Sheridan Lifts - Turnkey Projects

A turnkey project provides a comprehensive solution to the customer, which includes all building works assiciated with lift shafts and CDM project management that is fully tested and ready to use upon delivery. This can be a tremendous advantage to the customer, since it eliminates the need for the customer to manage the project. Projects that are time and resource intensive can seriously impair a company's ability to continue with normal business while executing the project, since many more key people are necessarily engaged in working on the project. Therefore, using Sheridan Lifts to handle the project in its entirety preserves the company's time and resource for its business.

"...using Sheridan Lifts to handle the project preserves the company's time and resource for its business"

Since full responsibility for the project rests upon the Sheridan Lifts, the number of interfaces is reduced to one point of contact instead of a multitude of subcontractors. This gives the customer much greater visibility into the project process as well as leaving the task of coordinating all the subcontractors to Sheridan Lifts.

Turnkey projects tend to have short project execution times, rapid return on investment, and minimal delays. They have historically been highly regarded, but there are a number of aspects that must be considered when implementing them for optimal success.

Overview of CDM Regulations

CDM Regulations were introduced to supplement other Health & Safety regulations, putting the onus on the Client to appoint "Competent" Designers and Contractors. The regulations place emphasis on producing "Risk Assessments" coupled with "Method Statements" which would minimise or eliminate risks. It is claimed that after CDM was introduced the accident rates in Construction industry dropped by 60 percent.

CDM procedures are covered by the following steps and headlines:-

Step 1 : Planning

• Definer the Job
• Identifty hazards
• Assess risks
• Elimate and reduce risks
• Specify health and safety conditions
• Discuss with contractor (if selected)

Step 2 : Choosing a Contactor

• What safety and technical competence is needed?
• Ask questions
• Get evidence
• Discuss information about:
  • The job
  • The site, including site rules.
• Ask for a safety method statement
• Decide whether subcontracting is acceptable, and how will health and safety be ensured

Step 3 : Contractors working on Site

• All contractors personnel to sign in/out
• Name a site contact
• Reinforce Health and Safety information and site rules
• Check the job and allow work to commence

Step 4 : Keeping a check

• Assess the degree of contact needed
• How is the job going?
  • As planned?
  • Is the contractor working safely as agreed
  • Any incidents?
  • Any changes in personnel?
• Special arrangements required?

Step 5 : Reviewing the work

• Review the job and the contractor
  • How effective was your planning?
  • How did the contractor perform?
  • How did the job go?

For sizeable jobs, as well as jobs involving demolition and use of heavy construction plant and equipment, CDM regulations dictate the appointment of a "Planning Supervisor" whose jobs it is to ensure that all spects of CDM and other Health and Safety regulations are adopted and applied on site.

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