How to effectively manage construction machinery and equipment

In this article, we will share some tips to help you manage construction machinery and construction equipment effectively.

The management of construction machinery and equipment plays an important role in ensuring labor safety and construction progress. Ineffective management of machinery and equipment can lead to the situation that construction enterprises have to wait for weeks to repair and remediate machines, thereby affecting profits, incurred costs, and construction progress. construction. In this article, we will share some tips to help you manage assets, construction machinery and equipment, and construction site equipment effectively.

How to manage construction machinery and equipment
Inspect machinery and equipment before use on the construction site
Each type of machinery and equipment will have a different way of testing to ensure standards of safe use.
For hand-held machinery
Ensure no electrical leakage (for electrical equipment) and no leakage of air duct (for pneumatic machines). Cutting machines need guarding mechanisms to protect workers.
For outdoor portable electric portable equipment that needs to be protected by zero joints.
Be sure to use a voltage not greater than 36V in case of using the power tool in an area prone to electrical hazards.
For transportation equipment (cars, dump trucks, trucks, specialized vehicles, ...)
All types of transport equipment need to be tested before use, to ensure compliance with the provisions of Vietnamese standards.
For cars, it is necessary to comply with QCVN 9:2011  QCVN 9:2011/BGTVT, National technical regulation on quality, safety and environmental protection.
For trailers and semi-trailers: QCVN 11: 2011/BGTVT- National technical regulation on quality, safety and environmental protection.
Some factors to keep in mind before putting transportation equipment into the construction site include:
- Certificate of inspection of the equipment
- Driver's license
- Cockpit: is it fully equipped, is it working well?
- Signaling system (horns, turn signals, lights and reverse signals ...)
- Brake system
- Tires: tire structure, installation method, tire size, quantity, pressure, ...
- Cargo compartment: need to ensure stable structure and safety for cargo
- Other factors such as fuel tanks, steam systems, hydraulics, etc.
For equipment used in auxiliary production workshops
Machinery and equipment such as scaffolding, steel processing machines, concrete mixers, etc. should be checked before being put into use to ensure:
- Be arranged in a dry, clean place with good drainage around.
- For standing working positions that are often subject to moisture, a wooden platform should be placed, the terrain is flat and firm to help equipment such as scaffolding stand.
- Place the machine in the correct position, with full lights, effective lighting
- Machine control parts need to be placed in a safe place, convenient for operation
- The safety mechanisms of the machine are fully installed and in good working order
- Install lighting and protective grounding for equipment using electric motors
- Ensure the safety of the belt connector
- For machines and equipment that have metal workpieces/sparks when processing, a shielding net is required. In the absence of protective equipment, workers should be equipped with protective equipment as prescribed.
- Periodic inspection of moving parts
For vehicles, machines and mobile construction equipment
Need to be tested according to the provisions of Vietnam Standard QCVN 13: 2011/BGVT- National technical regulation on quality, technical safety and environmental protection for special-use motorcycles.
Some factors to consider include:
- Certificate of inspection of motorbikes and equipment
- Driver's license, training certificate of the driver
- Body shell, cockpit
- Cooling and lubricating fuel system
- Wheel
- Fender system
- Control system
- Hydraulic drive system
- Brake system
- Lighting and signal systems
- Winch system Inspection and control system for machinery and equipment on site
Machinery and equipment need to be inspected and approved by the main contractor's safety officers before being put into use and operation. Equipment safety managers need to regularly check machine safety and request remedial actions when weaknesses are detected.
Records should be kept of all machinery and equipment to ensure that safety and quality requirements are met.
The machinery and equipment can only be taken out of the construction site when the contractor has completed the work (related to such machinery and equipment) under the contract, or the contractor needs to take the machine to repair and receive approval. the site commander of the main contractor signed the consent form.