Residential Job Site Standards of Conduct

"We reckon in building design and construction that preparation is of two orders: over-prepared; under-prepared. Choose wisely." Before The Architect

It's about time Before The Architect put to print on the way folks should behave on a residential construction worksite. This monograph is adapted from the work of Adam Gibson, house designer in Indianapolis, IN, and excerpted from Before The Architect's "House Construction Design Standards."

APPEARANCE and SOUND:

1. appearance and dress shall be neat and professional;


2. language and action shall be that of professional craftspeople;


3. shirts shall be worn at all time unless working on a rooftop;


4. radios and other sound equipment shall not be operated loud.

SMOKING:

1. smoking shall be permitted only outside of structures;


2. smoking shall be permitted only with the use of a butt can provided by the contractor;


3. smoking butts shall not be left on the ground;


4. spitting (hence, chewing) shall not be permitted.

ALCOHOL & CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES:

1. storage of alcohol on the job site shall be prohibited;


2. use of alcohol on the job site shall be prohibited;


3. storage of a controlled substance on the job site shall be prohibited;


4. use of a controlled substance on the job site shall be prohibited.

TRASH:

1. the work area shall be left broom clean at the end of each workday;


2. food trash including but not limited to drink containers;


3. shall not be left on-site at the end of each orkday;


4. shall not be put into jobsite dumpster or other jobsite work material containers or storage areas.