY, Guide to the construction of reinforced concrete in the Arabian Peninsular, Joint Report CIRIA/Concrete Society, Ref: CS136, Concrete Society, Crowthorne, March 2002, 232 pages, ISBN 0 946691 93 4.

  22. CONCRETE BRIDGE DEVELOPMENT GROUP, A Century of Concrete Bridges, CBDG Ref. No. CBDG/013, Concrete Bridge Development Group, Camberley, March 2002, 6pp.

  23. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS 5268 -2: 2002 Structural use of timber, Part 2: Code of Practice for permissible stress design, materials and workmanship, inc AMD No. 1, London, December 2007, 176pp. ISBN 978 0 580 60816 2

  24. PALLETT P.F., GORST N.J.S., CLARK L.A. and THOMAS D.A.B., Friction resistance in temporary works materials, Article in CONCRETE, June 2002, Volume 36 Number 6, Crowthorne, p12 - p15.

  25. YANHOVE,Y. and DJELAL, C., Formwork pressures with self-compacting concrete, Article in CONCRETE, June 2002, Volume 36 Number 6, Crowthorne, p22 - p23. [ See Errata for Table 2 in CONCRETE July/August 2002.]

  26. THE STEEL CONSTRUCTION INSITUTE, Steel Designer's Manual, Sixth Edition, Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford, November 2002, 1,328pp, ISBN 0 632 04925 1

  27. HURD, M.K., Putting the pressure on formwork, Article in Concrete International October 2002, pp 49 to 55.

  28. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS EN 13377: 2002 Prefabricated timber formwork beams - Requirements, classification and assessment, London, Dec. 2002, 28pp. ISBN 0 580 40939 2

  29. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS EN 12811-3#058; 2002 Temporary works equipment - Part 3: Load testing, London, Dec. 2002, 36pp. ISBN 0 580 40896 5

  30. CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY RESEARCH AND INFORMATION ASSOCIATION, Crane Stability on Site, CIRIA C703 (Formerly SP131), London, January 2003 (reprinted December 2010), 119pp. ISBN 978-0-86017-703-6

  31. THE CONCRETE SOCIETY, Checklist for the Assembly, Use and Striking of Formwork - Concrete Society Leaflet, Ref CS144, Camberley, April 2003, 28pp. ISBN 0 946691 99 1

  32. PALLETT, P.F. Striking of Flat Slabs, Article in CONCRETE, May 2003, Volume 37 Number 5, Camberley, p30- p32.

  33. HEALTH and SAFETY EXECUTIVE, Safe erection, use and dismantling of falsework, HSE Information Sheet CIS 56, June 2003, HSE Books, Sudbury, 4pp.

  34. CONCRETE STRUCTURES GROUP, Guide to Flat Slab Formwork and Falsework, CONSTRUCT report, Concrete Society Publication No. CS140, Crowthorne, June 2003, 160pp. ISBN 0 946691 90 8

  35. FERGUSON, S.A., Limit States Formwork (includes falsework ) Design Changes in AS 3610.0:2003, Proceedings of the 21st Biennial Conference of the Concrete Institute of Australia, Brisbane, Concrete Institute of Australia. July 2003, pp 39-48.

  36. CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY RESEARCH AND INFORMATION ASSOCIATION, Retention of masonry façades - best practice guide, CIRIA Report C579, London, September 2003, ISBN 0 86017 579 0, 332 pp.

  37. CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY RESEARCH AND INFORMATION ASSOCIATION, Retention of masonry façades - best practice site handbook, CIRIA Report C589, London, September 2003, ISBN 0 86017 589 8, 86 pp.

