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ASSIGNMENT

COURSE NO.- PGPM-13
“CONSTRUCTION PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT”

PREPARED BY : ROHIT KAMARAJU

COURSE : PGPM -- 13
Reg. No. : 210-02-31-8000-2112

ASSIGNMENT
NICMAR / SODE OFFICE
1. Course No. - PGPM 13
2. Course Title - Construction Personnel Management
3. Assignment No. - One

You are a Project Manager on a site where works for 3KM long Tunnel has been undertaken. The site is remote and takes about 2 days travel to nearest town. Supervisors, technicians and skilled workers are engaged in dangerous / hazardous work. Absenteeism due to sickness, quarrels, drinking are adding to less output of work and chances of accident on the site are increasing. Management has urged to do something so that time target can be achieved. Discuss how will you tackle the problem and increase the output of the work.

First of all as a Project manager, find proper reasons and investigate the things according to situation at work front. After investigating following probable reasons are found due to which output of workers at site are getting down. In this situation project manager has to play a vital role of personnel management.

POSSIBLE REASONS AND PREVENTIVE ACTIONS:
1. Consuming Alcohol:
It is found that several laborers are consuming excessive low-grade quality wine, which is available nearby of labor’s colony and construction site. It is due to consumption of such cheap quality alcohol, laborer’s are loosing control on their behavior, attitude towards work, and heath. As it happens at almost all working sites, there is a big ring of wine mafias who encourage their own illegal business nearby such places. It is difficult to tackle such problem but not impossible. This also becomes a reason for frequent quarrels between consumer’s own family as well as outsiders.
Actions:
• Convince laborers not to consume alcohol or other addictives, which drastically impact their physical as well as mental

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