Writing A Problem Analysis
To: John Raines
From: Mia Grimm, Field Engineer
Date: November 07, 2014
Subject: Construction of a water-cooling tower
Introductory Summary I am writing to give an update on the observations that I have noticed on the construction site. I will be letting you know about all of the safety risks, delays, and any security issues that have occurred.
Safety We have had a couple of safety issues such as last week, Mary Powell, an M-Global safety inspector on the crew, cited 12 workers for not wearing their hardhats. Cement-truck drivers must slow down while driving through the site. Other workers complain about the excessive dust raised by the trucks. It is probably time, once again, to get all the subcontractors together to discuss safety at the tower site. Recently, two field hands had bad cuts from machinery.
Delays
There have been a few delays so far, three cement pourings for the tower wall were delayed an hour each on April 21 because of light rain. I heard from one of the subcontractors, Allis Wire, Inc., that there will be a two-day delay in delivering some steel reinforcing wires that go into the concrete walls. That delay will throw off next week’s schedule. Last Monday’s hard rain and flooding kept everyone home that day.
Security
I have also noticed that some of the materials have been disappearing. Though there have not been any major thefts at the site, some miscellaneous boards and masonry pieces are missing each day, probably because nearby residents doing small home projects think that whatever they find at the site has been discarded. Do you believe that additional No Trespassing signs needed to help solve this problem?
Conclusion
I am happy to inform that although we have run into more a few problems on the construction site, construction is only two days behind schedule. As long as nothing else goes wrong that hasn’t already been factored into the schedule we should be able to get back on track.
From: Mia Grimm, Field Engineer
Date: November 07, 2014
Subject: Construction of a water-cooling tower
Introductory Summary I am writing to give an update on the observations that I have noticed on the construction site. I will be letting you know about all of the safety risks, delays, and any security issues that have occurred.
Safety We have had a couple of safety issues such as last week, Mary Powell, an M-Global safety inspector on the crew, cited 12 workers for not wearing their hardhats. Cement-truck drivers must slow down while driving through the site. Other workers complain about the excessive dust raised by the trucks. It is probably time, once again, to get all the subcontractors together to discuss safety at the tower site. Recently, two field hands had bad cuts from machinery.
Delays
There have been a few delays so far, three cement pourings for the tower wall were delayed an hour each on April 21 because of light rain. I heard from one of the subcontractors, Allis Wire, Inc., that there will be a two-day delay in delivering some steel reinforcing wires that go into the concrete walls. That delay will throw off next week’s schedule. Last Monday’s hard rain and flooding kept everyone home that day.
Security
I have also noticed that some of the materials have been disappearing. Though there have not been any major thefts at the site, some miscellaneous boards and masonry pieces are missing each day, probably because nearby residents doing small home projects think that whatever they find at the site has been discarded. Do you believe that additional No Trespassing signs needed to help solve this problem?
Conclusion
I am happy to inform that although we have run into more a few problems on the construction site, construction is only two days behind schedule. As long as nothing else goes wrong that hasn’t already been factored into the schedule we should be able to get back on track.