OPERATION SHEET

TITLE:
Fabricating Formworks
TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT:
Pencil Pulls Push Rule Try-square claw hammer
Steel Square Crosscut Saw Chalk Line
SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS:
Assorted Nail
Plywood
Lumber
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE):
Hard Hat
Safety Shoes
Working Clothes
SAFETY PRACTICES:
1. Don’t play while working.
2. Focus on your work.
3. Always use PPE.
4. Perform housekeeping.
STEPS/ PROCEDIURES:
1. Prepare all the tools and materials needed.
2. Study the plan to be made.
3. Layout sheating by measuring length and width.
4. Cut the sheating using a crosscut saw.
5. Measure the stiffeners and ribs using pull push rule and cut it.
6. Fasten the sheating, stiffeners and ribs using nails and claw hammer.
7. Always check for squareness of the stiffeners and ribs using try square and steel
square.
8. Assemble form panels. Make sure that the smooth side of the board is placed
outside the frame.
9. Check form panels in compliance with job requirement.
10. Label the finished form accordingly as specified in the working drawing.
ASSESSMENT METHOD:
Demonstration
PERFORMANCE CRITERIA CHECKLIST

INFORMATION SHEET
 (Fabricating Formworks)
LEARNING OBJECTIVE:
 Identify and list the tools used in fabricating formworks.
 Observe and practice safety precautions while working with tools and equipment.
 Demonstrate the process of fabricating formworks accurately.
 Perform the fabrication of formworks with precision and efficiency.
 Develop a strong work ethic and value the importance of craftsmanship.

Examples Materials used for Formwork.

1. Timber and plywood
2. Metal panel
3. Plastic

Construction of Forms consists of:

1. Plywood
2. Supporters or studs
3. Braces
4. Spacer
5. Tie wire
6. Assorted nails

Examples of formwork detail for different structural members

1. Formwork for sloping side column 4. Formwork for column

2. Wall Foundations 5. Formwork for slabs & beans

3. Formwork for wall 6. Formwork for stairs

SAFETY PRACTICES:
1. Don’t play while working.
2. Focus on your work.
3. Always use PPE.
 4. Perform housekeeping.

STEPS/ PROCEDIURES:
1. Prepare all the tools and materials needed.
2. Study the plan to be made.
3. Layout sheating by measuring length and width.
4. Cut the sheating using a crosscut saw.
5. Measure the stiffeners and ribs using pull push rule and cut it.
6. Fasten the sheating, stiffeners and ribs using nails and claw hammer.
7. Always check for squareness of the stiffeners and ribs using try square and steel square.
8. Assemble form panels. Make sure that the smooth side of the board is placed outside the frame.
9. Check form panels in compliance with job requirement.
10. Label the finished form accordingly as specified in the working drawing.