Good Practice Guide | How to Use this Guide
- Guide to the Good Practice Guide
- How to Use the Guide
- Responsibility Flags
- Website Information
- How to Find Documents and Information
- Technical Details
- Who to Contact about the Site
Guide to the Good Practice Guide
- How to Use the Guide
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At any stage you may click the Good Practice Guide logo to return to the Contents page.
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You can navigate through the site using the top menu.
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Procedure number (refer to Contents page for full listing).
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Responsibility flags in the left margin indicate the team member responsible for that task.
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Black Text. Generally an essential requirement/ activity to be achieved.
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Colour Text. Recommended method(s) to achieve requirement noted in black text. Additional requirements / activities of "Good Practice".
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Italicised Colour text. Cross-reference to Appendices, other procedures or reference to further advice. Supplementary comment on activity noted in black or colour text above.
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- Responsibility Flags
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The responsibility flags occur in the left hand margin of the Good Practice Guide. If you are using a modern internet browser you can roll your mouse over these flags to see the full team member title.
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P = Principal / Director
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PA = Project Architect
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TS = Technical Staff
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PS = Project Staff
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AD = Administrative Staff and / or Secretarial Staff
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ALL = All Staff
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PSDP = Project Supervisor Design Process
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PSCS = Project Supervisor Construction Stage
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FC = Financial Controller
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QM = Quality Manager
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IA = Internal Auditor
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DC = Document Controller of Practice Procedures
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CL = Client
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C = Contractor
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QS = Quantity Surveyor
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CoW = Clerk of Works
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RA = Resident Architect
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RE = Resident Engineer
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Website Information
- How to Find Documents and Information
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Tips for making the most of the search engine
- You can use the Quick Search box on every page. To start your search, locate the Quick Search box at the top right of your browser window and type your search phrase. Then select Go.
- Use more than one word: Using multiple words in your search will help you to find more refined results.
- Use quotation marks: You can see results that match an exact phrase by putting that phrase inside quotation marks.
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- Technical Details
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The RIAI Good Practice Guide site uses web standards to control page layouts and other design details.
While the site is compatible with past and present Web browsers, and is prepared for future compatibility, it is recommended that subscribers use a modern browser such as:
- Mozilla Firefox (Mac / PC / *nix) - Firefox can be downloaded from the Mozilla website
- Safari (Mac / PC) - Safari can be downloaded from the Apple website
- Internet Explorer 7 (PC) - IE7 can be downloaded from the Microsoft website
In the Appendices section of the RIAI Good Practice Guide files are available for download in two formats:
- Portable Document Format (PDF). Download the Adobe Reader
- Microsoft Word Doument (doc). Word documents can be viewed through Microsoft Word (part of MS Office) or the free alternative Open Office
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- Who to Contact about the Site
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The Webmaster can help when you encounter a fault on the website. For all other issues you should contact the RIAI.
Reporting technical errors:
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