effective working relationships revision presentation series a

7/30/2019 Effective Working Relationships Revision Presentation Series A

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Effective Working

Relationships

Version A

Revision Presentation


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Clerk of Works

These are normally employed byArchitects, Local Authorities or as aconsultant.

They ensure work is carr ied out to aspecif ication laid down by Architects.

Once employed any variations /alterations

from the original job specification forexample on large office buildings, would beordered by the Clerk of Works.


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Coordinating Different Crafts

The responsibility for safety on site.

Site management including coordinating the

work of different crafts is the responsibility

of the site manager.


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Quantity Surveyor

There main responsibil i ties are:

Measure all materials used on an installation &prepare invoices.

Work out quantities of materials Prepare material schedules

Generally they work closely with the estimator &

the buyer.

Occasionally a company plumbingrepresentative will visit the site instead of the QSto measure the amount of material installed toprepare interim invoices for stage payments


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Building Control Officers

These generally work for the Local

Authorities!

There main Responsibil i ties are:

Check plans & keeping Records of projects

Carry out inspections on Foundations,

Drainage etcSurvey potentially dangerous bui ldings


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Limited Company

Most companies start as sole traders when

they are established to protect assets they

apply for LTD company status:

The advantage of being a limited company

is you get:

tax benefits

the owner of the company is only liable

for a trading loss of the companies assets.


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Company structure

Most companies employ a project manager or

contracts manager to run the site.

Main contract supervisors will organise any

trade problems that occur day to day on the tools. Plumbing or trade supervisors will organise

large teams of plumbers for example & sort out

problems within there specific trade area.

Craft operatives will carry out individual trade

disciplines to ensure the contract finishes on time.


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Construction Documents

Building plans allow craft operatives &customers to see exactly where appliances will befitted, & how large the rooms will be!

Service layout plans are helpful to other trades aswell as plumbers as it shows where pipes will runin floors & allows e.g carpenters to makeprovisions for pipe routing.

Site Plans are often scaled at 1:500 but generallybathroom suites would have a separatedrawing scaled to 1:10


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Locations of holes & notches covered

by Building Regulations Part A


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Effective working

Relationships on site Plumbing trainees should not get involved in giving the

customers technical information on site, they shouldadvise the customers they are unsure & give thecustomer a name of someone who can help, or try to

obtain that person. Very often trainee plumber require witness testimonies

from the plumber supervising them for there NVQqualifications.

Any trades man on site should seek advise from

immediate supervisors before agreeing to remove alter orchange anything for other trades

Plumbers should only get directly involved in disputes ifan argument breaks out between a trainee & a customer


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Managing Discipline on site

If a problem arises between two parties on site the

site manager should intervene & interview both

parties separately to ascertain what has\

happened & here the grievances from bothsides.

If the situation couldnt be resolved without a

meeting where both parties were present the

chairman of the meeting would need to agree the

rules of the meeting before it started to avoid

any un-necessary confrontation!


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PHASE TEST

20 Questions

30 Minutes

16 correct = clear pass 14 to 15 correct = oral questions

13 or less = re-take.

REVISE HARD!!!!