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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.

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

This course is aimed at those responsible for TDS Inspection (e.g. handover, pre and after use inspections) Attendees must have 2 years of relevant TDS experience in the events industry as evidenced by their CV or a formal declaration by their employer.

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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. 

TDS Crew Card V2
1. Health, Safety and Welfare revision
2. Work at Height revision
3. Small Skills Test
4. Work at Height rescue
5. Work at Height (positioning)

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