[S 1 7272 (Part!) + 1974 Indian Standard cae ee RECOMMENDATION FOR LABOUR OUTPUT CONSTANTS FOR BUILDING WORK PART | NORTH ZONE (Second Reprint MARCH 1983) UDC 69-008 : 331°024 (545) ot) ge \ \ {9834 B= 3 * sf © pasptele 1974 INDIAN STANDARDS INSTITUTION MANAK BHAVAN 9 BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG NEW DELHI 110002 Gr3 September 197418: 7272 ( Part I)- 1974 Indian Standard RECOMMENDATION FOR LABOUR OUTPUT CONSTANTS FOR BUILDING WORK PART | NORTH ZONE Planning and Organization at Site Sectional Committee, BDC 29 : ss Sunt O. Mormactm Central Public Works Department, New Delhi Meners Sua D. N, Cuopea Institution of Engineers ( India ), Calcutta Sunt M,N. Dasrur M,N Dastur & Co (P) Ltd, Calcutta Suni P. P, DHaRWADaKan Navgnal Bulldings Construction Corporation Led lew Dinnoron Gaxerat Directorate General of Factory Advice Service and ‘Labour Institute, Bombay Exnourive Dazcroe National Productivity Council, New Delhi Suni Hancnanan Sivan Duoat Uttam Singh Dugal & Co Pvt Led, New Delhi Sunt. G. ATHAVALE ( Alienate) : Swat I, C. Gorta ‘Punjab PWD (B & R ), Cha a Jour Dinzcror ( Crv Exoo) ‘Ministry of Railways (Railway Board ) ‘Sant K. M. KANTAWALA Gujarat PWD (B & R), Ahmedabad ‘Sum M, D. Para ( Alternate SuntJ. 8. Kowus Institution of Work Study, New Delhi ‘National Buildings Organization, New Delhi Snar A. 8. Pari Indian Institute of Architects, Bombay Maxacino Dinecron, Oriental Building & Furnishing Co (P) Ltd, New ‘Suni T. 8. Monty National Projects Construction Corporation Led, New Stunt K. N. Taserga ( Alienate) Suar B. K. Paxruary Hindustan Construction Co Ltd, Bombay Sami N.T, Pata N. T. Patel & Co, Madras ‘Sumi $, N. Paras ( Alienate) ‘Suna Y. GoPATa Builder's Association of India, Bombay ‘Sunt K. G. Satyr Hindustan Housing Factory, New Delhi ‘Sunt G. K. Menta ( Alierate ) Sunt J. S. Suanwa Central Building Research Institute (CSIR), Roorkee ‘Snimt S. P. Snow ( Alierate ) ‘Susi M. B. Sitoanpo Hindustan Steel Ltd, Ranchi ‘Sumi R. G. Joo ( Alternate ) (Continued on page 2 ) © Copyright 1974 INDIAN STANDARDS INSTITUTION ‘with writtea permission of the This oblition ia proto under the Indian Congr det (21V of 1987 J tad ion i ‘any means ex< Pibtaber shall be deemed to be an inkcinpement of copyright under the sad Adt1S: 7272 ( Part 1) - 1974 ( Continued fom page 1) Members Representing ‘Sunt S. R. Sivaswany Gammon India Limited, Bombay Buio H. S. Soon Engineer-in-Chief’s Branch, Army Headquarters Baio B. L. Karon ( Alternate ) ‘Surmnneranpina SuRvevor oF Central Public Works Department ‘Worxs I Suz D. Ayrrma Snitta, Director General, ISI ( Ex-oficio Member ) Director ( Civ Engg) Stertary Sunt S. P. Macau ‘Assistant Director (Civ Engg ), IST Output Standards for Building Industry Subcommittee, BDC 29: 4 Gonsener ‘Suns H.C. Rawanna In personal capacity (21, XI Main Road Molleswaram, Bangalore 3) Menbers ‘Sunt B. V. ATE Builder's Association of India, Bombay Suri K. K. Mapnox ( Allernate Smut D. R. Bawt Institution of Surveyor, New Delhi Sunt P. P. DRARWADAKAR National Buildings Construction Corporation, New Suet Moras Gurra MES Builder's Astociation of India, Delhi ‘Suni TC. GovAts ( Alternate ) Sunt 8. K, Kooznar National Buildings Organization, New Delhi ‘Sunt M. R. Rao ( Alternate ) . ‘Sunt O. P. Kuuan, SSW Engineer-in-Chiel’s Branch ( Ministry of Defence ) ‘Suns RS. Muntny, SSW ( Allerate ) Sumi T. R. Menaxpeu ‘The Association of Consulting Engineers (India), Sunt S. RAMACHANDRAN ‘National Projects Construction Corporation Ltd, New Sunt. K. Moonrity ( Alternate ) Sunt T. S. Naravana Rao 4 peronal capacity (9% ‘Arma’ Hast Read, jasavangudi, Bangalore 14 ‘Sunt JS. Sana Central Building Research Institute (CSIR), Roorkee ‘Sunt S. P. Sinton ( Alternate) Suavavor or Worss1(NDZ) Central Public Works Department1S: 7272 ( Part 1) - 1974 Indian Standard RECOMMENDATION FOR LABOUR OUTPUT CONSTANTS FOR BUILDING WORK PART | NORTH ZONE 0. FOREWORD 0.1 This Indian Standard ( Part 1) 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, addi- tions, 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 ofrates. 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. Suflicient number of observations to ensure a confidence limit of 95 percent and an accuracy of +5 percent were taken, The relaxa- tion 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 izations, 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 meet- ings by the members representing the construction departments and the ‘builders association. 31S: 7272 ( Part 1) - 1974 0.5 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. ‘TABLE 1 RECOMMENDED LABOUR OUTPUT CONSTANTS FOR BUILDING WORK su Descarrion or Work = Untr = Lasour Recommanpen REMans No. Constant w Dave a) @) (3) @ ) 6 i) Exeavation and Earth Works a) Excavation over areas (Hard/ M3 Mate 0-06 - dense soil ), depth up to 1-5 m Mazdoor 62 = ‘and removal ( up to one metre from edge ) b) Excavation in trenches (Soft! M3 Mate 0-05 - loose soil ) for foundations not Mazdoor 050 - exceeding I'S m in width and for shafts, wells, cesspits and the like, not exceeding 10 m? on plan, depth up to 1°5 m and removal ( up to one metre away from edge (Continued ‘*Rules for rounding off numerical values (revised )- 418: 7272 (Part 1) - 1974 TABLE 1 RECOMMENDED LABOUR OUTPUT CONSTANTS FOR, ‘BUILDING WORK — Conid SL ‘Descarption op Work, No. Q @) ) Extra over item (2) for an addi- tional depth of I°5 m to 3m 4) Extra over item (b) for an addi- tional depth of 15 m to 3m ©) Extra over items (a) and (b) for an additioral lead of 50m in any soil beyom! one metre £) Returning, filling and ramming of excavated earth in layers not exceeding 20 cm in depth, watering, well ramming and levelling, lead up to 50 m if) Concrete a) Mixing by hand at banker, ce- ment concrete (with 40 mm graded coarse aggregate ) b) Mixing by hand at banker, lime concrete (with 40 mm graded ‘brick ballast ) ©) Mixing by machine (mixer ) at banker, cement conetete (with 20 mm graded coarse aggregate) 8) nrciatored conerete in foune tions including mixing, pour- ing, consolidating and chzing: 1) Hand mixed cement concrete Uxrr —Lazoug Recommenpap ® Me M a ™ Rawanes Consrarcr an Dave ® ° © Mate oon = Mazdoor ont = Mate oor - Mazdoor O08 = Mate 002 - Mazdoor 025 = Mate oo2 - Mazdoor 025 = Bhisti oo = Mazdoor 10 Lead of con- Bhisti O1 crete mix from the place of mix to place of deposit of concrete assumed up to 30. metres where "not, otherwise ‘mentioned Mazdoor 16 = Bbistt 020 = Bullock with 0-15 = driver Mazdoor 050 - Miser operstor 07 = ace = Mixer 07 = Mason o10 - Mazdoor 213 = Bhistt 070 = (Continued )18: 7272( Part 1)-1974 TABLE 1 RECOMMENDED LABOUR OUTPUT