BuildBuild: Week one of the dig…
The cabin wall
The method statement, C01, is briefed and pinned to the cabin wall. The briefing sheet says which version: C01.
Stage 5 · Build it · Stop 2 of 13 · The right way
Briefing and permits
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The right way
The old signs come down
When C02 goes on the published shelf, Priya, who looks after quality and safety, re-briefs the gang from it and takes C01 off the wall herself.
BuildBuild: Lift day…
The lift
Stevie, the site engineer, checked the numbers going into Rex's calc, not just the sums. The escalator goes in. The crane goes home on time.
Stevie: I did say: show me your working.
C01 on the wallA slumped dig, a stopped lift, a crane paid to stand still.
The current version, checkedThe old sign down, the sums checked going in, the escalator in on time.
Now there is: Briefings from the current version, with the old signs down (document control). A checked calculation behind the permit.
What's going on here
A briefing passes information from the page to the people doing the work, so it has to be the current page. Writing the version on the briefing sheet, re-briefing when it changes and taking the old copy down keeps the gang and the drawing in step. A check that looks at what went into a calculation, not just the sums, is what makes the tick mean something.
New at this stop
- The old signs come down
- When a new version is published, old copies are taken down so nobody works from them. (Document control.)
In the town See it in the town: The wall and the inbox disagree. Which one does the gang read?
A briefing carries information from the published shelf to the cabin wall and into people's heads, which is a long way for a revision to travel. When C02 is published, the old signs come down: Priya re-briefs from it and takes C01 off the wall, and the briefing sheet carries the revision like a label. Rex's crane pad calculation is information too, and it is only as current as the escalator weight that went into it.
Fix it Old sheets on the wall? Take them down today.
- Walk the cabin wall and check every sheet against the published shelf.
- Write the revision on every briefing sheet, and re-brief anything replaced.
- Ask for the inputs behind each calculation, not just the answer.
A note for the information manager: When a method statement gets a new revision, tell the person who briefs the gang directly, not just whoever is on the distribution list.
Try it on your job
Look at the cabin wall on your job. Is every sheet on it the current version?
ISO 19650 From the shelf to the cabin wall
| ISO 19650 says | Means | In the town |
|---|---|---|
| Archive state | Older revisions are kept for the record but taken out of use, so only the current one is worked from | The old signs come down |
| Revision | Each new version is identified so everyone can tell which is current | C01 and C02 on the label |
| Not from ISO 19650: the method statement and briefing | Safety practice: how the work will be done safely, briefed to the people doing it. It is information, so it needs a revision | The sheet on the cabin wall |
| Not from ISO 19650: the temporary works check | An independent check of a temporary design such as a crane pad, including the figures that went into it | Stevie asking to see Rex's working |
Based on the ISO 19650 series: the ideas come from the standard; the plain-English wording, examples and advice are InfoTown's. ISO 19650 and its UK National Annex are © ISO and BSI. You'll hear the same language across the industry. Read more for free in the Information Management Initiative (IMI) Framework guidance from BSI and nima. For the full requirements, use the standard itself.