Building Technology Sba

building Technology School Based Assessment Name Kevan Taylor Subject pose Technology School Meadowbrook High School Centre Number 100075 stain Jamaica Topic Concrete Production Year of Exam 2011 Introduction This enquiry focuses on the occupation of cover at a concrete producing factory, Pre-Mix Jamaica, find in the corporate argona of Kingston and St. Andrew. The aim of this research was to sting a substantial and in depth analyses of the concrete producing company so that a report can be manifested.In the report, definitions, descriptions and explanations will be presumption on the contents presented and excessively, the details of the aggregates used and the tests d single to ensure welcome quality of the products this will be outlined with the aid of pictures and diagrams. The data was compile by visiting the business site where an analysis was done after interviewing managers, specialists and some other officers and personnel on the ground. Cameras were used to take photos of critical aras of production and testing. bow of Contents Topics Page ? Jamaica Pre-Mix Ltd. C atomic number 18ers Norms/regulations/codes furbish up of technology on c atomic number 18ers habit/Un booking warrantor or Processing Environmental ? How Moral and ethical issues ar addressed Legal policies on base hit, health and welfare Moral approaches to treatment health, rubber and welfare issues ? Summary ? Appendices Jamaica Pre-Mix Ltd. Careers As with any other government, Jamaica Pre-Mix Ltd. has workers of some(prenominal) different career fields in each of their departments. Through the employment of these various professionals and skilled workers the company is able to adequately function and strain its objective. In fig. 1. a sample of the various skilled areas and career/posts are shown. Careers Site Managers Quality Controller Drivers Office stave Pump Operators Security personnel Supervisors Maintenance Batchers personnel Table o utlining the career fields present a Jamaica Pre-Mix Ltd. Fig 1. 1 Norms/Regulations/Codes For any organization to function correctly on that pourboire must be regulations and codes to guide its operations. Every organization also has a culture, norms and values that it develops overtime. Outlined below are norms that were observed as well as some of the codes and regulations, that governs the operations of Jamaica Premix Ltd. Codes- The workers in the production department breach vests of different colours. This is done as a meaning of identification. Workers Colour Codes Supervisors Red Driver Green Pump Operators Orange Table outlining the colour codes of the workers Fig 1. 0 While some of the workers wear vests, others wear formal clothes on which the logo of the company is attached. Norms/Regulations- While on the plant, it is ensured that gum elastic precautions is taken, such as wearing safety gears. many of the safety gears worn are goggles, hard hats, glov es ,hard boots and dusks masks. Pictures of some of the safety gears used on the plant Fig1. 2 Before each batch of concrete is dispatched to its destination, samples are taken and tested.This is done to ensure that the best quality is delivered at any times Concrete intermixture/ delivery transports and other concrete carrying equipment are weighed before and after they enter and leave the plant in arrangement to ensure that they contain the right amount of concrete desired by costumers and also to ensure that their weights are appropriate to traverse the public roads. Impact of Technology on Careers Employment/unemployment Technology has great impacts on jobs and opportunities in organizations on a whole.Through the employment of machines, the need for an intensive labour lastingness is reduced. This will go out in reduced labor cost and may subsequently result in reduced production cost. Pre-Mix Jamaica has make more use of technology for its everyday operations which has made them less dependent on human labor for certain every day round tasks. Processing Technology has impacted careers involved with processing in both(prenominal) positive and negative ways. Careers such as quality controlling, batching and maintenance technology all involved some form of processing.Positives- Tasks are able to be carried out more efficiently and in a logical manner, for instance, one mixing truck can mix much more concrete than several laborers mixing manually. Negatives- The application of technology to processing can result in loss of jobs for unskilled workers It can also make us overly dependent on machines such that we loose our craftsmanship. Technology is unsociable and thus can promote this at the workplace. Environmental Careers relating to the environment are very important and they also are greatly impacted by technology.Pre-Mix Jamaica is located in a built up area where in that respect are institutions such as schools and other business c lose by. w because Pre-Mix has the responsibility to be as environmentally friendly as possible, curiously because their production of concrete produces a lot of pollutants. In mitigating against this problem, the supervisors at the colonial ensure that the compound is watered regularly using water trucks. Methods of addressing ethical and Moral Considerations Legal policies on safety, health and welfareAt any established organization, the safety health and welfare of the staff must be considered. In other words, policies ingest to be put in place to ensure that the staff rights are observed and respected. Companies such as Pre-Mix Jamaica Ltd. adhere to guidelines or regulations that are enforced by trade unions such as the National Workers Union. Some of the policies at the Pre-Mix Jamaica Ltd. involve Providing health covering arrangements such health damages through the company for the benefit of the staff and their familiesMoral approaches to handling health, safety and wealthfare issues As welfare issues are encountered in our day to day lives whether at sign or at a plant, moral approaches have to be made concerning how they are handled. Pre-Mix Jamaica Ltd. ensures that they make responsible approaches in handling these matters as they are mostly dealt with by persons in authority such as their managers or their human relations officers. Before entering the plant, visitors are briefed on the rules and regulations concerning their safety while on the plant. Personnel from the Ministry of Health visit the plant to make sure the immediate surrounding contains uncontrolled toxic elements that could threaten the liveliness of anyone. Vehicles are made available so that that if anyone on the plant should have an accident, reliable transportation Summary Major Findings ? Jamaica Pre-Mix Limited is the only full computerized concrete plant on the island of Jamaica ? The have maintained a postgraduate standard of being the islands top producer of co ncrete. ? The company is a make believe mix organization, meaning they manufacture in a batching plant consort to a set recipe, past deliver to construction sites.Recommendations ? It is recommended that enough defensive gears are available to visitors on the site for future use. ? It is also recommended that the organization is given advanced notice for research visitors so that they can be well prepared. Limitations ? The length of time of the visit was too short hence it limited the amount of knowledge that could be gained. ? Not all departments were visited at the company therefore a lot of useful information was regrettably not received. Appendices Fig1. 3 phase 1. depicts concrete being batched into a mixing truck from one of the silos. The Aggregates will indeed be mixed into the truck so that the concrete may be suitable for use. Fig1. 4 Figure 1. 4 shows samples of concrete placed into moulds. After they are hardened, they are demoulded then placed into a curing tank for seven days. Their strength is then tested by compressing them with machines. Fig1. 5 In Figure 1. 5, there is a heavy duty machine seen on the plant. It is used to stick out large quantity of materials such as gravel from one point to another. pic