CONSTANTS FOR BUILDING WORK — Cond St Dascrerion or Worx Uwrr—“Lasour Reconumpe REMARKS No. ‘Constant am Dave a @) @) i) 6 (6) 2) Mixer mixed cement. ‘M3 Mason 10 - ‘concrete Mazdoor 163 = a tor 0 = Mixer 007 = Vibrator 007 = 38) Hand mixed lime concrete. M3 — Mason o10 = Masdoor 265 = Bhisti 080 = Bullock with 0-15 = iver = ©) Unreinforced concrete under floors including mixing, pour- ing, consolidating and curing: 1) Hand = mixed cement M? Mason o17 - concrete Mazdoor 233 = Bhisti O80 = 2) Mixer mixed cement M® Mason ou - concrete ‘Mazdoor 183 = Miner operator 907 = tor = Mixer oo7 = Vibrator 007 = 3) Hand mixed lime concrete. M3 — Mason O17 - ‘Mazdoor 285 = Bhi 0:80 = Bullock with 0-15 = f) Reinforced cement concrete. M3 Mason O17 The constants in situ in foundations, footings, Mazdoor 2:00 foritems (f) to bases for columns, ete excluding Bhisti 090 (m)_ include form work and reinforcement Mixer operator 0-07 mixing, pour- Mixer 0°07 ing, consoli- Vibrator 007 dating and uring. This does not ine clude fair finish excluding form work, and reinforcement (Continued)& ‘Duscatetion ov Work a Q) h) Reinforced cement concrete ins in CHAGZAS up to 15 ma in thickness excluding form ‘work and reinforcement i) Reinforced cement concrete in sity in beams excluding form ‘work aud reinforcement K) Reinforced cement concrete in site in columns, pillars in ground floor excluding form work and reinforcement m) Reinforced cement _ concrete in situ in stairs excluding form work and reinforcement iii) Mortars 2) Mixing by hand, cement ‘mortar of any mix/proportions 1b) Mixing by hand cement-lime mortar: Cement: Lime: Sand of any Proportions ‘Uner ™ Me IS: 7272 ( Part 1) -1974 TABLE 1 RECOMMENDED LABOUR OUTPUT CONSTANTS FOR ‘BUILDING WORK — Contd Lanour Rucommexnen Rewanas Constant: Bullock with driver mm Dave 3 tlttid18: 7272 ( Part 1 )- 1974 ‘TABLE 1 RECOMMENDED LABOUR OUTPUT CONSTANTS FOR BUILDING WORK — Contd Su ‘Descaterion of Worx No. @ @) iv) Brick work (Straight Walls ) 1) Brick work in walls exceeding fone brick thick, in cement/ lime mortar 1b) Brick work in walls, one brick thick, in cement/lime mortar ¢) Half brick walls ( with or with- ‘out hoop iron reinforcement ) in ‘cement mortar 4) Tile work in super-structure in cement mortar v) Formwork a) Fabrication and erection with all supports, struts, braces, etc, and dressing with oil as cleaning of formwork 1) Rectangular column and walls 2) Suspended floors/roofs 3) Sides ang soffits of beams Une 8) Mt ™ MB Mt mt Lanour, “ Mason Mazdoor Bhisti Mason Mardoor Bhisti Mason Mazdoor Bhisti Mason ‘Mazdoor Bhisti Carpenter Mazdoor Carpenter Mazdoor Carpenter Mazdoor Recowrexnen REMARKS ‘Constanr ay Days 6) 94 "30 20 025 O10 0-25 020 0-23 020 0-30 0-20 (6) i) The con- stants ine clude Tas dour in- volved in scaffolding ii) The cons- tants could be adopted for brick ‘work with any mix or mortar iti) Labour for mix ing mor- tarwill be extra rptbdd ( Continued )IS: 7272 ( Part 1) = 1974 TABLE 1 RECOMMENDED LABOUR OUTPUT CONSTANTS FOR ‘BUILDING WORK — Contd se Descrcrmon or Worx Une Lanoun Recowuenor> Rananxs No. Gonrrure ™ Dae Oy ) o ® © vi) Reinforcement: including Quintal zo bender 100 - ae Iength, hooked ends, 00 os autre ‘bending, eer pay Semmng oftomeree vii) Plastering and Pointing a) 15. mm thick cement plaster to M? = Mason 008 - ceiling including