ORGANISATIONAL STUDIES
II (CVE 214)
LECTURE 3
Delivered by: Ing. Leticia Osae Adum,
[email protected] ATU, DoCE.
June, 2022.
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SITE PLANNING
Temporary Facilities
In planning a site layout, identification sizing and placement of all
the necessary temporary facilities within the boundaries of the site
is very vital.
Such temporary facilities include;
Lay-down areas
Storage/warehouses
Shops (Fabrication shops/Maintenance shops)
Residences
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SITE PLANNING
Site Accessibility
Easy accessibility will boost equipment and vehicle driver morale,
reduce the risk of accidents, and save time when arriving at and
departing from site
Information Signs
Placement of site maps and other information signs at strategic
positions is necessary. Such signage includes
Site maps showing entry and exit points
Traffic regulatory signs (eg. Speed limits)
Emergency routes and underground services
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Display of safety rules
SITE PLANNING
Offices
Offices ought to be close together, near the construction site, and
in a secure location. Proper office equipment should be provided.
Accommodation
All types of staff working in the project may require camp
accommodations.
Craft Change-Houses
During waiting periods, it provides a secure area for craftsmen to
change and store clothes, wash, and rest.
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SITE PLANNING
Water Supply and Sanitation
To facilitate the work, water and bathroom facilities must be located
in practical areas.
Storage
Laydown areas refer to storage space for large materials and
equipment
Warehouses are sheltered storage facilities
Material staging areas are where materials are stored near the
work on a short-term basis
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SITE PLANNING
Material Handling
Material handling accounts for one-third or more of all construction
activities.
The correct handling equipment and planning needs to be adopted
to reduce multiple handling thus, save money and time.
Batch plant and fabrication Shops
On projects where it is more cost effective to produce concrete on
site, batching plants are installed.
An on-site batching plant will be accompanied by aggregate
storage piles, cement silos, and admixture tanks.
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SITE PLANNING
Batch plant and fabrication Shops
Workshops are used where materials and equipment are fabricated
on site: electrical, mechanical, carpentry, etc.
Security
Entrance: Properly guarded entrance to the site
Lighting: Availability of standby generator to maintain site lighting
Fencing: Boundaries should be fenced off from a security point
of view
Site cleaning
It is vital to keep the work environment free of debris. 7
SITE PLANNING
Sample Site Layout Plan
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SITE PLANNING
Sample Site Layout Plan
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SITE PLANNING
Sample Site Layout Plan
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SITE PLANNING
Considerations for Selecting Temporary Facilities
Type of contract
With turn-key contracts, the contractor can combine
administrative and construction processes, allowing for the
selection of fewer but larger and more efficient temporary
facilities.
If the project is managed through a number of different contracts,
this will result in a greater number of smaller temporary facilities
supporting each particular contractor.
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SITE PLANNING
Considerations for Selecting Temporary Facilities
Type of construction
The material used for various types of construction differ.
therefore the storage and fabrication facilities required also vary.
For instance more space for storage and fabrication will be
required for an industrial building project than for a road project
The number and location of washrooms may also vary for
different types of constructions
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Considerations for Selecting Temporary Facilities
Size of project
A trailer or portable building can be used to manage a minor
project. While a five- to ten-year project may necessitate more
permanent temporary buildings.
Project location
Projects in unpopulated areas or areas with a scarcity of qualified
workers necessitate dining and residential facilities.
Projects located outside of industrial areas necessitate extra on-
site services, such as a batching plant, equipment maintenance
shops, long-term storage facilities, and even family recreation
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centers.
SITE PLANNING
Plants and Equipment
When the use of plants are adopted extensively on site, it reducing
the labor requirement. Machines and ancillary equipment have
made many tasks simpler, and are more efficient.
Aims of mechanization
Increase productivity
Minimize cost
For completion of tasks that cannot be undertaken manually
Minimize hard physical labor
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Improve quality of work
SITE PLANNING
Plants and Equipment
Plants and equipment used on site can be grouped under three
main categories;
1. Large plants can be mechanical or non
mechanical
2. Small plants
3. Administrative and sundry
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SITE PLANNING
Plants and Equipment
Large plants
Non mechanical/manual
Scaffolds
Gantries
Shoring
Mechanical
Excavator
Compactor Front-end loader
Crane Concrete mixer
Truck Personal hoist
Compressors 16
SITE PLANNING
Plants and Equipment
Small plants
Non mechanical/manual
Barrows, buckets.
Spades, picks, trowels, sieves, rakes, hoes.
Ropes, chains, pulleys, hoses.
Tampers, hammers, chisels, crowbars cutlass, screwdriver;
Spanners, jacks, drain plugs and rods;
Saws, axes, brushes, tarpaulins/ dust sheets
Ladders
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SITE PLANNING
Plants and Equipment
Small plants
Mechanical
Electric rotary drills, sanders, screwdrivers, grinders
Hand power saws, routers.
Administrative
Site hutting (washrooms offices, etc)
Tables, chairs, cabinets
Lighting equipment and heating.
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SITE PLANNING
Plants and Equipment
Plants required on a construction site can be acquired through
any of the means listed below;
• Hiring from a plant hire company. This required no expensive
plant department set-up.
• Hiring from own company’s plant department at a living rate
per hour/day/week.
• Buying plant when required with the full cost being charged
to the contract. The contract is then credited later when the
plan is revalued after it is sent back to the yard, or is sold.
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