Construction Management Report: Safety, Ethics, and Planning Overview

This comprehensive report delves into the multifaceted world of civil engineering construction management. It begins by defining core concepts like budgeting and resource quantification. The report then explores critical areas such as health and safety regulations, emphasizing the importance of legislation in establishing workplace standards and hazard identification. Key aspects of human resource management, including employment contracts, are also addressed. Furthermore, the report analyzes factors affecting project costs, labor wages, and the impact of site conditions, while also outlining major safety laws, safety culture, and ethical considerations in construction management. Risk assessment methodologies, project planning objectives, and quality control measures are discussed in detail, with practical examples and case studies. The report further examines sustainable construction practices, cost estimation, and the application of quality management systems like ISO 9001. Finally, the report covers the roles of quality gurus, the elements of a quality system, Six Sigma methodologies, total quality management approaches, construction project management, and the qualities of a good construction project manager, offering a holistic overview of the field.

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1 a) Budget is a statement that is available to be spending over a specific time period. It is basic
outline of a plan the way money will be spent and the breakdown of items the way it will be
spent
1(b) There is need of quantification of resources that have to be achieved in the specified time
period. The budget is set up for a defined time period for the purpose of achievement of the
given objectives for a specific time period.
2. a) Management of Health and Safety Regulations 1999: such regulations were introduced in
1999 to reinforce healthy and safety act 1974.
(b) Legislation with respect to construction projects: In construction project such legislations are
used for the purpose of setting up of regulations at workplace. It helps in identification of
potential hazards for employee health and safety that may affect their work activity.
3. a) HRM: HRM plays a very important part in managing of the whole workforce that is
associated with construction projects.
(b) Contract of employment in civil engineering & construction projects: There are different
types of contracts that are part of construction process it includes unit pricing contract, lump sum
contracts and cost plus percentage contracts.
4a) there are some of the factors that are affecting the cost of construction projects. It includes a
presence of similar construction project associated material cost construction site conditions
project schedule quality of plans and construction material cost.
4b) labour wages are related to the amount to be paid to the labour that is associated with specific
projects as per the time duration and efforts. There are different construction sites and the
weather conditions that are also causing an impact on the overall cost because if there is critical
structure then it may lead to higher cost.
5a) There for Major safety laws that are affecting the construction aspect it includes safety
health check, gap analysis, system audits and safety inspections.
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5b) safety health checks is related to a snapshot of running a starting point for the purpose of
improving overall health and safety systems. Gap analysis is based on review of present health
and safety management system for identification of improvement areas. System audit can help in
operational effectiveness of a plan and highlighting the improvement opportunities.
6a) safety culture is related to creating and maintaining of the safe working environment that is
part of a manufacturing plant warehouse or construction site.
6b) The project that includes renovation of thermal elements and energy by space cooling
systems are part of different construction projects of government. For this purpose there is
requirement of proper safety and health regulations that can help in having proper
compliances with safety condition of employees.
7a) Ethics in construction management is related to having moral dimensions in the overall
decision making process.
7b) In business rule of Ethics is related with having proper implementation of moral values.
7c) Human resource department is concerned with managing the overall human resources that
are associated with overall construction projects.
8a) Risk assessment is based on hazard identification that includes defining the various hazards
and estimation of probabilities consequences risks and further decision making.
8b) This assessment can be applied in civil engineering by having a pre analysis of all the
different types of associated risk. In construction sites there can be identification of
uncertainty frequencies of risk. There can be use of tools like posterior decision analysis or
prior decision analysis.
9a) There a different key objectives associated with project planning. It includes planning of
each activity, designing of construction methods, planning for construction equipments,
planning for employees’ skills and financial planning.
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9b) Example of planning includes such as there was a model metro project in Milan Italy. At the
beginning of Milan metro project there identification of various aspects related to price
quantities quality and identification of race for various unforeseen conditions.
10a) there are different levels of check that includes quality control measures for this there have
been development of UK occupational safety and health administration.
10b) song of the checks include work and material specifications, analysis of total quality control
in construction process, analysing the quality control by statistical methods and further use
of various quality control with sampling attributes.
10c) Quality control measures are used by the process of sampling by widely applying through
quality control methods. This procedure is used to determine whether the particular group of
materials of work products are acceptable or not.