mixing of Mazdoor O10 mortar Bhisti o10 = ) 15 mm thick cement plaster on M? Mason 006 = brick walls (exterior) includ- Mazdoor 10 = ing mixing of mortar Bhisti 10 = ©) 15 mm thick cement plaster on M? O15 = brick walls (exterior). Under O15 = layer 10 mm cement sand O15 = plaster and top layer 5 mm, Cement: Marble powder: stone rit, including mixing @) 15 mm thick cement plaster M? © Maron 008 - ‘on brick walls (interior ) in- Mazdoor O10 = ‘cluding mixing mortar Bhisti O10 = ¢) Struck pointing to brick work M? — Mason, 008 - in cement mortar including ‘Mazdoor O10 = mixing mortar Bhisti O10 = *) Tuck pointing to random rub- -M* Mason o10 ~- ‘ble masonry in cement mortar Mazdoor O15 = including mixing mortar Bhisti O10 = vill) Paving and Floor Finish a) Laying of PCC 40 mm thick in M* “Mason 008 Labour for alternate bays with side forms ‘Maxdoor O12 mixing con and templates and finished Bhisti O10 crete for teens smnooth (a) to (c) will be extra ( Continued )18: 7272 (Part 1) - 1974 —— TABLE 1 RECOMMENDED LABOUR OUTPUT CONSTANTS FOR BUILDING WORK — Contd Su Dusontrrion or Won. No. Q) @ b) Laying of PCC 25 mm thick in altzmate bays with side forms Snd templates” and. finished smooth 2 fing of 40 mm thick in situ Ta eee aoorin ag, under layer 30 Bplsver of 0 mn tick male ‘mum thick marble tps laid in cement with divid- ing strips of glass, metal or as- bbestos to form bays including cutting, grinding and polishing: 1) Laying 2) Gusting pallies 4) Laying of 20 mm thick in situ Tarins “skrting/dado. under {fyer 13 eum thes cement pla te'and top layer 7 mn thick Tearble: chips laid im cement Focluding rounding of junctions with floor cutting, grinding and palebing 3) Laying grinding and 2) Cutting, grinding and polishing ©) Precast terrazo tile flooring 20 mam thick laid over 10 mm thick cement mortar: 1) Laying 2) Cutting, grinding and polishing Uner ® Mt Mt Mt Lazoun @ ‘Mason Bhisti we Dave © 0-07 O10 O10 0-22 O10 0-50 O40 Recoumepen Remanas ‘Conerant © 1018: 7272 ( Part 1) - 1974 TABLE 1 RECOMMENDED LABOUR OUIPUT CONSTANTS FOR BUILDING WORK — Contd St Dmscutrrion or Wonk = Use Lanoun Rucomwmnpan -Ruwanes No. Consranr i Dave , ® o Cy 6 ix) Damp-proof Course a) Laying damp-proof course 40M? Maton o10 = zm. thick cement concrete in- Masdoor o-10 = chiding formwork and fair Bist oor = finishing to edges and mixing ') Laying damp-proof coune 20. M® Mason o10 Me eB cae one Mazdoor o10 Eitegral waterprooéng com i = | Pound including mixing 1) Joinery 8) Door and window CHOKHATS M® Carpenter 20-00 = coniferous and” teak wood Mazloor 2-00 = ‘wrought and rebated by Panel joinery in MB 0-90 = ee ee 0mm thick framed with or space left out for glass of fixing of mesh wire ( with tene noned joints) «) Fixing of readymade shutters to M® Carpenter 0-25 - ? Fame indidlagEaing of ftngs Matdoor 025 = 23) Glazing Fixing glass panes on steel or M? Glazier 020 = wood work bedded with putty Mazdoor oot = xii) Painting and Polishing French polishing complete ine M* Painter oss = some rico fnew work, xiii) White Washing and Colour Washing (for Walls and Flat Ceilings ) a) White washing with lime 3M? — Washer oor - coats on new surface ‘Mazdoor oor = 1b) Two coats of colour wash over M? — Washer 003 = an undercoat of white wash on Mazdoor ool = ( Contioued ) nnIS: 7272 ( Part 1) - 1974 TABLE 1 RECOMMENDED