Managing Quality and Safety in Construction Site Operations
48 Hours
One Semester or equivalent
Hawthorn
Available to incoming Study Abroad and Exchange students
Overview
The aim of this unit is to provide a specialised exposure on systems, procedures and practices for managing safety and quality in a range of site operations of construction and infrastructure management projects.
Requisites
Teaching Periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
26-February-2024
26-May-2024
26-May-2024
Last self-enrolment date
10-March-2024
Census date
31-March-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
12-April-2024
Results released date
02-July-2024
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Describe, formulate and employ advanced quality management practices, procedures, standard and systems in construction projects
- Determine, develop, and apply relevant workplace health and safety management practices, and systems in construction site operations
- Prepare, administer, review and recommend integrated plans and procedures for workplace health and safety as well as quality management in construction projects
- Interpret, develop and use suitable communication and documentation for managing safety and quality in a range of site operations of construction and infrastructure management projects
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Face to Face Contact (Phasing out) Lecture | 1.50 | 12 weeks | 18 |
| Online Contact (Phasing out) Synchronous Lectures | 1.50 | 12 weeks | 18 |
| Face to Face Contact (Phasing out) Tutorial | 1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
| Online Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning | 1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
| Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out) Independent Learning | 7.50 | 12 weeks | 90 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assignment 1 | Individual | 20 - 40% | 1,4 |
| Assignment 2 | Individual | 20 - 40% | 2,4 |
| Project | Individual/Group | 30 - 50% | 1,2,3,4 |
Content
This unit has three components as below:
Component 1: Quality Management in Construction Site Operations
- Codes, standards, and compliance requirements for quality management in construction projects
- Quality management systems for construction and infrastructure management
- Total quality management, six-sigma, statistical/ analytical tools and techniques for quality performance and continuous improvement benchmarks
- Prevention and reduction of defects. rework and wastages in construction
- Reinforcing attitudes, behaviours, and quality culture in site operations for construction and infrastructure management
Component 2: Safety Management in Construction Site Operations
- Codes, standards, and regulations for safety in construction industry practices
- Safety management systems in construction projects
- Occupational Health and Safety assessment and audit for construction site operations
- Reinforcing attitudes, behaviours and safety culture in site operations for construction and infrastructure management
Component 3: Integrated Quality and Safety Management in Construction Site Operations
- Fundamentals of integrated safety and quality management
- Communication and documentation for safety and quality management in construction projects
- Special case-studies and best practices
- Examples of BIM and digital technology applications
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.