IS : 7272 (Part I) - 1974 (Reaffirmed 2005)

Edition 1.1 RECOMMENDATION FOR LABOUR OUTPUT CONSTANTS PART I NORTH ZONE

(1979-02) Indian Standard FOR BUILDING WORK

(Incorporating Amendment No. 1) UDC 69.008:331.024(545)

BIS 2006 BU REAU OF I N D I A N S TANDAR DS MANAK BHAVAN, 9 BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG NEW DELHI 110002 Price Group 3

IS : 7272 (Part I) - 1974 Indian Standard RECOMMENDATION FOR LABOUR OUTPUT CONSTANTS FOR BUILDING WORK PART I NORTH ZONE Planning and Organization at Site Sectional Committee, BDC 29 Chairman Representing SHRI O. MUTHACHEN Central Public Works Department, New Delhi Members SHRI D. N. CHOPRA Institution of Engineers (India), Calcutta SHRI M. N. DASTUR M. N. Dastur & Co (P) Ltd, Calcutta SHRI P. P. DHARWADHKAR National Buildings Construction Corporation Ltd, New Delhi DIRECTOR GENERAL Directorate General of Factory Advice Service and Labour Institute, Bombay EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR National Productivity Council, New Delhi SHRI HARCHARAN SINGH DUGAL Uttam Singh Dugal & Co Pvt Ltd, New Delhi SHRI S. G. ATHAVALE (Alternate ) SHRI I. C. GUPTA Punjab PWD (B & R), Chandigarh JOINT DIRECTOR (CIV ENGG) Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) SHRI K. M. KANTAWALA Gujarat PWD (B & R), Ahmedabad SHRI M. D. PATEL (Alternate ) SHRI J. S. KOHLI Institution of Work Study, New Delhi SHRI G. C. MATHUR National Buildings Organization, New Delhi SHRI V. G. HEGDE (Alternate ) SHRI A. S. PATIL Indian Institute of Architects, Bombay MANAGING DIRECTOR Oriental Building & Furnishing Co (P) Ltd, New Delhi SHRI T. S. MURTHY National Projects Construction Corporation Ltd, New Delhi SHRI K. N. TANEJA ( Alternate ) SHRI B. K. PANTHAKY Hindustan Construction Co Ltd, Bombay SHRI N. T. PATEL N. T. Patel & Co, Madras SHRI S. N. PATEL( Alternate ) SHRI Y. G. PATEL Builder's Association of India, Bombay SHRI K. G. SALVI Hindustan Housing Factory, New Delhi SHRI G. K. MEHTA (Alternate ) SHRI J. S. SHARMA Central Building Research Institute (CSIR), Roorkee SHRI S. P. SINGH (Alternate ) SHRI M. B. SILGARDO Hindustan Steel Ltd, Ranchi SHRI R. G. JOG (Alternate ) ( Continued on page 2 ) BIS 2006 BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS This publication is protected under the Indian Copyright Act

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IS : 7272 (Part I) - 1974 ( Continued from page 1) Members Representing SHRI S. R. SIVASWAMY Gammon India Limited, Bombay BRIG H. S. SOBTI Engineer-in-Chief s Branch, Army Headquarters BRIG B. L. KAPOOR (Alternate ) SUPERINTENDING SURVEYOR OF Central Public Works Department WORKS II SHRI D. AJITHA SIMHA, Director General, ISI ( Exofficio Member) Director (Civ Engg) Secretary SHRI S. P. MAGGU Assistant Director (Civ Engg), ISI Output Standards for Building Industry Subcommittee, BDC 29 : 4 Convener SHRIH. C.RAMANNA In personal capacity ( 21, XI Main Road Malleswaram, Bangalore 3 ) Members SHRI B. V. APTE Builder's Association of India, Bombay SHRI K. K. MADHOK ( Alternate) SHRI D. R. BAHL Institution of Surveyor, New Delhi SHRI P. P. DHARWADAKAR National Buildings Construction Corporation, New Delhi SHRI MUNISH GUPTA MES Builder's Association of India, Delhi SHRI T. C. GOYALA (Alternate) SHRI S. K. KOGEKAR National Buildings Organizations, New Delhi SHRI M. R. RAO (Alternate ) SHRI O. P. KUMAR, SSW Engineer-in-Chief s Branch (Ministry of Defence) SHRI R. S. MURTHY, SSW (Alternate ) SHRI T. R. MEHANDRU The Association of Consulting Engineers (India), New Delhi SHRI S. RAMACHANDRAN National Projects Construction Corporation Ltd, New Delhi SHRI S. K. MOORTHY (Alternate) SHRI T. S. NARAYANA RAO In personal capacity (93, Aruna' East Road, Basavangudi, Bangalore 14) SHRI K. G. SALVI Delhi Productivity Council, New Delhi SHRI J. S. SHARMA Central Building Research Institute (CSIR), Roorkee SHRI S. P. SINGH (Alternate) SURVEYOR OF WORKS I (NDZ) Central Public Works Department

