Guide to Construction Quality (Site Production and Assembly)

Guide to Construction Quality (Site Production and Assembly)

This guide provides a single point of information on construction Quality Management (QM) to establish best practice for site production and assembly.

The main focus of this guide is on how Quality Management is achieved during the site production process, including the requirements for ensuring quality is managed through the supply chain. A transformation and improvement challenge is needed to bring quality to the fore for the construction industry. Quality engineering should be an integral part of the construction industry. The focus is away from checking and remedying defects, and towards defect prevention.

Contents

• Putting Quality into Context
• Quality Management Systems – The Basics
• Quality Management – Principles of Good Practice
• The Quality Plan
• Drivers, Issues, Disruptors Enablers and Actions
• Quality Management Tools and Techniques
• Background Information and Research
• Relevant Standards by Work Section
• References and Bibliography
• Appendix One: Standards Related to Masonry
• Index

About the Authors

• Roger Flanagan is a Past President of CIOB and a Professor in the School of the Built Environment, University of Reading. Roger has combined industry and academic experience as a member of the Board of Directors of construction and consultancy companies in the UK and overseas, as well as previously being a member of the CIOB Construction Quality Commission.
• Carol Jewell is a construction sector technical author with experience of working on many projects for professional institutes, companies, and government bodies in the UK and overseas. She is co-author with Roger Flanagan of the Code of Quality Management for Construction (2019), and Site Management and Production (2020), published by the CIOB.

Andy Pennock MCIOB and Senior Quality & Compliance Manager at Durkan Limited said: “Durkan fully support this fantastic document which we will use to reinforce our Quality Drive. The CIOB has made a huge contribution to Quality and remains at the forefront in guiding the Industry.”

The guide is available at: https://www.ciobacademy.org/product/guide-to-construction-quality-site-production-and-assembly/

Cost: £40.

With support from Beard Construction and the Wates Group, CIOB are able to offer this guide free of charge for CIOB members. Should you wish to show your support for this important piece of work, you can make a donation to the CIOB Benevolent Fund, which directly assists your fellow members in difficult times. To make a contribution, please go to https://www.ciobbenevolentfund.org.uk/donate

Digital licensing options are available for universities and other educational institutions. Please visit Browns Books for Students or Askews and Holt.

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