Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Expert Meeting/CCUS utilization is effective for securing construction system, expectations for proper site management
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism held the 4th meeting of the expert panel "Environmental improvement study group for sustainable construction industry" on the 16th. ) is effective.” It is a form that shows expectations for the function of CCUS that can lead to "visualization" of the construction system. Bearing in mind that the Construction Business Act obliges prime contractors to provide guidance to subcontractors to a certain extent, it is necessary to require prime contractors to manage working hours in accordance with the upper limit of overtime work with penalties. was also pointed out.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has clarified the contents of the non-disclosed exchange of opinions of the committee members. Regarding the direction of using CCUS to visualize the construction system, he said, "Every member of the committee generally agreed." There is a reality that it is impossible to properly manage the site where many technicians come and go with the existing framework such as creating a construction system ledger. Expectations were raised for expanding the range of CCUS utilization as an ICT tool for optimizing and streamlining on-site management.
There was also a proposal to use CCUS to visualize labor management information such as technicians' wages and vacations, technicians' abilities and evaluation results regarding the company's construction quality for the ordering party. If the ordering party can grasp the evaluation of the technician and the company, it is expected that it will lead to the motivation to pay an appropriate contract amount and improve quality.
Regarding the multi-layered subcontracting structure, there was an opinion that the factors that cause it should be clarified by focusing on the incentives of the prime contractor. For example, he pointed out that if the responsibility of the prime contractor for rough work carried out by a subcontractor is greater, the prime contractor will need to properly manage the subcontractor, and will naturally have an incentive to avoid layering.
It suggests that if the amount of costs incurred by the lack of attention of the prime contractor can be controlled within the framework of the legal system, it will lead to the correction of the harmful effects of multi-layering. Some argued that obliging the prime contractor to instruct subcontracted technicians not to exceed the upper limit of overtime work could provide an incentive to avoid layering in the sense that the prime contractor's management responsibility would increase.
The trend to require responses such as respect for human rights, improvement of working conditions, consideration for the environment, etc. not only in the company but also in the entire supply chain (supply network) including subcontractors is ahead of the international market and other industries. Some members said that such awareness needs to be fostered throughout the construction industry, including those who place orders.
