Final Plans

When the architect or designer presents the final drawings, the main layout and all details must be checked against earlier plans and instructions. All dimensions must be in agreement with those specified. Slight discrepancies in door and window locations, for instance, could have serious consequences. Any item which can be identified by catalog number, brand name, etc., should be so indicated on the drawings or in the written specifications. 

There are two words to watch out for or equivalent. What is called equivalent by a designer or contractor may not be equivalent to the laboratory operator. Sometimes this problem arises when a specified item has been superseded by a new and improved model. However new or improved the new model may be, there could be some reason why it would not be right for a particular application. Any substitution must be viewed as suspect. It is always wise, of course, to listen carefully to all suggestions from building professionals and evaluate the reasons they give for a proposed change, but nothing should go imquestioned. 

Even the most reliable contractor or subcontractor may not be familiar with the requirements of a laboratory. He bases his bid on standard materials and procedures that he is accustomed to using for general construction. On the other hand, he may also throw in sophisticated and costly extras that are not required. It is for these reasons that everything must be well defined and crosschecked. Specifying materials and components by trade name is recommended. In many cases, of coimse, other brands could be acceptable, but it should be agreed that a switch can not be made without the laboratory operator s knowledge and approval. 

Tw o examples will show how carefully plans must be studied. In one case, a stipple finish was requested for the laboratory walls. Although this had been put in writing, the memo slipped through the cracks along the way and never reached the drawings. The walls ended up with a heavily textured finish, the painting contractor s standard treatment for commercial walls. 

The other example concerns the installation of separate faucets for hot and cold water when mixing faucets had been requested. The laboratory operator would have caught this had he checked faucet model numbers on the drawings. 

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Finally, planning may save money and time if process changes are foreseeable. For instance, capacity increase, or an increase in molecular weight due to a catalyst change, results in decreased volumetric flow. Although the cylinders must be sized for economical operation at the... 

The final plan schedule should be presented in whatever form you think is clearest a linear timeline, shown as Figure 5-8, for a single element and Figure 5-9 for the overall program, is one of the more common formats. Remember that your plan may call for multiple tasks to be undertaken simultaneously, which must be clearly indicated. 

FIGURE 5-6 Final Plan Sciiedula—Linear Timeline... 

FIGURE 5-9 Final Plan Schedule for Overall Program... 

I can only tell you that the final plan came out of a luncheon. . . that lasted very long.. .. It was mostly Schmitz, Ter Meer, and I. We worked the idea out to come to a private arrangement with the French dyestuff industry. 

Procurement planning of spot and contract procurement quantities is the final planning model element described in subchapter 5.7. 

These equations have to be adapted for the final planning period with no distribution demand existing for the following period out-of the planning horizon. It is assumed that the ranges are applied on the distribution demand for the final period. Hence, they remain stable compared to the period before the last period. 

On the delivery plan, i.e., the final plan for crematorium II, the size of the doors is nevertheless drawn in as 190 cm x 200 cm, as on all previous plans, so that these gas-tight doors would not have fit-... 

When the detailed-estimate design indicates that the proposed project should be a commercial success, the final step before developing construction plans for the plant is the preparation of a firm process design. Complete specifications are presented for all components of the plant, and accurate costs based on quoted prices are obtained. The firm process design includes blueprints and sufficient information to permit immediate development of the final plans for constructing the plant. 

One of the most important parts of this final planning is the site location. If the plant is not located in the most economically favorable position, the competitive advantages of the process, so carefully engineered during research and development phases, can be wiped out. Without careful thought on ail the factors which must be considered for optimum plant location, the plant may even be inoperable. A prize example of poor planning was the case of a plant site chosen without due consideration for all the water requirements. The project had proceeded to the point where materials of construction had been shipped to the site before the lack of water was apparent. Eventually a new site was chosen which best fitted all the requirements and the mistake was rectified but not without pain, strain, and additional expenditure of funds. 

See Washington State, Department of Ecology and Department of Health. 2006. Washington State Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether (PBDE) Chemical Action Plan Final Plan (http //www.ecy.wa.gov/ pubs/0507048.pdf- accessed December 20,2006). 

The system is understandable and the planner has control of the final plan. 

The following sections present the results of the hazard analysis. Ail major hazards are identified and evaluated using qualitative risk criteria and the final hazard classification for the facility (DOE-STD-1027-92) is presented. Finally, planned design and operational safety improvements are discussed in light of the hazard analysis, and a discussion of the facilities design and administrative features contributing to defense in depth, worker safety, and environmental protection is provided. 

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