IS : 7272 (Part I) - 1974 Indian Standard RECOMMENDATION FOR LABOUR OUTPUT CONSTANTS FOR BUILDING WORK PART I NORTH ZONE 0. FOREWORD 0.1 This Indian Standard (Part I) was adopted by the Indian Standards Institution on 15 March 1974, after the draft finalized by the Planning and Organization at Site Sectional Committee had been approved by the Civil Engineering Division Council. 0.2 Schedule of rates form the basis for preparing the detailed estimates for works. These are also very useful in considering the reasonableness of the tenders received from the contractors and for pricing the alterations, additions, omission and substitutions in a contract. It is, therefore, necessary that the schedule of rates should be prepared correctly and be based on rationally stipulated material and labour constants. 0.3 At present different departments at a place are having their own schedule of rates. A comparison of the labour and material constants used for different items of work in these schedules of rates has indicated that there is a good variation in them and due to which different rates exist in various departments for the same items of work in the same locality. This standard is being issued in order to rationalize the labour output constants for different building works. 0.4 The labour constants have been arrived at by the Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee by taking actual observations, using work measurement techniques, on the construction sites at Delhi and Roorkee. Different types of building works up to 10 m height of CPWD, MES and other organizations were included where the workers from neighbouring states were working. Sufficient number of observations to ensure a confidence limit of 95 percent and an accuracy of 5 percent were taken. The relaxation allowance for the time required for rest to overcome physical fatigue and working condition allowance has been taken as per the standardized values given for Indian conditions by the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Rehabilitation, Government of India. Other allowances, such as organizations, incidental holdups, ineffective time arising out of preparatory work and additional weightage for small size works have been arrived at by the activity sampling studies and mutual agreement at the committee meetings by the members representing the construction departments and the builders association. 3

IS : 7272 (Part I) - 1974 0.5 This edition 1.1 incorporates Amendment No. 1 (February 1979). Side bar indicates modification of the text as the result of incorporation of the amendment. 0.6 For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement of this standard is complied with, the final value, observed or calculated, expressing the result of a test or analysis, shall be rounded off in accordance with IS : 2-1960*. The number of significant places retained in the rounded off value should be the same as that of the specified value in this standard. 1. SCOPE 1.1 This standard (Part I) covers the recommended labour output constants for general items of building work for north zone which comprises of the following areas: Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. 1.1.1 The labour constants for other zones would be covered separately in other parts of the standard. 2. LABOUR OUTPUT CONSTANTS 2.1 The recommended labour output constants for general items of building work are given in Table 1. S N ( i LABOUR OUTPUT CONSTANTS BUILDING DESCRIPTION OF UNIT RECOMMENDED CONSTANT IN (8 WORKING (2) (3) (5) Excavation and Earth a) Excavation over m3 0.06 dense soil), depth up Mazd 0.62 and removal (up to from edge) b) Excavation in m3 0.05 loose soil) for Mazd 0.50 exceeding 1.5 m in for shafts, wells, the like, not on plan, depth up to and removal (up to away from edge) ( Continu ed) *Rules for rounding off numerical values (revised). 4 TABLE 1