  38. NEWMAN, J., CHOO, B.S., Advanced Concrete Technology - Volume 3 Processes, Chapter 14 Slipform (HORNE, R.) 24pp, and Chapter 20 Formwork and falsework (PALLETT, P.F.) 26pp, Elsevier, Oxford, November 2003, ISBN 0 7506 5105 9

  39. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, DD 7995: 2003 Specification for temporary access platforms - Performance and design requirements, and test methods, London, December 2003, 20pp. ISBN 0 580 42449 9

  40. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS EN 12810-1: 2003 Façade scaffolds made of prefabricated components - Part 1: Products specifications, London, June 2004, 24pp. ISBN 0 580 43908 9

  41. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS EN 12810-2: 2003 Façade scaffolds made of prefabricated components - Part 2: Particular methods of structural design, London, June 2004, 30pp. ISBN 0 580 43909 7

  42. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS EN 12811-1: 2003 Temporary works equipment - Part 1: Scaffolds - Performance requirements and general design, London, June 2004, 58pp. ISBN 0 580 43279 3

  43. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS EN 12811-2: 2004 Temporary works equipment -Part 2: Information on materials, London, August 2004, 20pp. ISBN 0 580 44303 5

  44. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS 6037-2: 2004 Code of practice for the planning, design, installation and use of permanently installed access equipment - Part 2: Travelling ladders and gantries. London, September 2004, 22p. ISBN 0 580 44352 3

  45. DHIR R. K., McCARTHY M. J., CALISKAN S. & ASHRAF M. K. Design formwork pressures for the range of new cement, superplasticised and self-compacting concretes. DTI research contract No. 39/3/739 (CC2399) University of Dundee Report CTU/3004, Sept 2004, 133pp

  46. DORAN, D., Site Engineers Manual, Chapter 11 Formwork, Scaffolding, Falsework and Façade Retention , Whittles Publishing, Caithness, October 2004, ISBN 1 870325 24 9, 452pp

  47. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS EN 13374:2004 Temporary edge protection systems - Product specificaton, test methods, London, November 2004, 34pp, ISBN 0 580 44740 5

  48. BUILDING RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT, Working platforms for tracked plant, Ref. BR470, Garston, November 2004, 65pp ISBN 1 86081 700 9

  49. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS EN 1991-1-3:2003 EuroCode 1 Part 1-3: General Actions - Snow loads, London, December 2004, 57pp, ISBN 0 580 42307 7

  50. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS EN 12813:2004 Temporary works equipment - Load bearing towers of prefabricated components - Particular methods of structural design, London, December 2004, 20pp, ISBN 0 580 44835 5

  51. EXPAMET BUILDING PRODUCTS, Designers' Guide to the use of Hy-Rib, 3rd Edition, Hartlepool, December 2004, 34pp. (Available as a *.pdf file 1.65 Mb download by clicking here. )


2005 to end 2009 home | return to index | return to top of page

  1. ARCELORMITTAL, Piling Handbook, 8th Edition, Luxembourg, January 2005, C5 Loose leaf 13 Chapters.

  2. BURROWS M., CLARK L., PALLETT P., WARD R., THOMAS D, Falsework verticality: leaning towards danger? Proceedings of ICE, Civil Engineering, February 2005, Pages 41-48, Paper 13624

  3. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS EN 1004:2004 Mobile access and working towers made of prefabricated elements - Materials, dimensions, design loads, safety and performance requirements. London, March 2005, 32pp, ISBN 0 580 45755 9

  4. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS EN 1991-1-4:2005+A1:2010 EuroCode 1 Part 1-4: General Actions - Wind Loads, London, April 2005, Including Amemdment No. 1, January 2011, 148pp, ISBN 978 0 580 68497 5

  5. CONCRETE SOCIETY, Self-compacting Concrete -A review, Report TR 62, Camberley, May 2005, 80pp ISBN 1 90448219 8

  6. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS 8437:2005 Code of practice for selection, use and maintenance of personal fall protection systems and equipment for use in the workplace, London, May 2005, 146pp, ISBN 0 580 45817 2

  7. CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD, A guide to practical scaffolding, CITB Publications CE 509, Kings Lynn, Fifth Edition July 2005, 146pp. ISBN 0 902029 91 6

  8. AMERICAN CONCRETE INSTITUTE, Formwork for Concrete, 7th Edition, M.K. Hurd, ACI Publication Ref. SP47TH, September 2005, ISBN 0-87031-177-8, 500pp

  9. McKENNA,P., Controlled permeability formwork, Current Practice Sheet No.144, CONCRETE, October 2005, Vol.39, No.10 pp 28-31

  10. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS 1139--6:2005 Metal Scaffolding - Part 6:Specification for prefabricated tower scaffolds outside the scope of BS EN 1004, but utilizing components from such systems,London, December 2005, 12pp, ISBN 0 580 47560 3

  11. PREFABRICATED ACCESS SUPPLIERS' AND MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION, Operator's code of practice for Prefabricated Towers manufactured in aluminium alloy or fibreglass, (12th revision), Leeds, December 2005, 24pp.

