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CPCCCM1013A Plan and organise work
Introduction
This unit specifies the competency required to plan allotted tasks to maximise personal productivity on a General Construction site.
This unit includes prework planning and safe and efficient work sequencing.
Key terms and concepts
Material Safety Data Sheets
These give instructions about the correct use of the product.
- Safety requirements
- Shelf life of the product
- Clean up instructions
Information on Risk & Work Methods Statements
Why not have a look at the following Work Method Statements:
Work Method
Statement blank PDF
Work Method Statement
(Part 1) PDF
Work Method Statement
(Part 2) PDF
Work Method
Statement (Part 1) blank PDF
Work
Method Statement contractor blank PDF
Waste
Management Plan Demolition Waste PDF
Waste Management
Plan PDF
On going management of
waste PDF
D.C.P. for Site Environmental Management
Plan
(Reproduced with kind permission of Sutherland Shire Council)
Work Method Statements are required for all tasks - from the most basic task, such as using an electric drill to a more difficult task, such as the use of a radial arm saw.
What Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) will be required:
- safety helmets
- safety shoes
- safety glasses
- respirator
- gloves
- ear plugs / ear muffs
- wet weather gear
- sun protection
- fall arrest systems
- back braces.
Workers (including students on work placement and work experience) must have the three levels of Induction Training required by WorkCover:
Before starting work on a site
- General Occupational Health & Safety for Construction
On site inductions are the responsibility of the employer/supervisor and are the:
- Site specific induction
- Work activity induction (Trade/task specific)
Job Planning
This starts well before the contract is even won, for in order to have a competitive price, a good plan must be made.
Plan and Organise Work Time Mgmt
- Time management and the amount of materials required for the job are the key elements of the construction process. Careful consideration of these, together with the estimation of overheads and expected profit, will make the tender successful or otherwise.
Work Schedules
This requires looking at the task to be completed, allocating an appropriate amount of time, designating the type of equipment and materials to be used and outlining a work method statement and risk analysis.
At this stage, the company must also determine whether it has the expertise to do the work.
Planning / sequencing
Network DiagramsThis means planning the logical sequence of tasks for each trade.
Open page 24 CITB to see a bar chart of a typical job sequence from day one to lock up stage. It shows the trade involved and the time required to carry out the activity.
A typical trade sequence for building a timber-framed brick veneer dwelling on a concrete slab could be:-
- Establishing site (power, water, fences, toilet)
- clearing site
- excavating/filling
- laying formwork
- plumbing/electrical
- laying waterproof membrane
- steel/steel inspection/termite protection
- pouring concrete/removing forms
- erecting frames and roof
- fitting windows and door frames
- installing fascia, gutter and valleys
- laying bricks
- laying roof tiles/sarking
- roughing-in electrical/plumbing/air-conditioning
- waterproofing wet area
- installing plasterboard
- installing wet area jambs/architraves (carpenter)
- laying wall and floor tiles
- continuing fix out/kitchen, vanities (carpenter)
- plumbing/electrical/air-conditioning/ finishing off
- painting
- installing appliances
- cleaning out and handover
- Equipment/Material Used
This will depend on the size of the project. It is important that people in charge are aware of changing work practices that may improve time management. “The Right Plant/Tool/Material for the Right Job”.
- Effects of Work Environment
Using a waste management plan should avoid any fines levied by local authorities or the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) or WorkCover.
- In planning, consideration also must be given to
predicted weather conditions. Some contracts do not allow
for wet days.
- Noise is a common problem on building sites. Whilst the
working hours may be restricted by council, there may also
be a restriction on the volume of noise. Care must be taken
to restrict unnecessary noise and breaches may warrant
investigation by council or EPA.
- Consideration must be given to methods required to
suppress the dust that leaves the site. This may mean
enclosing the site and wetting down the surrounding area.
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Good housekeeping is now becoming the responsibility of
all the workers on site. OHS legislation requires that
workers clean up and remove their own mess.
Examples of good housekeeping include:- stacking loose bricks
- removal of broken tiles
- separation of various waste products using approved methods
- covering sand to stop contamination
- placement of cement under cover
- removal of food scraps
- cleaning facilities
- emptying full bins
Environmental Protection
No dirty run-off from the site is allowed to enter the drains and waterways, for example:- cement trucks cannot wash down in the street
- trucks cannot carry dirt on their wheels out onto the street
- dirty water cannot be pumped into the sewerage or drainage system
- trees cannot be damaged.
There are Occupational Health & Safety and union requirements about the cutting/lifting and placing of materials.- If there is not any legislation offering guidelines
for the use and placement of some of the newer building
products on the market, the manufacturer’s
directions and any available union or other safety
committees’ recommendations should be followed.
Risk ID Timber Framing For Roofs PDF
Risk ID Working On Roofs PDF
Hazard Identification and Risk Management PDF
Quality Assurance
QA Inspection and Test Plan PDF
It is becoming more and more necessary to have processes in place that assure clients of the quality of the company’s work. This is especially true when tendering for government or large contract work. Quality Assurance procedures aim to protect the consumer by offering improved services/products.
Assessment requirements
It is essential that companies indicate compliance in regard to:
- Occupational Health and Safety regulations and their application to workplace operations, including relevant state regulations and legislation
- organisational policies and procedures, including quality assurance requirements
- correct procedures prior to and during the application of the construction process and;
- communication enabling efficient individual/organisational work planning.
Method of Assessment
Assessors gather different types of evidence about your level of competency. If you are working one-to-one with a supervisor, evidence may be gathered more regularly. If you are working in a team the evidence gathered may be more indirect; for example, colleagues may be consulted or the final task observed.
More than one competency may be determined at the same time. This is known as integrated project work.
Assessment evidence may be gathered at various stages of the job application in accordance with assessment criteria as outlined in the syllabus.
In the workplace
Plans needs to be constantly revised to make allowances for changes in the industry regarding safety and new technology.
Useful resources
The WorkCover web site includes lots of information about occupational health and safety. Many of WorkCover’s publications are available free of charge.
http://www.workcover.nsw.gov.au/ 
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