TDS Trainee Technician
This course is aimed at General Events Crew Operatives (GECO) who want to progress their career to support temporary demountable structures (TDS) operations.
- Duration – 10 days
- TDS Trainee Technician Crew Card
Overview
Attendees for this course must have successfully completed the GECO course and have a minimum of 3 months post-course site experience; or have passed comparable training with a minimum of 3-years’ demonstrable site experience.
Attendees are required to have a good understanding of the English language.
Objectives
The aim of this course is to equip attendees with the knowledge and practical skills to enable them to provide supervised support during the erection, dismantling and modification of temporary demountable structures.
Certification
Upon successful completion of this course, attendees will be awarded an ESITS certificate, which will enable them to apply for an ESITS TDS Trainee Technician (Red) Crew card.
Progress
Following successful completion for this course and attainment of the required site experience, attendees will be eligible to attend at the TDS Technician course.
Requirements
Attendees for this course must have successfully completed the GECO course and have a minimum of 3 months post-course site experience; or have passed a Level 1 Health and Safety test or equivalent test with a minimum of 3-years’ demonstrable site experience.
Attendees are required to have a good understanding of the English language.
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Course content
This course is aimed at General Events Crew Operatives (GECO) who want to progress their career to support temporary demountable structures (TDS) operations.
1. Introduction and welcome
2. Course overview
3. Health, safety and welfare revision
4. Work at heights – including creating the safe zone
5. Use & inspection of personal fall protection equipment
6. Principles of TDS stability & foundations
7. Introduction to events Temporary Demountable Structures
8. TDS terminology & components
9. Introduction to basic design drawings
10. Access & egress
11. Tower scaffold – theory & practical
12. Sheeting systems – Keder and Dessa systems – theory & practical
13. Front of house structure – theory & practical
14. Stage structure (including stair and ramp access) – theory & practical
15. Grandstand Structure – theory & Practical
16. Introduction to Tube & Fitting – including TG20 Awareness – theory & practical
17. Introduction to trusses
18. Introduction to lifting operations rigging – theory & practical
19. Skills & Knowledge test
