Unit 1 Quality Management Systems

4 lecture hours

• Types of organizations – Inspection
• control and enforcement – Quality management systems and method – responsibilities and authorities in quality assurances and quality control –Architects
• contractors and special consultants
• quality circle

Unit 2 Quality Policy

8 lecture hours

• Quality policy – Objectives and methods in construction industry – Consumers satisfaction
• economics – Time of completion – statistical tolerance – Taguchi’s concept of quality – Codes and standards – Contract and construction programming – Inspection procedures – Processes and products – Total QA / QC programme and cost implication - ISO 9004 – Quality System Standards

Unit 3 Quality Objectives

12 lecture hours

• Regularity agent
• contract and construction oriented objectives
• methods – Techniques and needs of QA / QC – Different aspects of quality – Appraisals
• Factors influencing construction quality
• Parcto diagram
• Fishbonc diagram
• quality control chart
• testing required for quality control of construction material used in RCC work – destructive and Non Destructive Test
• Application of Six Sigma tool to RCC work in building

Unit 4 Construction Safety

• Occupational Safety
• Health and Environment Management System
• Bureau of Indian Standards on Safety and Health: 14489 –1998 and 15001- 2000
• ILO and EPA Standards. 12 Subject Code: 3721413 w.e.f
• AY 2018-19 SHE: Element of training cycle
• Assessment of needs
• Techniques of training
• design and development of training programs
• Training methods and strategies
• types of training
• Evaluation and review of training programs
• Construction safety management: Role of various parties
• duties and responsibilities of top management
• site managers
• supervisors etc.
• role of safety officers
• responsibilities of general employees
• safety committee
• safety training
• incentives and monitoring
• writing safety manuals
• preparing safety checklists and inspection reports
• Safety in Construction Operations: Safety of accidents on various construction sites such as buildings
• roads, etc
• Preventions of accidents
• safety measures
• safety in use of construction equipment and electrical appliances