EDIS

Pre-Construction

Delivering a project on budget and on schedule requires competent attention BEFORE and during the construction phase.

Pre-construction scheduling, estimating, constructability reviews and value engineering are all critical to a successful project. That is why EDiS has developed COMPASS to fully integrate the project goals into the project planning.

COMPASS

At EDiS, we take a very systematic approach to our Construction Project Controls. We call our system COMPASS. COMPASS has been designed to plan the process in advance, establish goals specific to the client, record those goals and progress, and constantly measure success.

Planning

We begin the COMPASS process with an interactive workshop that we call the COMPASS Planning Session. At the COMPASS Planning Session, all of the stakeholders are invited to express their objectives, concerns, creative ideas, and vision of success. Depending upon the complexity of the project and the number of stakeholders, the COMPASS Planning Session can last one hour or one day.

Goal Setting

The goals established in the COMPASS Planning Session are taken seriously. They become the criteria upon which we will navigate the project through the challenges of budget, schedule, quality, procurement, risk management, etc… The goals and data that are collected at the COMPASS Planning Session are recorded and updated in a binder…the Atlas. Every stakeholder is given an Atlas to refer to as the project progresses and to hold important project information.

Measuring Success

During the COMPASS Planning Session, the team establishes the criteria upon which the success of the project will be measured. All aspects, including communication, quality, cost, schedule and safety, will be reviewed. When the project is fifty percent complete, an independent team of EDiS executives will audit the project using the criteria established at the planning session to evaluate if the goals are being achieved. At the completion of the project, a different team will use the same criteria to conduct a final evaluation session with the customer. Over the past thirty years this system has allowed us to accumulate a vast understanding of project risks to how to proactively address them.

Zero Accidents Policy

Crystal Holdings, Inc. (EDiS) - Safety Mission Statement - Zero Accidents

Our first and last responsibility is to proactively provide total jobsite safety for our employees, contractors, clients and the general public. We require that our employees and contractors actively participate in implementing our goal to provide clean and safe construction projects that will truly benefit the health and safety of all those involved in the construction process.

Zero accidents is our mission.

EDiS - Ten Basic Contractor Requirements for All Projects

Contractors must:

1. fully comply with OSHA, state and local safety regulations.
2. be expert in their trade/type of work and provide qualified safety person on site (foreman, superintendent) who has completed the OSHA 10-hour outreach program or equal.
3. properly supervise their employees at all times, including a sufficient number of interpreters to meet the bilingual requirements for all field personnel.
4. provide a written, company safety-policy for each project (on site).
5. hold weekly safety meetings with employees, inspect the site daily, document these events for the EDiS superintendent and survey the site with EDiS' safety consultant.
6. use proper PPE—Personal Protective Equipment at all times.
7. require all employees to wear hard hats, safety glasses, proper clothing (no shorts or sleeveless shirts) and substantial work shoes.
8. meet fall-protection requirements for all jobs and all trades with guard rails or PFSA at 6' and higher.
9. have each contractor dispose of all debris daily in the dumpster.
10. commit to the EDiS Zero Accidents and Total Jobsite Safety Program