Quality control is important for your construction work, quality assurance measures the quality characteristics of a unit, differences between the results obtained and the desired results in order to make decisions which will correct any differences.

One way of controlling quality is based on the inspection or verification of finished products.

Poor quality results in:

1. Addition costs and delays when work has to be redone

2. A poor reputation for contractors

3. Additional costs to clients when defects have to be repaired later for increased maintenance costs or for disruptions to their operations while defects are repaired.

4. Can cause injury and death if the structure fails.

So quality control is necessary.

Importance:

There is always some risk involved in any construction project and quality assurance is essential in preventing problems with a build and reducing risk.

If quality issues are only identified after an activity has been completed. The result is re-work and programme delays.

The risks of not doing quality are extremely high and can result in -

• Additional costs when work has to be redone or repaired
• Damage to reputation
• Serious injury
• Project delays