Guide
Temporary Works Portal workflow overview
How the portal supports control, visibility, records and collaboration.
Whether it runs on paper, in a shared drive or in a digital system, every temporary works process follows the same sequence: someone identifies the item, someone briefs the design, someone designs it, someone independently checks it, someone permits its use, someone inspects it, and eventually someone signs it off for removal.
The stages below describe that workflow as the Temporary Works Portal structures it. The value of a controlled workflow is not the software — it is that no stage can be skipped silently, and that the evidence of each stage stays attached to the item it belongs to.
The workflow, stage by stage
- Governance: appointments, competency records and permissions
- Planning: register, priorities, required dates and status
- Design control: briefs, submissions, reviews, checks and approvals
- Implementation: permits, inspections, photographs and QR access
- Assurance: dashboards, history, audit trail and management reporting
Practical notes
A digital workflow supports your temporary works arrangements — it does not replace them. Procedures, appointments and duty-holder responsibilities remain with the project organisation.
The practical test of any workflow is how quickly you can answer "show me the design, the check and the permit for that item" during an audit.