Safety
A meeting held by the foreman, minimum twice a week.
What is a toolbox talk?
A log that lists all measurement and testing equipment on-site and tracks calibration expiration.
What is a calibration log?
A meeting held at least once per day to discuss budgets, safety, performance and planning.
What is the POD meeting?
A document that contains scope, schedule and payment information and should be read by a subcontractor's direct handler.
What is a subcontract?
A collection of drawings and specs that pertain to one operation.
What is a work package.
A task performed by a field engineer and craft member over the course of a week to evaluate the job.
What is a safety walk?
An allowable amount of variation of a specified dimension.
What is a tolerance?
A code that when correctly assigned and coded will provide valuable past cost data.
What is an account code?
What are some ways subcontractors can be vetted prior to awarding a subcontract?
Visit an active job-site.
A craft leader responsible for reviewing toolbox talks, entering daily time, communicating material needs, and assigning tasks to the crew.
Who is the foreman?
A great way to update the JHA for a repetitive operation that allows the foreman to add input and show the crew where the safety hazards are.
What is a photo of the operation?
A document that helps ensure the work is built according to drawings and specs, includes photos and must be completed before the operation is complete.
What is a checklist for buried or concrete embedded work?
A daily email sent to managers that summarizes cost performance for the previous day's work.
What is daily cost?
The best way to communicate with a subcontractor?
What is face to face meeting?
The best time to communicate access requirements and coordinate work with other trades.
What is a schedule meeting?
What is the field engineer's involvement in CVIS?
Any CVIS meeting action items assigned by managers should be made a priority.
A document that helps ensure the work is built according to drawings and specs, includes photos and can be completed during or following an operation.
What is a checklist for above ground work?
A breakdown of budgeted manhours for an operation into multiple steps, for more accurate tracking.
What is a claiming scheme?
The best way to communicate schedule to a subcontractor.
What is 4-week and 90-day schedule?
A document completed at the end of an operation that summarizes means and methods, cost and lessons learned.
What is an FOR?
All of this must be completed and procured prior to starting work.
What is safety paperwork (work plan, JHA, fall protection plan, SDS) and PPE including any specialized PPE that may be needed for grinding, working from heights etc.
A complete list of all tests, inspections and documentation required for a project.
What is an inspection test plan (ITP)?
What is a great way to keep managers off your back and have answers to their questions at the ready?
Consistent daily cost, trend charts with comments and an updated tracking center.
What are some ways to positively impact a subcontractor's safety?
Get the foreman involved early
What is a field engineer's top priority?
Anything that will keep the field work from progressing. Everything needed for tomorrow must be completed today.