LABOUR OUTPUT CONSTANTS FOR BUILDING WORK — Contd Su Dzsoarerion of Work No. a) @) ) Distempering with dry distem- 3 coats on new surface lncluding a priming coat of whiting ) Cement based paint 2 or more ‘coats on new work {for each coat ) ) Cement wash one coat on ‘new ‘work xiv) Terraced Roofing a) 10 cm thick (average) mud » PHS of day mated wth BHUSA at 8 kg per m® of clay fon roof laid to slope and consolidated, b) 10 mm thick mud_ plaster and GOBRI leeping with mud GOBRI_ mortar over mud PHUSKA ©) One layer of tile brick laid over GOBRI leeping and grouted with cement mortar including ‘mixing and finished neat d) Lime concrete terracing com- ) bing of lines warts, beck last—20 mm and” down average consolidated thickness 10 cm, finished with gur and belgiri treatment complete: 1) Laying 2) Beating and finishing Uwe (3) Mt 12 Lasour o Painter ‘Mazdoor Painter ‘Mazdoor Bhisti ‘Washer Mazdoor Bhisti Mazdoor Bhisti Mason Mazdoor Bhisti Mazdoor Bhisti Reoownexpen ‘Constant as Dave 6) 0-08 O-04 O15 O10 oo oor 0-20 ooL oor Rewarxs © itt tl |AMENDMENT 1 FEBRUARY 1979 To 1S: 7272 (Part 1)-1974 RECOMMENDATION FOR LABOUR OUTPUT CONSTANTS FOR BUILDING WORK PART! NORTH ZONE Alterations (Table 1): a) Pages 4 to 12, col 3 — Substitute - m3? for *M3° and ‘m*’ for ‘M’, b) Pages 4 to 12, col 5, heading — Substitute the following for the existing matter: *Rzcommexpep Constaxt 1x Days (8 Wonxme Hours)’ ©) Page 5, Si No. (i) (e) and (f) — Substitute the following for the existing matter under respective columns: aM @) 8 @) 6) 6) e) Extra over items (a) and (b) for m% Mate oo every additional ‘lead of 25 m Mazdoor 0-12 beyond one metre up to 250 m and deposit to a level of 15 m. f) Returning, filling and ramming of m3 Mate 0-02 excavated carth in layers not exceed Mazdoor 022 — ing 20cm in depth, watering, well Bhisti 002 ramming and levelling lead up to (a) Pages 5 and 6, col 2, against St No, (ii) (d) and (e) — Substitute the following for the existing matter: ‘d) Unreinforced concrete in founda- ons including mixing,” pouring, consolidating and ‘curing for depths up to 3 m (with 40 mm and below coarse aggregate ) ¢) Unreinforced concrete under floors including mixing, pouring, consoli- dang and curing for depths up to Sim (with 40 rom and below course asereeute)” ©), Page 8, col 2, against Sl.No. (v) — Substitute ‘ Formwork ( with wooden planks)’ for ‘ Formwork", £) Page 8, col 3, against SI No. (v) (a) (1) — Substitute ‘m?” for ‘M3* 1g) Page 9, col 6, against SI No. (vii) (a) to (f) — Substitute the following for ‘“—’ against items (a) to ( “Labour constants for Bhisti includes labour for curing.” h) Pages 9 and 10, col 6, against SI No, (viii) (a) to (c) — Substitute the following for the existing matter: “Labour for mixing concrete for items (a) to (e) will be extra. Labour constants for Bhisti includes labour for curing.* i) Page 11, col 6, against St No, (ix) (a) and (b) — Substitute the following for “—' against items (a) and (b): ‘Labour constants for Bhisti includes labour for curing.” K) Page 11, col 4, against SI No. (xii) — Substitute ‘Polisher’ for ‘Painter’, m) Pages 11 and'12, col 6, against SI No. the following for ‘—' against items (a) to (e): “Items (a) to (e) do not include labour for erection of scaffold dismantling the same.” (xiii) (a) to (e) — Substitute and (BDC 29)