Should the property owner help the construction team with the work?
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Should the property owner help the construction team with the work? Background: On a rainy day, after work in the evening, at a construction site with only one light, a group of students with no experience in construction were helping the construction crew move scaffolding, without having received any training on construction safety. Viewpoint 1: It’s too pretentious! Moving scaffolding is physical work; since there’s spare labor available, hiring extra people is a waste. Once the money is paid, no one is inviting you to go there just so you can stay lying around! Payday has come; it’s only natural to work. And are they all contributing to corporate development? Viewpoint 2: No matter how busy things are, employees should not be allowed to help the construction team with the work; after all, there are specialized skills for each role, and everyone has a specific duty to perform. What if an accident occurs? Moreover, it doesn’t fall within the scope of the physical work that employees are supposed to do, which hurts everyone’s feelings. Viewpoint 3: After safety training, have them help with the work and provide them with some overtime pay.
It is common for owners to assist construction teams with some work, but this usually happens during the busiest phases of the project or in its later stages. By leveraging their advantages – such as familiarity with the processes and technical knowledge – owners can contribute to accelerating the project timeline and enabling earlier operation. The type of work mentioned by the poster is generally not assigned to students who have received no safety training nor any construction experience. Initially, two main risks can be identified: 1) Lacking safety training and experience, such workers could suffer injuries or other accidents at work, resulting in losses that outweigh any benefits. 2. For such simple tasks, the construction unit can completely complete them by hiring temporary workers; many contractors provide sufficient funding for the work, so it is sufficient to urge the construction unit to handle it on its own. If I help, it might set a very bad precedent, leading to the unhealthy practice of making demands from Party A indiscriminately.
Background: On a rainy day, after work in the evening, at a construction site with only one light, a group of students with no experience in construction were helping the construction crew move scaffolding, without having received any training on construction safety. Question: Is moving scaffolding meant to be used for setting it up, or is it simply a task of transporting materials and arranging them neatly? Time and circumstances both push one to finish the work as quickly as possible; there’s no sense of what’s right or wrong in that regard. Can’t everyone just stand there and watch others work? It happened suddenly, so everything had to be kept simple.
It’s very common here for people to help out the construction team. In order to meet deadlines, managers ask employees to put aside tasks that are not that urgent and assist the construction team. For workers, it doesn’t matter; after all, it’s still one day of work regardless of whom they work for
Helping is not recommended. There’s a precedent; they won’t help anymore. Moreover, each party has its own responsibilities, and it’s a problem to determine who is accountable in case of any security issues; offering help only complicates things further. When we hired someone to clean the regenerator, an employee tried to help by using a rope, but slipped and got stuck in the pipe. It was fortunate that it was discovered early; he only suffered from a slight lack of oxygen. Take responsibility for yourself
Your thinking is clear; now you have identified the hazards as well as the solutions
Responsibilities are not clear, training is inadequate, making it difficult to determine causes in case of safety accidents! I personally do not recommend doing this, but sometimes, to meet deadlines, it’s okay to offer occasional assistance; safety training should be carried out in advance, and clear arrangements should be made with the construction party regarding responsibilities and payments.
I support Viewpoint 3: working only after completing safety training. I think tasks such as lifting, sorting, and organizing pose no problems; by using proper personal protective equipment, it is also possible to see what qualities of hard work and cooperation these students possess.
Viewpoint one is the most practical, and there’s nothing wrong with adopting it; however, viewpoint three is the one I prefer the most, as it provides safety training to enhance employees’ knowledge of on-site safety while also strengthening their sense of loyalty to the company!
I think this manager must have some private activities with the suppliers