  12. CONCRETE STRUCTURES GROUP, A Guide to the safe transportation of formwork and falsework equipment,CONSTRUCT, Camberley, 2005, 15pp, ISBN 1 904482 23 6

  13. HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE, Health and safety in construction, Health and Safety series booklet HSG 150 (Third edition), ISBN 0 7176 6182 2, HSE Books, Sudbury, May 2006, 100pp.

  14. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS 8454:2006, Code of practice for the delivery of training and education for work at height and rescue, May 2006, London, 24pp,ISBN 0 580 48250 2

  15. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS 4978 : 2007: Specification for visual strength grading of softwood, London, May 2007, 22pp. ISBN 978 0 580 50714 4

  16. PALLETT, P.F., Temporary Works Update, Article in 40 years Concrete, Volume 40, Number 6, July 2006, pages 16-20, Concrete Society, Camberley.

  17. CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY RESEARCH AND INFORMATION ASSOCIATION, Tower Crane Stability, Report C654, September 2006, London, 90pp, ISBN 0 86017 654 1

  18. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS EN 74-1:2005, Couplers for steel tube, Requirements and test procedures, September 2006, London, 24pp,ISBN 0 580 49096 3

  19. NATIONAL ACCESS & SCAFFOLDING CONFEDERATION, SG28:06 Safe System of Work for Scaffolding Associated with Timber Frame Building Construction, December 2006, NASC, London, 16pp.

  20. BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT, Hong Kong, Guidelines on the Design and Construction of Bamboo Scaffolds, Hong Kong, 2006, 24pp. (Available as a *.pdf file download by clicking here.)

  21. CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD, Construction Site Safety Manual, Volume 1, System scaffolds & mobile towers, CITB Publications GE 700/C4 King's Lynn, January 2007, 12pp.

  22. CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD, Construction Site Safety Manual, Volume 1, Tube & fitting scaffolds, CITB Publications GE700/C5, King's Lynn, January 2007, 25pp

  23. HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE, Managing health and safety in construction, Approved Code of Practice, Publication L 144, HSE Books, Sudbury, February 2007, 122pp, ISBN 978 0 7176 6223 4. (includes the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007

  24. CONSTRUCTION SKILLS, CDM 2007 - Industry Guidance for designers, Construction Skills, May 2007, 50pp, ISBN 978-1-85751-236-6 (only available as free *.pdf 273kB document.)

  25. BUILDING RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT, BR 495, Formwork for Modern, Efficient Concrete Construction, IHS brepress, Watford, June 2007, 24pp, ISBN 978-1-86081-975-9

  26. CONCRETE STRUCTURES GROUP, A Guide to the Safe Use of Formwork and Falsework, Ref CSG/005,CONSTRUCT, Camberley, May 2008, 54pp, ISBN 978 1 904482 41 3

  27. CONCRETE SOCIETY, Good Concrete Guide 6: Slipforming of vertical structures, Concrete Society, Ref. CS162, Camberley, June 2008, 32pp, ISBN 978 1 904482 44 4

  28. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, NA to BS EN 1991-1-4:2005+A1:2010, UK National Annex to Eurocode 1 - Actions on structures Part 1-4 Wind Actions, London, September 2008, incorporating National Amendment No. 1, January 2011, 42pp, ISBN 978 0 580 73818 0

  29. RAMANATHAN. M., Hong Kong - Bastion of Bamboo Scaffolding, Proceedings of The Institution of Civil Engineers, Volume 161, Issue CE4, London, November 2008, pp177-183.

