Syllabus - Town Planning & Safety in Construction (FT302)

TOWN PLANNING

Principles of Town Planning, Site for an Ideal Town, Cost of Town Lanning, Surveys, Types of Surveys, Use of Surveys, Zoning, Principles of Zoning, Advantages & Importance of Zoning, Housing, Requirements and Classification Residential Buildings, Rural Housing, Parks and Playgrounds, Classification of Parks, Park Systems and Design, Industries, Classification and Requirement of Industry, Measures to Control location of Industry, Industrial Township, Classification of Urban Roads, Types of Street Systems, Outer and Inner Ring Roads.

Building Bye laws for Residential Area, Cinemas, Theatres, Multiplex, Auditorium etc., Drive-in-Cinemas, Gasoline Filling Station, Basic Philosophy and parameters governing in construction such as site planning and layout, safe access and good housekeeping, safety in use of construction machinery, structural soundness, structural safety, accident causes and its effect .

Underground works: - Excavation, drilling & blasting, trenching, strutting, piling & safety in using and operation machinery and equipment relating to above components. Above ground works, Scaffolding, Centering, Frame work, Ladders, Concreting wall and floor openings, staircases and railings. Structural steel work including welding, cutting erection, Safety in use of related machinery equipments, Under water operations, River draining, well sinking, Caissons, under water concreting, Cofferdams & special operation connected with irrigation works, Use of related machinery and equipments, Movement of Materials & personnel, Heavy/Long items, Railway wagons, Motor trucks, Vehicles and Hazardous materials, High rise building, bridges, roads, railways, asphalting, pneumatic caissons, electrical, installations & lifts, safety in prevention and protection at work site including collapsing of structures.

Planning & permit, Precautions prior to demolition, Protection of public, Precautions during demolition. Sequence of demolition operations from safety point of view, Safety measures with respect to building materials including cement, lime, timber, steel, glass, paints, varnishes, and petroleum products.

Fall protection in construction, OSHA 3146, Requirement for working at height, Work permit system, Height pass, Salient Features of safety and health in the Building & other Construction Workers (Regulation of employment and conditions of service) Act. 1996 and Central Rules 1998 IS & NB codes)