Initially Designed for Electrical Contractors to school their employees on how to reduce Lost Time on construction sites.

1. Training & Educating your Team
10’ Work-Area Rule & the Difference Between
Necessary & Unnecessary LOST TIME
Fail to Plan and You WILL Plan to Fail
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This Presentation is an incomplete rendition and is to be used ONLY as an
example of P3 Consulting & Training’s customized offerings.

2. By Remaining in your Work-Area
during required work hours,
Your Productivity will
Automatically Increase.
It’s that Simple.
Reduce LOST TIME the Easy Way
Once you are in your Work-Area
Do NOT Step Past
The Red Line
OnceyouareinyourWork-Area
DoNOTStepPast
TheRedLine
OnceyouareinyourWork-Area
DoNOTStepPast
TheRedLine
Once you are in your Work-Area
Do NOT Step Past
The Red Line
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3. What is the Harm in leaving your work area?
• Leaving your Work-Area is Unnecessary Lost
Time which Costs the Job $ .48 a Minute per
worker in Direct Cost on a project with an
average cost per hour of $28.50. (28.50 / 60
Mins. = .48 Cents per minute.)
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• Lets look at what constitutes Unnecessary
Lost Time vs Necessary Lost Time.

4. HOW MUCH UNNECESSARY LOST TIME WERE YOU RESPONSIBLE FOR TODAY & HOW DO WE DECREASE NECESSARY LOST TIME?
MORNING:
Minutes Unnecessary Necessary Continuous Improvement Strategy to Reduce LT?
1. Late for Work?------------------------ _________ _________ __________ ________________________________________
2. Stretch & Flex?------------------------ _________ _________ __________ ________________________________________
3. Getting Tools?------------------------ _________ _________ __________ ________________________________________
4. Getting Material?--------------------- _________ _________ __________ ________________________________________
5. Break? ---------------------------------- _________ _________ __________ ________________________________________
6. Unauthorized Breaks?– Leaving WK Area _________ _________ __________ ________________________________________
7. Bathroom Trips?-------– Leaving WK Area _________ _________ __________ ________________________________________
8. Using the Man-lift? ---– Leaving WK Area _________ _________ __________ ________________________________________
9. Goofing with friends?--------------- _________ _________ __________ ________________________________________
10. Getting forgotten Mat & Tools?- – Leaving WK Area _________ _________ __________ ________________________________________
11. Drink of Water?----– Leaving WK Area _________ _________ __________ ________________________________________
12. Redoing Work?------------------------ _________ _________ __________ ________________________________________
13. Waiting on Supervisor?-------------- _________ _________ __________ ________________________________________
14. Looking for Supervisor?---– Leaving WK Area _________ _________ __________ ________________________________________
15. Pre & Post Lunch Travel-------------- _________ _________ __________ ________________________________________
AFTERNOON:
1. Stretch & Flex?-------------------------- _________ _________ __________ ________________________________________
2. Getting Tools?------– Leaving WK Area _________ _________ __________ ________________________________________
3. Getting Material?--– Leaving WK Area _________ _________ __________ ________________________________________
4. Break? ----------------------------------- _________ _________ __________ ________________________________________
5. Unauthorized Breaks?--– Leaving WK Area _________ _________ __________ ________________________________________
6. Bathroom Trips?----– Leaving WK Area _________ _________ __________ ________________________________________
7. Using the Man-lift? ------------------- _________ _________ __________ ________________________________________
8. Goofing with friends?--------------- _________ _________ __________ ________________________________________
9. Getting forgotten Mat & Tools?--– Leaving WK Area _________ _________ __________ ________________________________________
10. Drink of Water?------– Leaving WK Area _________ _________ __________ ________________________________________
11. Redoing Work?-------------------------- _________ _________ __________ ________________________________________
12. Waiting on Supervisor?--------------- _________ _________ __________ ________________________________________
13. Looking for Supervisor?---– Leaving WK Area _________ _________ __________ ________________________________________
14. Cleaning up Work Area?-------------- _________ _________ __________ ________________________________________
15. Leaving Work Area Prematurely?--– Leaving WK Area _________ _________ __________ ________________________________________
16. Putting up Mat & Tools---------------- _________ _________ __________ ________________________________________
TOTAL LOST TIME _________ __________ ___________
X .48 .48 .48
= __________ ___________ ____________
______ Minutes/60 = _____-Hours Lost Time per DAY after DAY after DAY X ________ # of Workers
Daily LOST TIME on a Typical Job
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5. WHY did you leave your Work Area?
• Was it because you did not Plan Ahead by
ordering enough Material & the Proper Tools
at least 1-Week in Advance?
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• Since this was a large project, was there a
well-trained Material & Tool Expediting
Professional on the jobsite?
• Remember, your Failure to Plan Ahead does NOT
Constitute an Emergency Response from the
other team members.

6. Where is the HIGHER Cost?
• The HIGHER Cost though is the Fall in Productivity due to
the Loss of Momentum when you lose your rhythm.
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• ADD to that the Lost Production which will result in the
Company having to ADD Workers to meet the
Construction Production Schedule because you left your
work area consistently and did not install as much as was
planned for in the 3-Week Man-Loading Look Ahead.
• Now that the Job is Behind Schedule your customer
Demands that the Crew(s) will also have to work
Overtime.
• Your customer has now Lost Faith in your Company’s
Ability to meet the Schedule & this could cost the
company Future Work.

7. P3 Productivity Consulting & Training
• We will Audit the Productivity on Selective Jobsites or ALL
of your jobsites.
• We will Compose a Report outlining our Findings &
Recommendations on Means & Methods of Increasing
Productivity.
• We will suggest Customized Systems to keep your workers
Focused on Contributing & Accepting a Continuous
Improvement Culture.
• Remember that to be Successful in the Implementation of
any new System and/or Philosophy, that it Starts at the Top.
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