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Quality control procedures in construction<\/h1>\n\t

In this post, we break down quality control procedures in construction in a simple, relatable way, explaining why they matter and how to put them into practice using proven frameworks which we also provide in the post.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"Quality\n\t

What are construction quality control procedures?<\/h2>\n

Construction quality control is at the heart of the construction industry. Construction projects create and deliver the assets and infrastructure which people rely on to move around and conduct life safely. Because of this – every supply, every piece of equipment and every activity conducted on construction projects must be conducted in such a manner that quality can be almost guaranteed. And where it can’t, there must be adequate testing in place to catch these mishaps and rectify them before the end of the project or end of that phase of works.<\/p>\n

Quality control procedures are a code of guidelines (usually written down and kept in quality documentation) which set and establish the quality standards and norms which ensure consistent quality across the company and across projects.<\/b><\/p>\n

Many of these quality control procedures don’t originate in thin air and aren’t down to interpretation. They are often minimum standards derived from standards set by authorities, governing bodies and governments. In fact, your quality control procedures are often simply aligning your project and company activities with these ISO and other standards – and then bolstering the edges and inputs where required.<\/p>\n\t

What is the objective of quality control procedures?<\/h2>\n

It can be easy for companies to get caught up in documenting and creating quality control procedures for the sake of it and making it up as they go along. It’s important to ground these documents, both when creating and maintaining them in the overarching objective of\u00a0 delivering better work, every day.<\/p>\n

And the way in which companies do this is by creating systematic and uniform approaches to getting work done.<\/p>\n

Without these processes, there is too much room for interpretation amongst teams and the standards of the organisation aren’t clear.<\/p>\n

While there is always an established minimum standard for work, construction companies – and particularly successful ones – raise the bar for quality on a consistent basis.<\/p>\n

So the objective of quality control procedures is to establish the quality requirements of your company and workers whilst seeking to continuously improve the quality of work over time.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The goal of writing these procedures down and putting them onto paper is to ensure internal and external consistency. Often times, these procedures – especially on the construction industry – are incredibly complex and multi-faceted. They need to be written down to be properly understood and applied.<\/p>\n\t

Implementing quality control procedures on your construction projects<\/h2>\n

So the mechanisms for creating and ‘keeping’ these quality control procedures are quality policy and procedure documents.<\/strong> These documents can long and short, and contained in word docs, PDFs, excel spreadsheets and more.<\/p>\n

But these documents in and of themselves do not create quality work. Workers may read them and see them on a daily basis, but it’s at the project execution level where the rubber meets the road and where quality either hits or misses.<\/p>\n

Your quality control procedure documents should contain information and guidelines as to how total quality management will be maintained including:<\/p>\n