11a) Different aspect of sustainable construction includes managing the energy waste and
inefficiencies associated with building up of sites. It includes having proper waste management
managing sites for improve environment and having lean manufacturing techniques for reduction
of energy
11b) Civil engineering is discipline that is associated with designing construction and
maintenance of the natural and physically built construction projects.
15 a) Main elements of costing include a cost associated with land acquisition; design fees site
utilities, mobilization and office support. There are price of materials cost of equipment,
subcontractor cost and indirect costs.
15b) Cost estimation has to also taken an account that includes the capacity of equipment and
cost differentiation. Indirect cost is related to analysing the land acquisition temporary on
site utilities and office support that has to be used for arriving to accurate cost.
17a) ISO 9001: It specifies the specific requirements of quality management system to
demonstrate the ability to meet product customer requirements.
ISO 9001: 2015: It specifies the requirements for quality management system to demonstrate the
ability to provide products and services as per statutory and regulatory requirements.
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17b) In civil engineering this concept is used for consistently providing products that are meeting
all the statutory and regulatory requirements. Main objective is to ensure proper quality
control through such concepts.
18a) Quality gurus: Quality gurus includes people like doctor w Edward deming.
18b) Quality gurus are responsible for reminding the management about improving the overall
system and the way different quality measures can help in getting long-term competitive
strength. Different theories of variation optimisation and theories of knowledge are used in
the construction process.
19a) Four major elements of quality system includes act, plan, check and do.
19b) In construction projects there is use of quality control planning and aspects of quality
assurance. There is also use of a database management system that is software used for
interacting with the overall database.
20a) Six sigma is a method that is based on improving the overall quality of business process.
20b): In construction projects various aspects of six Sigma model are used for the purpose of
analysing and maintaining of required quality. It is based on setting up of tools various
methodologies and metrics on his overall performance has to be measured.
21a) total quality management approach is a systematic approach of planning and implementing
constant improvement process.
21b) Different aspects of quality management include commitment and understanding of
employees. Quality improvement culture, continuous improvement in process, focus on
customer requirements and effective control.
21c): In civil engineering and construction different aspects are used for the purpose of
modernizing the process of maintaining overall quality. The changing economic conditions
it helps in improving the overall quality aspect of various construction projects.
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22a) Health and safety regulations, management of health and safety work regulations 1999,
workplace regulations 1992, health and safety regulations 1992, Personal protective
equipment at work regulations 1992, Manual handling operation circulation 1992, provision
and use of work equipment regulations 1998, reporting of injuries diseases and dangerous
occurrences regulations 1995, working time regulations 1998.
22b) all the different regulations are applied in construction related projects for directing the way
overall health and safety regulations of workers associated have to be maintained during the
process of construction.
23a) key aspects of construction project includes clearly defining the scope, setting up of goals
and milestones, establishment of effective communication, monitoring the progress and
keeping track record of all the paperwork.
23b) SMART objectives are developed in construction projects for the purpose of maximizing
the overall benefits.
24a) common risk data associated with construction projects labour shortages, productivity
issues, health and safety hazards, sub-contractor defaults and risk associated with design
errors unknown site conditions and expected increase in material cost.
25a) Qualities of a good construction project manager include a variety of delegating tasks in
communication and valuing the teamwork.
25b) Good construction project manager can help in solving all the issues that might arise in the
process of managing a project.
26a) Construction professional is the one who is having a career in construction related
discipline. Various construction professionals like electricians, carpenters, plumber and seal
workers are the craft workers who have to engage in a particular construction project to help
in successful completion of each aspect.
26b) Construction practice is very important for society to have proper safe and secure projects
that can help in overall development.
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27a) systems and construction management is required for proper manpower management
quality management and dealing with complex construction plants.
27b) construction project management is used for the purpose of managing various construction
projects. It is associated with cost, scope, time, quality and is related to interacting with
different disciplines of a project lifetime.
28a) The construction design and management regulations are the main set of regulations used
for the purpose of safety and welfare of construction projects. It includes various regulation
used for managing different aspects in construction projects.
28b) CDM legislations are used for the purpose of having proper constructions with repair
maintenance that have to be implemented in all construction projects. The main practical
application is to ensure welfare requirements that include traffic security emergency
procedures lighting facilities.
29 a) Safety management system include various frameworks, principles, processes that can help
in prevention of injuries and accidents for minimisation of risks.
29b) In construction projects there is use of worker centric systems that is focused on having
proper centric safety management system that is focussed on training of employees to limit
the process of accidents.
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