Construction management

@owenm wrote:

Im in college doing Construction Management, Im in first year.
could any one recommend and books or material that would be good for me to read or pay particular attention to? such as health and safety..

Thank you

does your program include a safe pass??
unless your future employer ends up paying for it???
(they are only vaild for a few years

There is the option to do a safepass but i already have one from last year..

@owenm wrote:

There is the option to do a safepass but i already have one from last year..

go a few levels higher???

sorry im not sure what you mean, is there different levels of safe pass you can get?

@owenm wrote:

sorry im not sure what you mean

you and everybody else

@owenm wrote:

sorry im not sure what you mean, is there different levels of safe pass you can get?

If I was you I would get some real work experience and start wooing the ESB…
Start to learn around live projects… if you cannot do it here do it somewhere else while you are on holidays.

Electricity demand normally only goes higher with more metros luas’s and larger tvs…
so will your pay packet… this is the new sustainable world;) or water treatment plants?
(I smell shit)

Thought it was just me wearnicehats!

Owen, not sure about textbooks, but HSA website has a lot of good information and Codes of Practice which are worth reading. You could also try the IOSH website where there is info on training etc. The CIF run a short course (1 night/ week over 7-10 weeks) on Managing Safely in Construction. Its also accreditted by IOSH – gives you a good grounding in the subject.

Good luck!

@corkblow-in wrote:

Thought it was just me wearnicehats!

Owen, not sure about textbooks, but HSA website has a lot of good information and Codes of Practice which are worth reading. You could also try the IOSH website where there is info on training etc. The CIF run a short course (1 night/ week over 7-10 weeks) on Managing Safely in Construction. Its also accreditted by IOSH – gives you a good grounding in the subject.

Good luck!

Thank you, I will check those out.

always a good idea to know your enemy

read up on books like “the architect’s guide to running a job”. QS’s are bound to use something similar – “see spot count” or something. Engineers too. One of the most valuable assets in any site meeting or “discussion” is knowing your own responsibilities under the contract – but equally so, those of your peers around the table