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Technology & the Local Government Works Officer

TECHNOLOGY & THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORKS OFFICER

Technology & the LG Works Officer

Introduction

• My works history
• Story of our technology
• Where we started
• Where are we at
• Where do we want to be

Technology & the LG Works Officer

Our Story - e-Learning (Cert IV Civil Construction Supervision)

• 1st Class – little exposure
• “how do you turn this thing on”
• “what does this button do”

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Our Story - training

• 1st Class – little exposure
• “how do you turn this thing on”
• “what does this button do”
• 2nd Class – minimal exposure
• Fear dismissed by 1st class
• 3rd Class – increasing exposure
• Full use of computers
• Interactive SMART classroom
• Online lessons, email assignments

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Our Story – in the field

About 12 year ago – mobile phones in the field

• Supervisors could be accessed easier

2011 – Trimble UTS leveling system

• Increased accuracy and production rates

2012 – SMART phones

• development of the mobile office

2013 – android tablets trials

• Access in field, development of programs

2014 – full android roll out

• Training in their use

2014 – Topcon GPS

• Trial of GPS system over UTS system.
• Coverage

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Technology Devices

Mobile Phones & Radios

• Increased communication access
• Emergency management reaction time
• Reduced decision lag time
• Reduced time on depot office due to communication access

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Technology Devices

Mobile Phones & Radios

• Too much just in time management
• Not as organised as we could be
• Supervisors expect plant immediately
• Radio conversations NOT confidential

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Technology Devices

Tablets

• Site documentation
• Site cost reporting
• Site management
• Site reporting
• Site communication

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Technology Devices

Tablets – Site documentation

• Safe Work Methods Statements
• All available on tablet
• Updates automatically sync to tablet
• Less paperwork stored in work truck

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Technology Devices

Tablets – Site documentation

• Work Activity Briefs
• ESC developed document to reflect existing paper one
• Staff electronically sign
• Additional risk assessment can be done and controls added
• Reduction in administration time no need to scan

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Technology Devices

Tablets – Site documentation

• Work Activity Briefs
• Reduction in administration time no need to scan

Admin time frame pre tablet – 7 days Admin time frame post tablet – 5 days Based on best case scenario

Week WAB 5 days 1st pers Depot sort into groups 1 day 2nd pers Sent to admin – scan & file 1 day 3rd pers TOTAL 5 – 7 days 3 pers Daily WAB completed 1 day 1st pers WAB archived electronically at end of each day Same day 1st pers TOTAL 1 day 1 pers

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Technology Devices

Tablets – Site documentation

• ESC Audits
• Environmental weekly and monthly
• Hazard identification checklists
• Safety inspections
• New WHS system - Skytrust
• Supervisors Pre Construction checklist
• Waste Register

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Technology Devices

Tablets – Site Cost Management

• Purchase orders
• Plant requests
• Weekly construction program
• Cost reports

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Technology Devices

Tablets – Site Cost Management

• Cost reports (CR)
• Reduction in reporting time

Admin time pre tablet – 6 working days and looking at out of date information Admin time post tablet – 2 working days allowing up to date costs to be analysed

CR produced @ depot and placed in supervisor pigeon hole FRI CR picked up by supervisor from depot MON CR updated & dropped off back at deport WED CR updated

• n system and

distributed THURS CR analysed as required by management FRI CR produced @ depot and emailed to supervisor FRI CR updated by supervisor and emailed to depot FRI CR updated on system and distributed FRI / MON CR analysed as required by management MON

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Technology Devices

Tablets – Site Management

• Dial B4U Dig plans
• Construction plans – originals and updates
• Water / Sewer diagrams
• RMS ROL/SZAA

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Technology Devices

Tablets – Site Reporting

• Monthly Council job reports
• Site photos

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Technology Devices

Tablets – Site Communication

• Email
• Communicate with all area of council
• Receive work orders / customer service requests
• Communicate with other relevant bodies e.g. RMS,

Fisheries,

• Internet access
• Weather updates
• Civil engineering information
• WorkCover information

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Technology Devices

Tablets – Site Communication

• Internet access
• Check Footy scores

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Technology Devices

UTS site positioning systems

• UTS system – TRIMBLE
• Utilised on RMS project
• Grader and rover hardware
• Benefits
• Increased accuracy
• Pavement layers
• Increased production
• Material placed quicker
• Kerb & gutter
• Accurate material estimations
• Uniform ride
• Shortfalls
• Only use one unit at a time
• Need line of sight

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Technology Devices

GPS site positioning systems

• GPS system (uses satellite to obtain position, with ground

control confirmation)– TOPCON

• Utilised on Council project
• Rover and base station hardware only
• Benefits
• Flexibility as do not need line of sight
• Quick set out
• Kerb & gutter
• Line marking / guard rail
• Accurate earthworks depths
• Minimal equipment
• Rover & grader in use
• Shortfalls
• Satellite coverage

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Technology Devices

GPS / UTS site positioning systems

Pavement example – ROUGH figures Road – 1000m long, 11m wide (two 3.5m lanes / 2m shoulder), pavement depth 450mm (250mm sub base, 200mm base) Example – 20mm low over job works out approx. 500t gravel short, which is about $13,000 we should have spent on gravel, of if we were high 20mm, that much over Question – how much does that reduce the “pavement life” of the

• road. (ESC engineer estimated approx. 20-25% with a few variables)

Last project – accuracy through pavement layers of +/- 10mm I was surprised when checking after seal of the accuracy over a 1200m job

Questions