Construction Safety
This type of PPE is required to prevent head injuries on site
What is a hardhat?
This tool is used to drive nails into wood, often with a claw to remove them
What is a hammer?
Define lower case (e)stimate
What is a rough analysis of the anticipated costs before doing any takeoffs/measurements/etc.?
This person is responsible for coordinating all aspects of the construction project, including budget, schedule, and communication with stakeholders.
What is the project manager?
GC stands for this.
OSHA stands for this
What is Occupational Safety and Health Administration?
This is a mixture of cement, sand, gravel, and water
What is concrete?
Unforeseen expenses in a construction project are covered by this financial reserve
What is a contingency fund?
A modification in the construction docs that impacts scope, cost, or schedule.
What is a change order?
A common software/technology used in construction
What is procore/bluebeam/autodesk/monday?
These PPE items are required to enter a jobsite
What is a hardhat, steel toed boots, cut resistant gloves, safety glasses, safety vest, long pants, shirts with sleeves, etc.?
Name two types of concrete reinforcement
What is rebar/wired mesh/fiber mesh/pretensed strands/steel fiber, etc.
The term for when a project exceeds its original budget due to unexpected changes
What is cost overruns?
What is a Gantt chart?
The definition of sustainability
What is the ability to maintain or support a process over time, ensuring that the needs of the present are met without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs?
The ladder safety 3-point contact rule and it is important because...
Why must you have three points of contact on a ladder at all times when climbing it? Why does it prevent falls or accidents?
A wall covering material commonly made of gypsum
What is drywall?
The difference between (e)stimate, (E)stimate, and a budget
(e)stimate - What is a rough guess on what the project will cost?
(E)stimate - What is an approximated value of the project, considering takeoffs, admin costs, overhead costs, fees, etc.?
Budget - What is the finalized allowance after signing the contracts?
Name 3 project delivery types (full name)
What is integrated project delivery, design-bid-build, design-build, construction manager at risk
This legal document outlines scope, costs, and timelines of a project
What is a construction contract?
The "fatal four" are the four leading causes of construction deaths.
What are falls, struck-by, electrocution, and caught by/caught in between?
One of the worst grades of soil to build a foundation and an example.
What is poorly graded/coarse graded soil? What is gravel/sand?
Difference between general requirements and general conditions
general requirements - What are the non-management things and indirect costs that are needed to physically construct the building (tools, equipment, etc.)?
general conditions - What are the costs to manage the project (administration, site management, temporary facilities, etc.)?
Name five roles you might see on a jobsite
What is a project manager/project executive/superintendent/project engineer/quality engineer/safety engineer/foreman/field engineer/skilled trade/estimator/surveyor/logistical-materials coordinator/laborer?
Who is Javier Irizarry?