NCCER Crew Leadership case studies
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NCCER Crew Leadership is the crew-leader/foreman-level credential in the NCCER family of industry-recognized construction credentials. NCCER describes itself as the nation's leader in construction industry education, assessments, credentials and accreditation, and states it was created in 1996 and is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational foundation. The NCCER Crew Leadership case studies are 5 cases and about 3,378 words.
1New Lead, Veteran Journeyman, and a Skipped Slab Check
Marcus was promoted to crew lead three weeks ago and now supervises a six-person concrete crew, including Ray, a 19-year journeyman who has been on the site since mobilization. The project is a 14,000-square-foot warehouse slab with a pour scheduled Thursday at 6 a.m.
698 words, about 3 min2Rain, a Six-Foot Trench, and a Concrete Deadline
At a utility project, a crew is installing a 6-foot-deep sanitary lateral in a 22-foot-long excavation. The competent person inspected it at 7 a.m.
661 words, about 3 min3Drywall Start, Open Junction Boxes, and One Scissor Lift
On a commercial renovation, the drywall crew is scheduled to begin hanging on the second floor Monday. On Friday afternoon, the electrical foreman reports that most of the rough-in is complete but three junction boxes above the corridor ceiling are still not installed because an RFI about the ceiling height is unanswered.
699 words, about 3 min4Verbal Owner Request, Old Drawing, and a Rejected Invoice
During a tenant improvement, the owner's facility manager stops the electrical lead in the hallway and asks him to add four duplex receptacles in the break room and two dedicated circuits for a coffee machine, saying 'just get it done, we'll handle the paperwork later.' The lead assigns an apprentice, and the crew installs the work over two days, using about 780 in material and 22 labor hours. Three weeks later, the owner's project manager rejects the invoice for the extra work, saying no change order was authorized and the receptacles were shown on an old drawing revision.
659 words, about 3 min5Move-In Friday, Fire Alarm Not Verified
A 12,000-square-foot medical office fit-out is nearing completion. The owner wants to move furniture in Friday so the clinic can open Monday.
661 words, about 3 min