Safe and Efficient Material Storage on Construction Sites

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CIVIL ENGINEEERING
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Task 1: Material Storage
It is important to practice safe and efficient storage of the construction materials on construction
site. The safe and the efficient storage of the material normally depend on the good co-operation
and proper co-ordination between the parties that are involved. This involve normally include the
contractors, construction traders, suppliers and the clients (Braganca, 2016).
Waste Storage
There should be provision of the waste receptacles within the site of the project for the collection
by the waste type.
The storage waste areas must be of suitable size to contain all the produced quantities of the
waste. The Cardboard boxes are supposed to be made flat then collected in the room for the store
(Boamah, 2017). Each of the employees at the construction can possibly reuse the box paper at
the desk. The waste should never be mixed while no waste should be left at the corridors where
they can possibly block the movement.
Non-Hazardous waste storage
 The waste skips should be covered
 The waste skips should be properly labeled

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 There should be daily inspection of the skips to ensure that everything is in stable
conditions (Pacheco-Torgal, 2017)
 The waste should be transferred in a timely manner from the construction site to the area
for the storage. The mixed waste should never be stored together.
Non-Hazardous waste storage
Materials should be stacked together in order to maximize the ability to reuse the same materials
and also prevent the possible safety hazards

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Demolition waste in the construction site include the following
 Concrete
 Concrete reinforcing material
 Brick
 Wood joists
 Wood studs
 Wood trim
 Wood paneling
 Plywood and oriented strand wood
 Concrete masonry units
 Insulation
 Roofing
 Rough hardware
 Structural steel