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lecture 15 D Flashcards

1
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We are moving to the construction phase ,

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true

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contractors get te project from the client, what they start doing

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they start working on baseline schedule, shop drawings , method statement for construction, site layout

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also one of the first deliverables is start planning for safety on construction site

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we have risks like risks of falling objects, risk of falliiing from height , or falling into a hall, risk on stepping on a nail

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TO adddress these risks i come up with policies

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like wearing a hard hat when on site, eye galsses , harness to get tied not to fall , gloves for not to get hand injury,
PPE . personal protective equipment is what are the above

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There are codes like OSHA (national in USA) which develop safety measures

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true

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In lebanon we dont have codes , we have client requirement

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IN our project

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we ask the engineer what are the safety requirements onsite, we take photos, we must come up with top 10 safety hazards and comment how common they can happen and how severe is their impact, and then put them in a table , and describe it and comment on its inmpact , and tell the meausrs that must be taken to address these risk, in addition ti the level of impplemementation (how many people u saw were wearing hard hats for example)

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8
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How contractors protect themselves

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first by the safety measures
second by third party insurance firm
if they have safety insurance , they will still care a lot about safety because they have safety rating

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What happens when there is a violation of a safety requirements like a hard hat not wore

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the present person responisble for safety like a safety engineer will give a warning (issue a warning)

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10
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IN case of a major accident

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1st there is the response to the accident
2nd there are procedures
(person injured, what ti do)
After the procedures, we have the investigation
Investigations can be 5 mins or can take days and stop the work example when death happens

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The second important part when contractor move to construction is staffing

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true

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Staffing

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building the organization that will deliver the project

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Most of the workers on the site belong to the contractor or to the subcontracors

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true

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In a site u may have 100 workers from contractors, 2 from consultants and 1 from client

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true

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15
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In any project you may have multiple PMs (project managers

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electrical,mechanical ,civil ,contractor, even consultant, each have a PM
The one we are focusing on is the contractor PM

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16
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The contractor PM is very critical position

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even clients get involved in the selection of that PM

17
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PM will get access to

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a team (group of engineeers, workers…)
have access to money from contractor also (true)
have access to logistics ( tools , cranes..)
most responsible to achieve the required target (career at stake)
communicate a lot with people on site and people in office

18
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organizational chart

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1st -PM
2nd- construction manager (person on the site all time in charge of all workers on time and work), His job is to make sure that the work is going smooth
3-Planning and control unit (put a plan and revise it and update) They are the scheduling people
4-HRs and supply (people who hire and get in touvh with suppliers)
4-Contract managers
4-warehouse responsibles
4-QA/QC
4-designers(shop drawings)
4-Site engineer
5-Site superindent

19
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procurement

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buying the right material at the right time

20
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In our project draw the organizational chart and comment on each position in the project ( one person is doing both…)
who do the things…

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true

21
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Set of activities CM responsible of :

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1-Developing job site layout (divide spaces and allocate them)
Spaces for offices , material storage, sanitary facilities, major equipment,
Site security (fences…)
Road access
material handling (covering from rain)
elevators
2- equipment constrains( like crane reach)
3- site constraints (space is small, sou rent outside for storage.
4- Also the site layout change overtime
5- responsible of all activities

22
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For the project develop site layout and analyse it

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true

23
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if the project is too large you may have Area manager (construction manager per area)

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true

24
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Site engineer

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link betweeen the engineer at the office and the foreman and follow up on them

25
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For workers

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for each group of workers you have foremans, you may also have general foreman

26
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In the workers section

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for each group of workers you have foreman, also you may have general foreman

27
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It is very important to cost

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I wanna have the most cheap material with the acceptable requirements

28
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It is very important to cost

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I wanna have the most cheap material with the acceptable requirements

29
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It is very important to schedule also

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true

30
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just on time advantages

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no losses on depreciation

no losses on storge costs (storage costs, also it may get damaged on site)

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just on time advantages

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no losses on depreciation

no losses on

32
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just on time disadvantage

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time ( you become at the mercy of the supplier) you may get delayed

33
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some materail are just on time

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like concrete

34
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also you may store for price changes

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true

35
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procurement cycle

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for example we go to a supplier and tell him we are looking to buy a buy x amount of material, you give him a preliminary order, and you take from him information of available products, then u accept certain materials then u pass it for the consultant for acceptance, then u order, then manufacturing delivering and installing

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procurement cycle is critical for scheduling

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u may speed it up by speeding the steps followed in the cycle (speed up approval process)

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