  30. CONCRETE SOCIETY, Good Concrete Guide 8, Concrete Practice, Concrete Society, Ref. CS164, Camberley, November 2008, 84pp, ISBN 978 1 904482 48 2 (replaces Blackledge)

  31. NATIONAL ACCESS & SCAFFOLDING CONFEDERATION, TG20:08 Volumes 1 & 2, Guide to Good Practice for Scaffolding with Tubes and Fittings, Second Edition, London, November 2008, Vol.1 p1-120, Vol.2 p121-248, ISBN 978-0-9549515-3-5

  32. SA-FE, Collective Protection Guidance (and information for Training purposes) Erecting Tube and Fittings Scaffold, CPG 1, Doncaster, November 2008, 38pp (A5)

  33. HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE, Protecting the public - your next move, Health and Safety series booklet HSG 151, ISBN 978 0 7176 6294 4, HSE Books, Sudbury, 2009, 30pp.

  34. PALLETT, P.F. Concrete groups for formwork pressure determination, Article in Concrete, Volume 43, Number 2, March 2009, page 44 and 46, Concrete Society, Camberley.

  35. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS 2482:2009, Specification for timber scaffold boards, BSI, London, June 2009, 24pp, ISBN 978 0 580 54403 3

  36. NATIONAL ACCESS & SCAFFOLDING CONFEDERATION, TG20:08 Overview, Toolbox Talk, London, July 2009, 16pp, ISBN 978-0-9549515-4-2

  37. CONCRETE STRUCTURES GROUP, Safe Erection and Dismantling of Soffit Support Systems, DVD, Camberley, August 2009, 17 minutes.

  38. PALLETT, P.F. Site Black Tie Day - 30th March 2010, Letter in Concrete, Volume 43, Number 9, October 2009, page 7 and 8, Concrete Society, Camberley.

  39. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, PD 6688-1-4:2009 Background Information to the National Annex to BS EN 1991-1-4, London, November 2009, 54pp ISBN 978 0 580 58273 8.


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  1. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS EN 13670:2009 Execution of concrete structures, London, February 2010, 74pp, ISBN 978 0 580 67067 1

  2. CONSTRUCT, National Structural Concrete Specification for Building Construction, Concrete Society Publication Ref: CCIP- 050, Camberley, ISBN 978 1 904818 96 0, 4th Edition, April 2010, 126pp

  3. NATIONAL ACCESS & SCAFFOLDING CONFEDERATION, SG25:10 Access and Egress from Scaffolds, November 2010, London, 8pp.

  4. NATIONAL ACCESS & SCAFFOLDING CONFEDERATION, SG4:10 Preventing Falls in Scaffolding, SG4:10, December 2010, NASC, London, 60pp, ISBN 978 0 9549515 5 9

  5. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS EN 12812:2008 Falsework - Performance requirements and general design, London, January 2011, 52pp, ISBN 978 0 580 60505 5

  6. NATIONAL ACCESS & SCAFFOLDING CONFEDERATION, SG4:You , User Guide to SG4:10 Preventing Falls in Scaffolding, London, January 2011, 84pp, ISBN 978 0 9549515 6 6

  7. NATIONAL ACCESS & SCAFFOLDING CONFEDERATION, TG20 Supplement No.1, Wind to BS EN 1991-1-4, incorporating Appendix H Tying to impermeable facades, London, Feb 2011, 16pp.

  8. UK WATER INDUSTRY RESEARCH Ltd., Civil Engineering Specification for the Water Industry, (Seventh Edition), March 2011, WRc plc, Swindon, 160pp ISBN 9 781 898920 68 7

  9. MARPLES, F.The role and competence of temporary works coordinators, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Volume 164, Issue CE2, page 53, London, May 2011

  10. NATIONAL ACCESS & SCAFFOLDING CONFEDERATION, TG4:11 Anchorage Systems for Scaffolding, Ref: TG4:11, August 2011, NASC London, 20pp.

  11. BEAL, A.N., Floor slabs, lasers and levels, Article in Concrete, Volume 45, Issue 09, September 2011, pages 15-17, Concrete Society, Camberley. CLICK here for link.

  12. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS 5975:2008+A1:2011, Code of practice for temporary works procedures and the permissible stress design of falsework, BSI, London, October 2011, 218pp, ISBN 978 0 580 74257 6

  13. NATIONAL ACCESS & SCAFFOLDING CONFEDERATION, TG9:12 Guide to the design and construction of temporary roofs and buildings, January 2012, London, 40pp.

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