Construction Management Final Exam
Questions Fully Solved.
Why are the MSDS so important for workers to read at the job site? - Answer Material Safety
Data Sheet provide important knowledge on how to work with toxic materials at the job site.
Quality assurance includes all of the following practices EXCEPT: - Answer Testing standards
Which of the following is NOT an item of personal protective equipment that might be used by
workers on the jobsite? - Answer Hardhat, Gloves
Which of the following is NOT a type of personal protection equipment? - Answer Skin
Protection
Which of the following does NOT describe preparatory inspections? - Answer Preparatory
inspections are never done by personnel employed by the contractor
Which of the following are primary cause of injuries in the construction industry? - Answer
Slips Trips and Falls, Being crushed or trapped, Electrical shocks
Which of the following are primary component of an effective safety management plan? -
Answer Substance abuse, Hazardous material communications, Personal protection
Which Federal agency is responsible for establishing safety standards and enforcing them
through inspections conducted at construction jobsites? - Answer OSHA
Which quality control mechanism are mandated by the construction contract and used to check
for conformance to the plans and specifications? - Answer submittals, mock ups, shop
drawings
Which of the following shows the general relationship between the level of quality and cost? -
Answer when quality increases, cost increases
All of the following are fundamental objectives of a quality management plan: - Answer Do
things right the first time, Prevent things from going wrong, Continually improve the process
What is an FOR? - Answer A report used to track questionable quality and safety performance
on the jobsite
, Which of the following is a difference between quality control and quality assurance? - Answer
Quality control happens at the project level while quality assurance happens at the process level
The name of the testing agency for construction in the United States is: - Answer ASTM
What is not the concept behind a zero-punch list? - Answer Complete the final walk-through
with as many of the punch items noted on the list, To have no change orders on the project,
Please every expectation of the owner
What is the cost code chart usually made up of? - Answer activity, code, project number
What is the riskiest element of the project control and project planning? - Answer estimating
productivity
Periodic predictions stated in reports as to the final cost and schedule outcomes on a project
while the work is still going on are known as: - Answer forecasts
What is an example of a factor that can impact project performance? - Answer Defective
Material, Hurricane in your project area,
Overcrowded Job sites
What is NOT an escalation clause? - Answer It is a clause that covers when the truck can
deliver building materials,
It is the same thing as a contingency and tries to account for unforeseen conditions,
It is a clause that covers risks associated with underground utilities, grading, and excavation
What is the essential(s) of an effective project control system? - Answer Quality Information ,
Good Reporting system
What does it mean to crash the schedule? - Answer To compress the overall schedule by
accelerating certain activities within it so that they finish sooner
What does it mean to forecast in project management? - Answer To predict the final cost and
schedule outcomes on a project while the work is still in progress
Questions Fully Solved.
Why are the MSDS so important for workers to read at the job site? - Answer Material Safety
Data Sheet provide important knowledge on how to work with toxic materials at the job site.
Quality assurance includes all of the following practices EXCEPT: - Answer Testing standards
Which of the following is NOT an item of personal protective equipment that might be used by
workers on the jobsite? - Answer Hardhat, Gloves
Which of the following is NOT a type of personal protection equipment? - Answer Skin
Protection
Which of the following does NOT describe preparatory inspections? - Answer Preparatory
inspections are never done by personnel employed by the contractor
Which of the following are primary cause of injuries in the construction industry? - Answer
Slips Trips and Falls, Being crushed or trapped, Electrical shocks
Which of the following are primary component of an effective safety management plan? -
Answer Substance abuse, Hazardous material communications, Personal protection
Which Federal agency is responsible for establishing safety standards and enforcing them
through inspections conducted at construction jobsites? - Answer OSHA
Which quality control mechanism are mandated by the construction contract and used to check
for conformance to the plans and specifications? - Answer submittals, mock ups, shop
drawings
Which of the following shows the general relationship between the level of quality and cost? -
Answer when quality increases, cost increases
All of the following are fundamental objectives of a quality management plan: - Answer Do
things right the first time, Prevent things from going wrong, Continually improve the process
What is an FOR? - Answer A report used to track questionable quality and safety performance
on the jobsite
, Which of the following is a difference between quality control and quality assurance? - Answer
Quality control happens at the project level while quality assurance happens at the process level
The name of the testing agency for construction in the United States is: - Answer ASTM
What is not the concept behind a zero-punch list? - Answer Complete the final walk-through
with as many of the punch items noted on the list, To have no change orders on the project,
Please every expectation of the owner
What is the cost code chart usually made up of? - Answer activity, code, project number
What is the riskiest element of the project control and project planning? - Answer estimating
productivity
Periodic predictions stated in reports as to the final cost and schedule outcomes on a project
while the work is still going on are known as: - Answer forecasts
What is an example of a factor that can impact project performance? - Answer Defective
Material, Hurricane in your project area,
Overcrowded Job sites
What is NOT an escalation clause? - Answer It is a clause that covers when the truck can
deliver building materials,
It is the same thing as a contingency and tries to account for unforeseen conditions,
It is a clause that covers risks associated with underground utilities, grading, and excavation
What is the essential(s) of an effective project control system? - Answer Quality Information ,
Good Reporting system
What does it mean to crash the schedule? - Answer To compress the overall schedule by
accelerating certain activities within it so that they finish sooner
What does it mean to forecast in project management? - Answer To predict the final cost and
schedule outcomes on a project while the work is still in progress