IS : 7272 (Part I) - 1974 LABOUR OUTPUT TABLE RECOMMENDED CONSTANTS FOR BUILDING WORK 1 Contd DESCRIPTION OF WORK U LAB RECOMMENDED SL CONSTANT IN N DAYS (8 WORKING HOURS) (2) O. ( (4) (5) m Mate 0.01 Mazdo 0.11 m Mate 0.01 (1) Mazdo 0.08 Extra over item (a) m Mate 0.01 d) e) for c) an additional Mazdo 0.12 depth of 1.5 m to 3 m or Extra over item (b) for m Mate 0.02 an additional depth of 1.5 m to 3 m Extra Mazdo 0.22 Bhisti 0.02 over items (a) and (b) for every additional lead of 25 m beyond one metre up to 250 m and deposit to a level m Mazdoor 1.0 Lead of of 1.5 m f) Returning, Bhisti 0.1 crete mix filling and the ramming of excavated mix to deposit earth in layers not concrete exceeding 20 cm in assumed depth, watering, well 30 ramming and levelling where lead up to 25 m ii) o Concrete mentione a) Mixing by hand m Mazdoor ___ 1.6 at banker, cement Bhisti 0.2 concrete (with 40 Bullock ___ 0.1 mm graded coarse driver aggregate) m3 Mazdoor 0.5 ___ Bhisti 0.1 Mixer 0.0 ___ 0.0 0. Mixer 10 2. 13 2)Mixing by hand at banker, Mason lime concrete (with Mazdoor 40 mm Bhisti graded brick ballast)
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3)Mixing by machine (mixer) at banker, cement concrete (with 20 mm graded coarse aggregate) 4)Unreinforced concrete in foundations including mixing, pouring, consolidating and curing for depths up to 3 m (with 40 mm and below coarse aggregate) 1) Hand m i x e d cement concrete

( Continue d)

IS : 7272 (Part I) - 1974 RECOMMENDED LABOUR OUTPUT BUILDING WORK SL DESCRIPTION OF WORK UNIT LABOUR No. CONSTANT IN DAYS (8 WORKING HOURS) (1) (2) (5) 2) Mixer mixed cement m 0.10 concrete 1.63 Bhisti 0.70 Mixer 0.07 Mixer 0.07 Vibrator 0.07 2) Hand mixed lime concrete m 0.10 Mazdoor 2.65 Bhisti 0.80 Bullock 0.15 ___ driver e) Unreinforced concrete under floors including mixing, pouring, consolidating and curing for depths up to 3 m (with 40 mm and below coarse aggregate) 1) Hand m i x e d m Mason 0.1 concrete Mazdoor 2.3 Bhisti 0.8 2) Mixer m i x e d m Mason 0.1 concrete Mazdoor 1.8 ___ Bhisti 0.8 Mixer 0.0 Mixer 0.0 Vibrator 0.0 ___ 3) Hand mixed lime m Mason 0.1 ___ Mazdoor 2.8 Bhisti 0.8 ___ Bullock 0.1 driver f) Reinforced cement m Mason 0.1 The in situ in Mazdoor 2.0 for items footings, bases for Bhisti 0.9 (m) etc excluding form Mixer 0.0 mixing, reinforcement Mixer 0.0 ing, Vibrator 0.0 dating curing. does clude finish ( Contin ued) TABLE 1

IS : 7272 (Part I) - 1974 RECOMMENDED LABOUR OUTPUT BUILD WORK Contd DESCRIPTION OF J LABOU RECOM REMARK CONST DAYS WORKI HOURS (2) ( (4) (5) (6) g) Reinforced cement m Mason 0.24 situ in suspended Mazdoor 2.50 excluding from Bhisti 0.90 reinforcement Mixer 0.07 operator 0.07 Mixer 0.07 Vibrator h) Reinforced cement m Mason 0.30 situ in CHAJJAS up Mazdoor 3.50 in thickness Bhisti 0.90 work and Mixer 0.10 Mixer 0.10 Vibrator 0.10 _______ j) Reinforced cement m Mason 0.20 situ in beams Mazdoor 3.00 work and Bhisti 0.90 Mixer 0.07 Mixer 0.07 _______ Vibrator 0.07 _______ k) Reinforced cement m Mason 0.23 situ in columns, Mazdoor 3.50 ground floor Bhisti 0.90 work and Mixer 0.10 Mixer 0.10 _______ Vibrator 0.10 _______ m) Reinforced cement m Mason 0.30 situ in stairs Mazdoor 4.30 work and Bhisti 0.90 Mixer 0.07 Mixer 0.07 _______ Vibrator 0.07 Mortars a) Mixing by hand, m Mazdoor 0.75 Labour mortar of any Bhisti 0.07 quired approxima same different proportion ( Continu ed) TABLE 1

