TDS Technician
This course is aimed at TDS Trainee Technicians who want to progress their career in temporary demountable structures (TDS) operations to the next stage.
- Duration – 10 days
- TDS Technician Crew Card
Overview
This course is aimed at TDS Trainee Technicians who want to progress their career in temporary demountable structures (TDS) operations to the next stage.
Objectives
To equip delegates with the knowledge and practical skills to enable them to provide oversight of the erection, dismantling and modification of temporary demountable structures for either staging, seating or structures (module dependent).
Certification
Upon successful completion of this course, attendees will be awarded an ESITS certificate of attendance, which will enable them to apply for an ESITS TDS Technician (Purple) Crew card.
Progress
Following successful completion for this course and attainment of the required site experience, attendees will be eligible to attend the TDS Master course.
Requirements
The requirement for attending the TDS Technician course is having passed the TDS Trainee Technician course with a minimum of 6 Months demonstratable on-site experience.
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Course content
The course content will be focused on content relevant to the specific discipline for either staging, seating or structures.
The content for the Staging module is as below. Please contact our ESITS team more detail on the seating and structures modules.
6. Roles and responsibilities
7. Principle of TDS stability (including wind management)
8. TDS Foundations (sub-structures) and loading
9. Work at Height (positioning)
10. Introduction to temporary works, design drawings and inspection of TDS
11. Lifting operations LOLER 1998
12. Use of trusses
13. Chain winch system
14. Free standing PA tower – theory and practical
15. Chain winch roof system– theory and practical
16. Beamed (Arched) Roof System – theory and practical
17. Ancillary structures – loading dock, wings, ramps etc
