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Temporary Works Brief
Every Friday SPS publishes Temporary Works Brief. It gives UAE contractors practical notes on temporary works and scaffolding, and on the site documents that get work approved: method statements, prequalification, tender and HSE submissions.
Editions
A new edition every Friday. The latest is at the top; each one has a short summary page with links to the full edition.
Changes after first use: the documents that must follow an altered scaffold
Edition #8 ·
Every alteration is an inspection trigger in the 2026 Dubai Guide. Most site records still describe the old scaffold. Five documents that must change with the scaffold, and how the same records answer the question at prequalification.
Design check categories and the temporary works budget: what to agree before the tender closes
Edition #7 ·
The 2026 Dubai Guide asks for temporary works designs and their approval, but not for how independent the check should be. That choice, the design check category, drives cost and programme, so it belongs in the tender. Includes five budget lines and five questions to ask before the price goes out.
PPE and fall protection where they meet the scaffold: five places UAE sites lose the edge
Edition #6 ·
Most fall protection gaps on scaffolds are not missing harnesses. They sit where the scaffold and the PPE plan meet: the platform edge, the access point, the loading point, the anchor and the erectors. The 2026 Guide puts the guardrail first and the harness second. Includes a Singapore comparison and a seven point pre use check.
Hoist or loading bay added after the scaffold design? What must change before first use on UAE sites
Edition #5 ·
A hoist or loading bay added to a scaffold that is already designed is a design change, not a site job. Before first use, the design brief, the ties and bracing, and the inspection scope must all catch up. Includes a sample change log row and a seven point pre use check.
Where package boundaries leak on Dubai projects: tie-in points between scaffold, formwork, MEP and façade
Edition #4 ·
Each package can be right on its own drawings, yet the risk sits where one drawing stops and the next starts. This edition covers four tie-in points where that line often breaks on UAE sites, with a checklist for agreeing them in writing before the second package mobilises.
The first 72 hours of a scaffold package on a Dubai project
Edition #3 ·
Many problems that stop a scaffold package later are set in its first three days. A mobilisation checklist for design basis, ground and support, access route and inspection regime, so the questions are answered on day one, not day ten.
Who owns the temporary works on your project?
Edition #2 ·
Scaffold, falsework, access towers and hoists often sit with different subcontractors, and nobody owns the whole picture. This edition explains why those ownership gaps happen on UAE projects and how to close them before they cost a pour or a day.
What actually stops work on a Dubai site: handover and inspection
Edition #1 ·
On many projects the real gate is not the scaffold going up but handover and inspection. This first edition looks at what a practical handover shows and what inspection discipline means on Dubai sites.
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