S N (

IS : 7272 (Part I) - 1974 LABOUR OUTPUT CONSTANTS TABLE RECOMMENDED FOR BUILDING WORK Contd 1 SL RECOMMENDED UNIT LABOUR (4) N REMARKS DESCRIPTION OF O. CONSTANT IN DAYS WORK (8 WORK ING HOURS) (1) (2) (3) (6) (5) b) Mixing by hand, cement-lime mortar: Cement: Lime: Sand of any m 1.33 Mazdoor proportions 0.10 Bhisti 0.33 Bullock vith driver iv) Brick work (Straight Walls) a) Brick work in walls exceeding m one brick thick, in cement/ lime mortar b) Brick work in walls, one brick m thick, in cement/lime mortar Mason Mazdo or Bhisti Mason Mazdo or Bhisti

c) Half brick walls (with or without hoop iron reinforcement) in cement mortar d) Tile work in superstructure m in cement mortar

Mason Mazdo or Bhisti Mason Mazdo or Bhisti

v) Formwork 0.9 i) The (with wooden 1.8 stants planks) 0.2 clude a) bour Fabrication and volved erection with all scaffold supports, struts, 0.2 braces, ii) The etc, and 0.4 dressing tants with oil as 0.1 cleaning be of formwork: for 5) Rectangular column work and m any walls mortar 6) S 0.1 iii) uspended floors/roofs m 0.2 for 0.0 ing tar and soffits of 7) Sides extra 1.8 beams___ m ___ 1.8 ___ 0.2

Carpe nter Carpe nter Mazd Carpe nter Mazd

0.2 5 0.2 3 0.2 0.3 0 0.2

( Contin

TABLE 1 S UNIT DESCRIPTION OF WORK LABO RECOM L CONSTA DAYS WORKI HOURS (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) vi) Reinforcement Bar1.00 Bar reinforcement including bende Mazd 1.00 Quintal cutting to length, hooked ends, cranking or bending, hoisting and placing in any position, binding with binding wire and holding firmly so as not to be disturbed while placing and ramming of concrete vii) Plastering and Pointing 8)15 mm thick cement plaster to m ceiling including mixing of mortar 9)15 mm thick cement plaster on m brick walls (exterior) includ ing mixing of mortar 10) 15mmthickcementplaste ron m brick walls (exterior). Under layer 10 mm cement sand plaster and top layer 5 mm, cement: Marble powder: stone grit, including mixing 11) 15 mm thick cement plaster on m brick walls (interior) including mixing mortar 12) Struck pointing to brick work m in cement mortar including mixing mortar f) Tuck pointing to random rub- m ble masonry in cement mortar including mixing mortar viii) Paving and Floor Finish a) Laying of PCC 40 mm thick in m alternate bays with side forms and templates and finished smooth

IS : 7272 (Part I) - 1974 RECOMMENDED LABOUR OUTPUT CONSTANTS FOR BUILDING WORK Contd REMAR (6)
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Mason Vtazd Bhisti Mason Mazdo Bhisti Mason Mazdo Bhisti Mason Mazdo Bhisti Mason Mazdo Bhisti Mason Mazdo Bhisti Mason Mazdo Bhisti

0.08 0.10 0.10 0.06 0.10 0.10 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.08 0.10 0.10 0.08 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.15 0.10 J 0.08 0.12 0.10

Labour constants for Bhisti includes labour for curing.

Labour for mixing concrete for items (a) to will be Labour constants Bhisti includes labour for curing. ( Continued

IS : 7272 (Part I) - 1974 LABOUR OUTPUT TABLE RECOMMENDED CONSTANTS FOR BUILDING WORK 1 Contd Labour S ( UNIT Continued) polishing Lfor e) Precast terrazo tile mixing N flooring 20 concrete for mm thick laid over items (a) 10 mm to (e) thick cement mortar: will be 1) Laying extra. Labour m consta nts for DESCRIPTION OF 2) Cutting, WORK g r i n d i n g and m polishing (1) (2) 13) Laying of PCC 25 mm thick in alternate bays with side forms and templates and finished smooth 14) Laying of 40 mm thick in situ terrazo flooring, under layer 30 mm thick cement concrete and top layer of 10 mm thick marble chips laid in cement with dividing strips of glass, metal or asbestos to form bays including cutting, grinding and polishing: 1) Laying (3)

