Ultra-Poly Plumbing Technical Risks

Burst and Cracks, the nature of the pipes selected might not be flexible which makes it difficult to bend the pipes to the smallest possible available outlet. Bursting and cracking of the poly-pipes will results in financial losses (Meredith et al,. 2011). The pipes should be made of Polybutylene as it is the most malleable plastic. The pipes should have high resistance to heat and freezing.

Clogging, during installation and plumbing of the pipes, some matter might get into the pipe blocking them. Clogging might also results from using inappropriate stiffeners.  Sealed pipe stiffeners, stainless steel pipe stiffeners and plastic pipe stiffeners should be used to ensure that the fitting does not allow any unwanted materials to get in (Hillson, 2003). Push fit plumbing should also be ensured that it is compatible with the stiffener.

Inappropriate cutting tools, the pipes should be measured accurately and cut using the polypipe pipe cutter.  “K” marks should be used as a guide for proper insertion of the pipes. In addition, appropriate lubricants such as polypipe silicon and EPDM ‘O’ should be used (Lester, 2006). Inappropriate cutting of the pipes will results in wastage of the avaialble resources. Professiona equipments should be used to cut and fit the polypipes.

Electrical shock, Pipe work arrangement should be designed in such a manner that they don’t run over electrical cables. Piping layout should be provided to ensure that pipes carrying water do not come in contact with electrical switchgears. In occurrence of a leakage, one risks being electrocuted.

Misunderstanding of the pipe-work installation drawing, the layout drawing provided by the contractor should be accurate, and all workers should have a clear image of what should be done. The design shows how the pipes should be installed as per the design of the structure.

Management risk

Poor control, the project managers are required to ensure that the site is supervised. All workers should be assigned duties. Before the installation commence, presentation is necessary to ensure that all employees have sufficient information on the possible procedures of installation.  The presentation also entails demonstrating how to use the available equipment as well as their safety (Hillson, 2003). The available workforce should be managed efficiently to ensure that there are no ghost workers. The workers also should be motivated and have sufficient training on their area of specialization.

Insufficient funds, mismanagement of the available budgted funds are another risk. In a situation where the funds are insufficient, the project will be forced to stop and alternative sources of financing it will be used. Such risk will lead to delay of the projects and payment of the workers who might strike due to delay of their wages.

Lack of Quality training, in a situation where there is no training or insufficient training of the workers, certain special skills of plumbing will not be available. The management should ensure that workers have special training prior working to equip them with necessary skills. Untrained workers will not be able to deliver their best, the installation process will be full of errors, and the available resources will prone to waste.

Lack of precaution safety education

If the employees are informed of the dangers looming during the polypipes installation, they might end up put their lives at risk. Safety education should be the priority of the management so as to reduce construction fatalities (Hillson, 2003). All workers should have full knowledge of how to use the available machines. The construction manager is expected to design and implement safety practices in compliance with the government regulations.

References

Meredith, J. R., & Mantel Jr, S. J. (2011). Project management: a managerial approach. John

Wiley & Sons.

Lester, A. (2006). Project management, planning and control: managing engineering,

construction and manufacturing projects to PMI, APM and BSI standards. Elsevier.

Hillson, D. (2003). Using a risk breakdown structure in project management. Journal of

Facilities management, 2(1), 85-97.

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