Category: Construction

Useful Notes on the Method Statement for Scaffolding are given below: 1. Scope: The scope of this method statement is to describe the procedure for erection and dismantling of scaffolding for Rehabilitation of Seawater Intake Structures. Image Source: ollsscaffold.com 2. Responsibility: ADVERTISEMENTS: Scaffolding subcontractor’s supervisor shall be responsible for erection and dismantling of scaffolding works under over all supervision of main contractor’s Project Engineer and foreman. 3. Work Permit: All the necessary work permits shall be obtained from IOC prior to start of scaffolding works. 4. Safety: Adequate safety precautions shall be ensured by safety officer and scaffolding supervisor as per standard safety procedure of IOC during the erection and dismantling of scaffolding.Proper PPE shall be worn by scaffolding operators while carrying out the scaffolding works. At no stage the…

Method Statement for Repair of Access Road is given below: 1. Scope: The intention of this document is to describe the responsibilities of involved, execution procedure for the repair of settled areas of access road top of LPG Tanks area. Image Source: upload.wikimedia.org 2. Responsibilities: ADVERTISEMENTS: The Civil Engineer, Foreman and the safety officer are responsibilities execution of work and for implementing safety measures on site.Inspection and testing activities shall be controlled by the QC Engineer. 3. Plant and Equipments: Transit Mixers, Air Compressor, Mechanical Vibrator, Plate Compactor, tools, Wheel Barrow, Pneumatic Grinder, and Jack Hammers. 4. Relevant Process / Specifications: Contract Scope of work (Clause 2.3, Page 9 and 10 of Part I Section) IOC Specifications for Civil Engineering and Building Works 5. Procedure: ADVERTISEMENTS: General: Prior to commencement…

Method Statement for Asphalt Paving Works are given below: 1. Scope: The scope of work of this method statement is to describe the responsibilities of personnel involved, execution procedure, safety factors and documents to be recorded for Asphalt Paving Works. Image Source: pavingatlanta.com 2. Relevant Process/Specifications: ADVERTISEMENTS: Tender Specifications 3. Responsibility: The Construction Manager/Project Engineer is responsible for the asphalt paving works.The Civil Construction Contractor’s Safety Officer shall ensure that necessary work permits are availed before the work commences and that the work is carrying out in safe manner.The responsibility of the survey activities lies with asphalt paving work subcontractor. The survey team of civil construction contractor shall verify the data frequently. ADVERTISEMENTS: Inspection and testing activities shall be controlled by the QC Engineer of Civil Construction Contract or through…

39 Questions with Answers and Explanations on Kingdom Monera for Bilogy Students.1. Which one belongs to monera? (a) Amoeba Image Source: 1.bp.blogspot.com ADVERTISEMENTS: (b) Escherichia(c) Gelidium(d) Spirogyra. ADVERTISEMENTS: Answer and Explanation: 1. (b): All prokaryotic organisms comes under Kingdom monera. Escherichia coli is a bacteria. Monera includes bacteria, mycoplasmas, cyanobacteria (blue green alga) and actinomycetes.2. The main difference in Gram (+) ve and Gram (-) ve bacteria resides in their (a) cell wall ADVERTISEMENTS: (b) cell membrane(c) cytoplasm(d) flagella.Answer and Explanation: 2. (a): Danish bacteriologists Christian Gram for the first time classified bacteria on the basis of the cell wall into two groups – gram +ve and gram -ve by staining with crystal violet and safranin. Gram +ve cell walls are less complex with peptidoglycan compounds and proteins and no…

Wills under Pure Hindu Law: A will is the legal declaration of the intention of the person making it, with respect to his property, which intention he desires to be carried into effect after his death. Wills were wholly unknown to pure Hindu law. But a long series of decisions (too numerous to be questioned now) have established the testamentary powers of Hindus. Image Source: 2.bp.blogspot.comThe testamentary power of a Hindu was first admitted in Bengal, then in Southern India, and then in the former State of Bombay. Generally speaking, a Hindu will stands more or less on the same footing as a gift. ADVERTISEMENTS: The Privy Council in the well-known Tagore’s case (see below) has laid down that even if wills are not universally to be regarded in all…

Corruption in India is a major issue and adversely affects its economy. There is no department of government or semi-government where a legitimate work can be got done without bribery. If you grease the palm of the person handling your work, you can get your work done within the shortest time. Image Source: ardentminds.files.wordpress.comPoster On India Against Corruption”/> ADVERTISEMENTS: But if you do not, it is hard for you to get it done perhaps even in one or two years’ time. Today even the Prime Minister bribes the M.P’s or M.L.A’s to favour his/her party or bring down the government of the other party in a state.Similar is the case with the Chief Ministers. They go on expanding their cabinet members only to remain in the saddle. The opponents bribe…

The following sub-topics are considered here:1. Which law prevails?2. What property is heritable? ADVERTISEMENTS: 3. Joint family system not recognised4. No rule of primogeniture5. Right of heir presumptive, a mere spec successionis6. Vested inheritance ADVERTISEMENTS: 7. No ‘principle of representation’ in Sunni law8. Suit by creditor against heirs9. Life estate and vested remainder. Image Source: pre04.deviantart.net 1. Which Law Prevails? ADVERTISEMENTS: The property of a deceased Muslim is to be distributed according to the law of the school to which he belonged at the time of his death. The law of the school to which the heirs belong is immaterial. 2. What Property is Heritable? The estate that remains after the payment of the charges, viz., funeral expenses, debts and legacies, out of the property of the deceased, is heritable…

Subject to the-limitations aforesaid, every suit shall be instituted in a Court within the local limits of whose jurisdiction(a) The defendant, or each of the defendants where there are more than one, at the time of the commencement of the suit, actually and voluntarily resides, or carries on business, or personally works for gain; or ADVERTISEMENTS: (b) Any of the defendants, where there are more than one, at the time of the commencement of the suit, actually and voluntarily resides, or carries on business, or personally works for gain, provided that in such case either the leave of the Court is given, or the defendants who do not reside, or carry on business, or personally work for gain, as aforesaid, acquiesce in such institution; or(c) The cause of action, wholly…

No Court shall try any suit or issue in which the matter directly and substantially in issue has been directly and substantially in issue in a former suit between the same parties, or between parties under whom they or any of them claim, litigating under the same title, in a Court competent to try such subsequent suit or the suit in which such issue has been subsequently raised, and has been heard and finally decided by such Court.Explanation I:The expression “former suit” shall denote a suit which has been decided prior to the suit in question whether or not it was instituted prior thereto. ADVERTISEMENTS: Explanation II:For the purposes of this section, the competence of a Court shall be determined irrespective of any provisions as to a right of appeal…

Legal Provisions of Section 405 of Indian Penal Code, 1860.Criminal breach of trust:This section defines the offence of criminal breach of trust. It says that whoever, being in any manner entrusted either with property or with any dominion over property, either dishonestly misappropriates or dishonestly converts to his own use that property, or either dishonestly uses or dishonestly disposes of that property in violation of any direction of law which has prescribed the mode in which such trust is to be discharged, or of any legal express or implied contract which he has made touching the discharge of such trust, or wilfully suffers any other person so to do, commits ‘criminal breach of trust.’ Image Source: 2.bp.blogspot.com ADVERTISEMENTS: The section requires that the offender must be entrusted with either property…