Site Control of Materials: Handling, Storage and Protection

Site Control of Materials: Handling, Storage and Protection deals with improving control in construction sites to limit waste resulting from improper storage and handling of valuable or fragile materials. According to the Building Research Establishment in the United Kingdom, 10-20% of all materials delivered to the construction site either end up as waste or are illegally removed during the contract. Bigger construction contracts such as in housing developments require new kinds of materials in larger volumes and new construction techniques, leading to increases in waste. To be able to lessen wastage, site management must 1) anticipate the progress and problems of construction; 2) control men and materials with equal efficiency; 3) complete the contract within the programmed period; and 4) carry out the work according to specification. The book explains in detail the procedures for obtaining materials, materials handing (including unit loads, pallets, deliveries, offloading), storage (stockpile arrangements, protection, facilities, withdrawals), as well as implementing stock controls on sites (coordination, transfer, accounting). The text also addresses prevention of on-site damages through site supervision, out-of-hours supervision, and installing fire precautions. The book should prove valuable for construction engineers, foremen, project managers, plant administrators, warehouse keepers, and other personnel connected with materials handling, their storage or safekeeping.

Table of Contents:
Preface1 The Need for Site Controls Changing Patterns of Supply and Demand Design Waste Management Site Management2 Obtaining the Materials Pre-Contract Arrangements Manufacturers and Suppliers Programme of the Works Materials Samples Call-Off Procedures3 Materials Handling General Objectives Unit Loads Pallets Deliveries Offloading Distribution Waste in Handling4 Plant and Equipment for Materials Handling Cranes Crane Attachments Hoists Dumpers Forklift Trucks5 Storage of Materials Compound Facilities Stockpile Arrangements Ground Preparation Stacking Materials Protection Site Surplus Withdrawing Stores Responsibilities of Storage6 Stock Controls on Site Materials Controller Checking Procedures Checkers' Duties Coordinating Supplies Materials Schedules Controlled Distribution Transfer of Materials Accounting Procedures Interim Accounts7 Security of Plant and Materials Security Controls Fencing to the Compound Security of Site Stores Security Lighting Fire Precautions Vehicle Compounds Immobilising Plant on Site Personnel Controls Communications on Site Intruder Alarm Systems8 Prevention of Damage on Site Protection of Finished Work Site Controls Site Supervision Out-of-Hours Supervision Vandalism Fire Precautions in Partly Completed Buildings Police contactsAppendix 1 Schedule of Materials ControlsAppendix 2 Schedules and Return FormsIndex