Ethical Issues In Construction Management

Construction Management (CM) is a very hands-on field of study which deals with logistical conflicts daily. If you are in the construction business, then you are also in the people business. Dealing with people within your company and maintaining solid relationships with other companies is a significant part of the job as a construction manager. This job also includes working with engineers of all sorts, but working with architects is the major component in building structures. CM is essential to the world because without it, there would be no results. But without the architect, there would be no plans to build from. Construction managers and architects share a common goal of constructing a building, and in order to do that successfully, it …show more content…
According to (Weiss), “The Occupational Safety and Health Act was designed to ensure the safety and health of American workers. It established the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and transformed the enforcement of safety and health standards from a state function to a federal one.” Protecting the people and the environment is a big part of what they do. Construction sites are known for polluting the earth, especially rivers. Should you pay for a company to come to the site and dispose of the hazardous waste on site the right way despite the high cost lengthiness in time or should you just dump it in the river (which is on site) and move on? Because that would sure make the whole process a lot easier. These are some challenges that a construction manager would face on site. Polluting rivers is way more common than you would think, and that is part of why OSHA has stepped in. Architects do not have to deal with moral dilemmas like this and have it much easier than construction …show more content…
Even when it comes down to something as simple as making plans with friends, if someone says something that just doesn’t seem feasible, then I will usually call them out for it and tell them that it probably is not going to work or is a bad idea. Part of that is me not being able to go with the flow sometimes and wanting to know what I am getting into before I do it. This is a good mindset to have when it comes to beginning a project. Only agree to start a project once you know some logistics of what it will take to get the job done. Don’t go in to a job blind or you might be way in over your head. I almost chose architecture as my field of study, but realized that I would rather produce results with my bare hands than to sit behind a desk and draw. That is the difference between construction management and architecture and is why CM is so important to the