2) Cutting, g r i n d i n g and polishing d) Laying of 20 mm thick in situ terrazo skirting/dado underlayer 13 mm thick cement plaster and top layer 7 mm thick marble chips laid in cement including rounding of junctions with floor cutting, grinding and polishing: 1) Laying 2) Cutting, g r i n d i n g and m

LAB

(4) Mas Vlaz Bhis

RECOMMENDED CONSTANT IN DAYS (8 WORKING HOURS) (5) 0.07 , 0.10 0.10

Mason Mazdo Bhisti Mazdo

0. 0. 0. 0. 10

Machi 0. 0. 30 0. 30 0. Mason Mazdoo r Bhisti Mazdoo r 0. 12 0. 20 0. Mason 10 Mazdoor Bhisti Mazdoor Machine

IS : 7272 (Part I) - 1974 TABLE 1 RECOMMENDED LABOUR OUTPUT CONSTANTS FOR BUILDING WORK Contd

S UNIT RECOM L CONSTA N DAYS WORK HOUR (4) (5) Vtaso 0.10 n i Vtazd 0.10 Bhist 0.01 Vtaso Vtazd Bhist i Carp enter Vtazd Carp enter Vtazd 0.10 0.10 0.01
J

REMAR

(6) Labour constants Bhisti includes labour curing.

20.00 2.00 0.90 _ ___ 0.10 DESCRIPTION OF WORK

(1) (2) (3) ix) Damp-proof Course 15) Laying damp-proof course 40 m mm thick cement concrete in cluding formwork and fair finishing to edges and mixing 16) Laying damp-proof course 20 m mm thick in cement mortar integral water-proofing com pound including mixing x) Joinery 17) Door and window CHOKHATS m2 coniferous and teak wood wrought and rebated 18) Panelled/glazed joinery in m coniferous and teak wood 30 to 40 mm thick framed with panels or space left out for glass or fixing of mesh wire (with ten-noned Carpen 0.2 joints) ter 5 c) Fixing of readymade shutters m Mazdo 0.2 to frames including fixing of fittings xi) Glazing Glazie 0.2 Fixing glass panes on steel or m r 0 wood work bedded with putty Mazd 0.0 xii) Painting and Polishing oor 1 French polishing complete in- m eluding a coat of wood filler on new work xiii) White Washing and Colour Washing (for Walls and Flat Ceilings) a) White washing with m Washer 0.02 Items (a) coats on new surface Mazdoo 0.01 (e) do b) Two coats of colour 9 Washer 0.03 include an undercoat of white Mazdoo 0.01 labour new work erection scaffoldi and dismantl the ( Continu ed) 11

IS : 7272 (Part I) - 1974 TABLE 1 RECOMMENDED LABOUR OUTPUT CONSTANTS FOR BUILDING WORK Contd 2) Beating and finishing

SL DESCRIPTION OF WORK NO.

(1) (2) 19) Distempering with dry distem per 3 coats on new surface including a priming coat of whiting 20) Cement based paint 2 or more coats on new work (for each coat) 21) Cement wash one coat on new work xiv) Terraced Roofing 22) 10 cm thick (average) mud PHUSKA of clay mixed with BHUSA at 8 kg per m of clay on roofs laid to slope and consolidated 23) 10 mm thick mud plaster and GOBRI leeping with mud GOBRI mortar over mud PHUSKA 24) One layer of tile brick laid over GOBRI leeping and grouted with cement mortar including mixing and finished neat 25) Lime concrete terracing com prising of lime, surkhi, brick ballast 20 mm and down average consolidated thickness 10 cm, finished with gur and belgiri treatment complete: 1) Laying
3

LAB

( 9 m m m
2

(4) Paint Mazd Paint Mazd Bhisti Wash Maso n Mazd Bhisti Mazd oor

RECOM REMA CONSTA DAYS WORKI HOUR (5) (6) 0.08 Items 0.04 (e) do includ labour 0.15 erectio 0.01 scaffol 0.10 and 0.02 disman the same. 0.01 0.20 ---0.01 0.01

m
2

Maso Mazd Bhisti

0 1 0 1 0 1

Mason Mazdo Bhisti Mazdo Bhisti

0. 0. 0. 0. 0.

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