On the Job Site: Construction
41mGeneral2018-09-28
Authors
Jim Rogers
Recognized leader in the field of construction management
Course details
Construction sites getting bigger and more complex. More trades and more people are working together than ever before. It's important to stay on top of what's going on in the field and on the frontline of the industry. Get "on the job" insights to stay up to date. In this course, construction management expert Jim Rogers shows how working professionals approach construction in the real world, tackling topics related to job safety, up-and-coming technology, and project management. Learn why a master schedule is so important, how to understand what you see when you visit a job site, why stairs are safer than ladders, how to use new technology like 360-degree imagery to get better insights into your job sites, and more.
Skills covered
VlogConstruction ManagementAEC
Concepts
1. Job Safety, Technology, and People
- 01 - Construction master schedule
- 02 - A fresh perspective on the construction industry
- 03 - Making sense of what you see on a job site
- 04 - Understanding why screened fences exist
- 05 - General safety considerations of a job site
- 06 - Danger tape vs. caution tape
- 07 - Stairs are much safer than ladders
- 08 - Operating cranes on a job site
- 09 - Prefabrication applied on a job site
- 10 - Creating solutions to short-term job-site needs
- 11 - How important is concrete on a job site
- 12 - Ways to monitor safety and security on a job site
- 13 - Engineering of the foundation slab of a job
- 14 - What types of software are used in construction
- 15 - How 360-degree images help in job-site inspections