b'WHAT\'SRIGHTWITHScore your supervisory employees onincludessmallerlightweighttoolsby REROOFINGthebasisoftheabovecriteria.SeeGarlock,AeroilProducts,J.P.Benhow they measure up.jamin, Roofmaster, Reeves and others. (Continued frompage 9)RecognizingtheimportanceofOne of the most recent isaRotary competentsupervision,howcantheSpudding Machine by Reeves Roofing judgingagoodsupervisorandhisqualityofsupervisionbeimproved?Equipment Co. of San Antonio, which basic duties and responsibilities, whichThe followingare somedevicesusedtheynamedthe"LittleTex."Itis istheessentiallinkbetweenman by contractors:alightweightgravelscratcherfor agement and labor.There is no sim residentialandrepairjobs,witha ple .formulaforjudgingthequalifi 1.Install an incentive pay plan forminimumofnoiseandvibration.It cationsofagoodsupervisor,inas supervisors.spudsan8"pathascloseasl" to muchasagreat deal depends on the2.Grantprofit-sharingorcom walls,tie-ins,etc. intangible-factors of personality. How pany participation privilegestoOncethematerialistornoffthe ever,U.S.G.says,here are the basicsupervisory personnel, includingroof,youhavetheproblemofdisqualitieswhichhemightreasonablyforemen.posingof it.Manufacturershave depossess:velopedchutesfortheexpresspur3.Offer additional privileges, suchpose of lowering the debris directly to 1.Asensitivitytothefeelingsofasextravacationtime,asanthewaitingtruckbelow.Forlarge others.awardforachievingcertainpiecesawoodflatbedfastenedto 2.Technicalproficiency.specifiedgoals.hoistingcablesisoftenused,butit 4.Inviteandencourageyoursu wouldbe preferable to utilize alarge 3.Leadershipability.pervisorypersonneltocontrib crate,with cablesat all four corners 4.Asense of discretion.utetheir individual solutions toto reduce the danger of lowering it to company problems; promote thethetruck.Itisbothdangerousand 5.Loyalty to the company.growthof newideas.costlytostockpile the debrisonthe roof, lowerit to the ground and then While the duties and responsibilities5.Holdperiodicmeetingswithloadthetruck.Inlargecities,indeofsupervisorsvary,greatlydepend supervisory personnel to explainpendent firmsin the businessof dising upon the size of the organizationmanagementpoliciesanddeci posing of construction debris will furandtheextentofdirectsupervisionsions,andtosolicittheirsup nishcontainers,andwillpickthem retainedbymanagement,thefunc port.upwhenfull.Onone-storystructionsof thesupervisormay be sum tures,no higher than16\', it isoften marizedasfollows:Wediscussedthischecklistwithpractical to use aScissorstruck with severalr o o f i n gcontractorswhothe bedat rooflevel. 1.Assistsintheselectionandagreedthat"Supervision"i~oneofContractors estimate the costs of a appointmentof personnel.the biggest problems they face in get roof tear-off job to range from a low ting production.The contractors whoof $9per squaretoashighas$80.2.Assignsworkerstospecificarethebusiestandthemostpros The differenceisdueto suchitems tasks.perous,arethosewhohaveagoodasroofconditions,heightofthe 3.Organizes,coordinates and di efficientworkteam,enablingthembuilding, traffic conditions in the area, rects the execution of the job.tokeepcostsinline,withalowerequipmentused,laborinvolved,and estimatedpriceasaresult.Itfol of course debrisremoval costswhich 4.Trains and teaches on the job.lowsinlinethatmore contractsareare affected by all the above factors. 5.Within the limitations imposedsigned and the happy customers send bycompanypolicyandregu inmorereferrals.SincethisviciousTheApplication lations, he taes disciplinarycirclebeginsatthesupervisory level,IF THE OLD SURFACE isto be kprofitswilldependonanadequaterecovered,thefirststepisto scrape action when the need for suchhiringandtrainingprogramfortheoff the old gravel, preferably mechanactionbecomesapparent.men performing this function.ically.The existing roofing should be 6.Recommendstransfers,pro The Tear-Offcut at the base ofvertical wallsand motions,demotionsanddis HOWMANYCONTRACTORScurbs, and stripped from vertical surmissalsin the interest of bothuseeightmenonajobwhenfivefacessotheymaybeprimedprior theemployeeandthe organi woulddo?Ortwomenwhenoneto the turn-up of new roofing.Check zation.woulddo?forbuckles,blisters,andwrinkles. 7.DealswithrepresentativesofAn analysis of the job to be done,Splitthemandnailflat.Cleanthe unions and employee organiza withdueconsiderationof theequip surface,andmakecertainitisdry, tionswithin companypolicy.ment to be used,could cut costs con smoothandfreeofanyprojecting siderably, especially this year with la nailsbefore proceeding withthe new 8.Safeguardsthesafetyandborsoexpensive.Forexample,theroofing assembly.The dry sheet can health of the employees.job starts withabrooming of allthebeomitted,withnailingthrough the 9.Controlsandaccountsforallloosegravelontheroof.Apow old roof intothe wooddeckjust as time worked.ered broom or sweeper will speedupin new wood construction. thejob.Somecontractorshavefit Inthecaseofapouredgypsum 10.Evaluatesemployeeperform tedasnowplowbladetoasweepersub-deck,2"squarecutsteelnails ances.tohelpmovethegravel.Tear-offwith flat tin discsare generally used. toolsrangefromthehandspud-barIftheoldroofingisveryroughor 11.Performsanumberofstaffto the mechanized roof scrapers, pow uneven,it might beadvisabletolay functionsonhisown.ersaws,gravelscratchers,roof-nailaleveling layer of aminimum of 1" 12.Attemptstoprovideadequatespuds, tear-off bars,etc.New equip thick,rigidinsulation,priortothe working facilities.ment introduced in the past 18 months(Continued onpage12) 10SEPTEMBER,1971'