Page 11 - Urban Construction Project Management

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4 Building Codes and Standpipe 139
Permits 61 Field Offices and Shanties 140
Storage 143
Building Codes 61 Off-Site Storage 143
International Building Code (IBC) 62 On-Site General Storage 143
Means and Methods for the Construction Dumpsters 144
Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC) 63 Storage of Gas Cylinders and Other
Permits 63 Hazardous Materials 145
Permit Process 63 Required Permits 145
Inspections 66 Moratoriums 146
Testing 68 Signage 147
Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) and Temporary Sidewalk Bridges, Sheds, and Fencing 149
Certificate of Occupancy (TCO) 68 Security 150
Landmarks 69 Underpinning and Shoring 152
Summary 71 Underpinning 153
Shoring and Sheeting 153
5 Safety 73 Excavation 157
Initial Layout 158
History of Safety Issues 73 The Equipment 158
Occupational Safety Health Administration Excavation Stability 158
(OSHA) 73 Rock Excavation 158
New York City Safety Programs 101 Dewatering 161
Methods for Dewatering 161
Tragic Accidents 101
Summary 163
Safety Record 103
Injury and Death Impact on the Construction
Process 104 7 Layouts and Surveying 165
Safety and Cost Implications 104
Surveying 165
Stanford Accident Cost Accounting System 105
Basic Information 167
Workers’ Compensation 105
Steel Structures 171
Liability Insurance 105
Factors Affecting the Surveyor 172
Reducing Accidents on the Urban Job Site 109
Summary 174
When an Accident Occurs on the Job Site 110
The Safety Poem 115
Summary 116 8 Drawings and
Specifications 177
6 Logistics 117
Drawings and Specifications 177
Logistics 117 Review Meeting 179
Cranes 117 Construction Documents Checklist 179
Crane Safety 128 Coordination of Drawings by the Design Team 185
Hoists 129 Coordination of Drawings by the CM/GC 185
Temporary Services and Facilities 135 Access for Critical Elements 186
Temporary Electrical Power 137 Summary 187