Study Guide

Objective

The student will be able to:
- understand the duties and responsibilities (including occupational safety responsibilities) of a construction manager as a supervisor of demanding construction projects
- have a realistic understanding of the duties of a construction manager as a supervisor of demanding construction projects, based on fundamental theoretical knowledge of the duties and practical experience of the duties on a large construction site
- draw up an accurate schedule for a high-rise building project based on contract documents so that it is carried out in a sustainable manner in terms of both occupational safety and the environmental aspects of construction and building materials,
- and be familiar with safety regulations for construction work

The student is also familiar with and is able to describe:
- the inspection procedure from A to Z for both high-rise and low-rise construction
- safety regulations for the use of construction machinery
- the supervisor's responsibility for their employees and third parties (especially when renovating buildings containing asbestos, fungi and microbes), and
- what good leadership requires and entails, i.e. how to lead different employees individually and as a work community in order to maintain schedules, quality, occupational safety and economy for the entire project

Content

- timetable for a high-rise project based on contract documents
- inspection procedure from A to Z on a high-rise and detached house building
- safety regulations for construction work
- safety regulations regarding the use of construction machinery's
- the supervisor's responsibility for his employees and third person (applies especially to sanitation of buildings containing asbestos, fungi and microbes)
- leadership, ie how to lead different employees individually as individuals and as a work community to keep timetables, quality, work safety and finances for the entire project
- how does a good supervisor lead a high-rise building with all its challenges

Qualifications

The educational module Introduction to Building Techniques and the courses Introductory Work Safety and Construction Law and Site Management and Production Planning, or similar knowledge

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students fulfill the objectives of the course, and in the relevant realization compulsory parts, at a satisfactory level

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students fulfill the objectives of the course, and in the relevant realization compulsory parts, at a good level

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students fulfill the objectives of the course, and in the relevant realization compulsory parts, at an excellent level