The Importance of Safe Use & Construction of Temporary Structures

Bring notes to class that cover the following:

  • What possible steps could have been taken on the job to prevent the disaster.
  • How can these steps be generalized and applied to other job sites.
  • What should someone learn from reading this report.
  • Come up with three steps that your team would implement on their job-site to prevent disasters like this.
  • How would a construction disaster impact a project's schedule, cost, and final quality.

These notes should be written in sentences and paragraphs and must be turned in at the end of the class discussion. I may call on you to read your notes to the class as part of the discussion.

CSS stylesheet

###Useful Tip:

If you use Firefox or Chrome then installing one of the following extensions will make viewing images in lectures easier.

* Firefox - [Thumbnail Zoom Plus](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/thumbnail-zoom-plus/?src=search)
* Chrome - [Hover Free](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hover-free/hcmnnggnaofmhflgomfjfbndngdoogkj) (Not to be confused with Hover Zoom.)

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Picture Examples: (Right side)
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(Left side)
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(hover over image)
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(hover over image) Top Down Slab