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9 Tips to Improve Construction Site Inspection Checklists

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If you have a construction site inspection procedure in place, but you think it has some flaws, it may be the time to closely observe your Construction Site Inspection Checklists. It’s quite common for an inspection checklist to lose pertinence and the benefits it offers with time. So, why does this happen? Remember that only when you continue to modify your checklists according to your ongoing concerns and problems, your checklist remains an effective tool for defect prevention. Improving Your Inspection Checklist for the Construction Site Whether you want to create new construction site inspection checklists or you want to enhance your existing ones, the tips below will aid you in getting closer to first-time quality. 1.  Conducting Preparatory Meetings: Prior to the start of the new phase of any given project, conduct meetings with every subcontractor, who will be working on the project. Consider this as your chance to define expectations related to quality, review job specificatio

8 Ways How Checklists Improve Construction Safety

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A construction checklist is basically a list of standardized steps, created especially for repetitive tasks and is a key elements of construction safety. These checklists let project managers to connect critical elements of a construction project, describing activity-specific information as well as different project phases. A construction inspection checklist aids in classifying and assessing specific materials, items, tasks, equipment and much more carefully. A recent report from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) revealed that 20% of the 5,333 workers that died on the job in 2019 were in the construction industry. In the UK, the fatal injury rate in the construction sector (1.62 per 100,000 workers) is around 4 times the all industry rate. The majority of construction industry workforce make use of manual checklists to enhance construction safety. Manual inspection processes are cumbersome and time-consuming. They are also susceptible to many human errors,

Improving Handover from Construction Phase to Commissioning Phase

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  Handover of subsystems to the commissioning team from the construction team is perhaps one of the most challenging facets of project commissioning. Having said that, it shouldn’t have to be complicated and all you need is to plan it thoughtfully in advance. Obviously, the construction phase plan requires to be fully aligned with the commissioning phase plan. This ensures that all parts of the project are completely ready and easily available when you require them to facilitate the overall start-up and commissioning sequence. Projects today are more complex than ever before, which makes the process of handover even tougher. Given the sea of information that needs to be handled during the handover, spreadsheets and paper are not the most suitable tools to manage such massive details. Way better options are now available that could streamline the entire process while ensuring that no details are lost during the process. Commissioning professionals should leverage commissioning managemen

Reconsidering the Potential of Commissioning and Startup

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  Imagine if a globally acclaimed sports apparel firm failed to check or assess its products prior to putting them into the market for the world’s best athletes. Consumers would likely to be taken aback and they may even feel deceived to find that the quality and reliability of the products they purchased were not verified before placing them into the market. This would almost definitely cause the brand to lose consumers’ trust and confidence in their products. However, the reality is that these companies do invest a great deal of money and time to verify and test their products. This is done as the companies are pretty much aware of the worth of their investments and the damage they may incur due to their products’ poor performance or unhappy customers.   Sadly, for many sectors, it is quite likely to underrate the importance and value of carrying out the verification process – particularly for larger projects, like a newly constructed facility or plant. The startup and commissioning