As part of the Company Quality strategy periodic review of the construction industry is to be undertaken. You are required to select medium rise bui

Assessment Task

As part of the Company Quality strategy periodic review of the construction industry is to be undertaken. You are required to select medium rise building project. This includes commercial and wide span buildings with reference to classes 2 and 3 to a maximum of 3 storeys, and Classes 4 to 9 to a maximum of 3 storeys, not including Type A construction.

Please have a look at current version of NCC Volume 1 for more details on building classifications.

You have been tasked with undertaking a review of the following construction practices and procedures:

Section -1

Using Estimate One website select a project that meets the criteria specified above.

In your answers in PART A please highlight what is relevant to selected project.

PART A

You will be required to prepare your response in a professional report format.

Environmental management procedures to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements

Acts covered by the environment protection authority.

Recent changes to the implementation of the Environmental Protection Act.

Nature and style of building and construction industry contracts

List three Australian standard contracts

Provide a description of the application and suitability of the contracts nominated in 2a.

Provide a flowchart of the contracts nominated in 2a

WHS/OHS framework and Stakeholders obligations under

Federal,

Legislation

Regulations

Victoria

Legislation

Regulations

Project quality management processes and procedures as they apply to the building and construction industry

Determine quality requirements

Implement quality assurance processes

Implement project quality improvements

Relevant licensing arrangements

Victorian Building Authority, building practitioner registration

Victorian building authority, plumbing registration

Energy safe Victoria, electrical licences

Work safe Victoria, high risk work licences

Asbestos removal licencing requirements

Explain Building Industry Regulatory Framework from either VBA or ABCB web site

State and territory specifics

Structure and purpose of NCC (BCA, PCA) and how it is imposed on all states and territories

NCC referenced documents (mandatory standards)

Building Industry Codes of practice. Why and how do we use them in construction

Workplace safety requirements.

Recent changes (Victorian Workplace manslaughter legislation)

Site communication to comply with organisational quality management requirements

Paths of communications stipulated in the contract (include communication flowchart)

Emails

Face-to-face verbal communication

Websites

Web conferencing

Mobile and fixed telephone contact

Site diaries

Site meetings

Agenda and minutes templates with date and time and relevant personnel notification

Contract requirements

Client meetings

Contractor meetings

Safety meetings

Toolbox meetings

SECTION-2

Following a selection process, your organisation has been selected as the principal contractor, and it has been tasked with the responsibility of providing a report on the building and construction planning practices for the team project selected in section 1 from estimateone website.

Your report is required to include the details for managing supply of materials and onsite operations for selected project as stated below but not be restricted only to them:

Manage supply of materials and installation of equipment

Using the specifications for selected project in assessment task 1 discuss the following:

Discuss the process for placing orders for materials (for example concrete and preformed concrete)

Timelines, cost and quality

Explain role of the superintendent

Installation of equipment including:

Electrical Cabling

Fire suspension systems

Lifting equipment

Plumbing and gas piping systems

Raw construction materials such as sand, aggregate, timber and cement

Sarking, insulation, air conditioning, ducting and roofing

Temporary lighting and power outlets

Waste water disposal systems

On site operations must include

Allocation and management of human resources

Communication with regulatory authorities and compliance with their requirements

Dispersal and programming of heavy equipment, including wheeled and tracked earthmoving vehicles

Stakeholders disputes resolution

Maintenance of environmental controls and obligations

Management of expenditure

Placing orders for suppliers or equipment

Management of subcontractor operations to ensure compliance with company obligations

Contractual obligations

Quality

Cost

Time

Establish and manage system to deal with problems and delays affecting performance

Establish process to manage industrial relations in accordance with company policy and regulatory guidelines

Project schedules revisions are made when required and variations are documented to comply with quality management procedures

l. Project quality management implementation to provide for:

Continues improvement on environment

Safety procedures are monitored continuedly

Reports analysis and procedure review as required

Contact with statutory authorities and parties to the contract are facilitated when variations are made to:

Approved contract

Drawings

Specifications

Multi-site management plans

Explain how you manage performance of staff on multiple projects, ensuring quality outcomes.

Complexity

Issues arising from complexity and projects team structure

Effective communication between sites

Problem Solving

Knowledge of construction management methodologies and practices

Progress claims

Methods of payment

Contract

Authorisation

Project expenditure

Claims

Scheduled Projected Costs

Accuracy.

Assessment Task-2

You have been tasked with analysing provided OHS/WHS Management System for Laurel Apartments project and developing OHS/WHS Management System (OHSMS/WHSMS) you selected from Estimate One web site in Assessment Task 1.

NOTES:

OHS/WHS Management System is the same as OHS/WHS Management Plan (OHSMS=OHSMP and WHSMS=WHSMP)

OHSMS/WHSMS is site specific and cannot be used across multiple sites

You will be required to prepare a report to cover Part A & Part B requirements for analysing existing and developing new OHSMS/WHSMS.

Part A

Analyse provided OHSMS or your building site and write a report on your findings. Learner/Students who do not or did not have exposure to building sites to use OHSMS - Laurel Apartments (Pirossi Developments) V1 which can be found in the Learner/Student Resource/Contents/ DI Doco folder). Learner/Students who work on building sites should use OHSMS for building site they currently working on or worked on in the past.

Part B:

Now that you have an idea on OHS/WHS Management System, develop your own set of OHS/WHS set of policy and procedures to became part of your OHSMS/WHSMS for a project selected from Estimate One in Assessment Task 1 to ensure you have covered your legal obligations under OHS/WHS legislation.

After examining the documentation from the project, you have selected from Estimate One you are required to cover following in your OHS/WHS Management System for this project.

OHS/WHS Management System should include:

Project Description

Site Description contact details and emergency details

Site Plan

OHS Co-ordination plan obtain free download from Worksafe Victoria

Organisational Requirements for on-site first aid facilities in accordance with OHS, welfare and risk management legislation and regulations including:

Adherence to organisational policy and procedures for:

Duty of care

Hazard Identification and rectification

Safe work practices

Compliance with federal and state/territory legislation and regulation

Rehabilitation of injured workers

Plant and equipment policy and procedure to comply with

Contractual obligations

Licensing/certification

Risk management

Hazard management

Identification

Documentation

Reporting

Planning

Accountability

Emergency response

Safe handling of materials policy and procedures

Manual handling

Hazardous materials

Material safety data sheets

Safety Induction Procedures

for serious incidents including near misses

for injuries

for accidents

Safety reporting processes and documentation are developed to satisfy

Contractual obligations

Work Safe Victoria (WSV)/Safe Work Australia (SWA) requirements

Safe work method statements (SWMS)

Need for review and continues improvement