Unit 3. Hurricane landfall site protection

 

Vocabulary

band - связывать

beam - балка

building department - отдел технического контроля зданий

cancel - отменять

contact number — контактный номер

contractor - подрядчик

damage - разрушение

debris - мусор

delivery - поставка

electricity - электричество

emergency operation - чрезвычайная ситуация

expect - ожидать

field inspection - эксплуатационный контроль

hint - рекомендация

hurricane - ураган

hurricane landfall — обрушение урагана

include - включать

local - местный

locate - размещать

lumber - пиломатериалы

plywood - фанера

probability - возможность

protection - защита

provide — обеспечивать

related (to)— связанный с

remove - убирать

secure (from) — защищать от

site — строительная площадка

suggested time — рекомендуемое время

threat - угроза

turn off - выключать

window — перерыв в движении

Local emergency operations officials and the National Weather Service will provide hurricane landfall probabilities. Approximately 60 to 48 hours before the hurricane is expected to make landfall, consider canceling the delivery of building materials to all job sites except any materials needed to secure the building site from storm damage.

While contractors generally don’t want to stop or delay construction activities, the 48 to 24 hour window before landfall is the suggested time to stop all construction activity. It’s important to note that most local building departments generally stop field inspections, except for those related to pouring columns, tie beams, wet decks, floors and similar structural items, during this time as well.

Contractors are encouraged to activate their hurricane job site plan during this window of time. Notify subcontractors to help secure the building site. Helpful hints for site protection include:

· Secure all job sites, giving priority attention to those located in the most populated areas,

· Clean up all construction debris,

· Tie or band together all loose plywood and lumber. Secure other loose building supplies,

· Remove permit board and all job site signage,

· Locate and turn off electricity, water and gas.

After the site is secure, advise subcontractors to leave and not return until the hurricane threat has passed. Make sure to have contact numbers for all subcontractors stored in a secure and dry place, and that they know who will contact them after the hurricane passes.

Answer the questions to the text:

1. What should be done during hurricane landfall possibilities?

2. When should you cancel the delivery of building materials to all job sites?

3. What should be done to protect the site itself?

4. What should one advise subcontractors until the threat has passed?

 

 

Exercises:

1) Find the equivalents:

местное управление по чрезвычайным ситуациям, возможности обрушения урагана, обеспечить безопасность, эксплуатационный контроль, анкерная балка, полезный совет, расположен, фанера, пиломатериалы, идентификационный комплект, угроза миновала.

2) Translate:

to provide hurricane landfall probabilities, to be expected to do something, to cancel the delivery, job sites, to secure from storm damage, to delay construction activities, the suggested time, field inspections, to activate the hurricane job site plan, plywood, to be secure, to make sure.

 

3) Complete the sentences choosing the proper variant:

It’s important to note that most local building departments generally stop field inspections, except for those

a) located in the most populated areas

b) encouraged to activate their hurricane job site plan

c) related to pouring columns, tie beams, wet decks, floors and similar structural items

 

4) Write sentences using Reported Speech:

He said: «Secure all job sites».

She said: «Clean up all construction debris».

He said: «Tie or band together all loose plywood and lumber».

She said: «Secure other loose building supplies».

He said: «Remove permit board».

He said: «Locate water and gas».

She said: «Turn off electricity».

He said: «Cancel the delivery of building materials».

She said: «Don't return until the hurricane threat has passed».

 

References:

English for Construction 2. p.66, Evan Frendo, 2012