FUNCTIONS, POTENTIAL HAZARDS AND EXECUTION OF EACH INDIVIDUAL ELEMENT
Function
Site planning serves as the base for the works by locating positions of the various amenities that enable construction works taking into consideration the actual position of the building to be constructed.
The amenities are store(s), gate, toilets, material storage, drive ways( including planning how vehicles shall move around the site), mess rooms, offices, location of plant and equipment etc.
It is important to understand the sequence of construction so that activities coming later aren’t hindered by placing work in a location that hinders these later works
Great care should be taken in planning security at the site because there is a lot theft in sites.
Potential problems
- Poor planning will cause difficulties in work in say movement of plant and lorries.
- If material are located in an inappropriate location, movement to the actual building position may be inefficient
- Theft if security is casual
- Accidents
Materials, plant labour requirements
Shipping containers for storage/office, water tanks, movable toilets, sheds for bathrooms, temporary gates and access roads, generator, hoarding, access scaffoldings.
Procedure for site organisation
Obtain from the designer a site layout plan showing actual position of the building on the site.
Relate this to the access roads leading to the site.
On paper place your stores, offices, toilets and all other necessary amenities relating to the building in a way where the building area is easily accessible. If possible, set the office at the first floor/elevated level where security and the site manager can view the whole site.
Design drive way access road from the gate to the store and if necessary to the location of the building while arranging for reversing/turning curves of the vehicles.
