To see that all weighing devices and testing machines are

maintained and calibrated in accordance with the DPWH

Standard Specification.
DUTIES OF A FIELD MATERIALS MAN

To have at all times the complete and up-to-date materials

map of the province or city, charts and diagrams showing
progress of work, etc. posted in laboratory building.
To ascertain that all materials incorporated into work pass the
requirement of DPWH Standard Specifications for Highways,
To keep a record/logbook of his daily activity ready for
Bridges and Airport and to strictly comply with the schedule
inspection anytime.
of Minimum Testing Requirements

To comply strictly with all instructions and memoranda.

To advice the Project Engineer on the acceptance or rejection
of construction materials intended for use in the project, base
on test results.
To submit within required time frame tests reports and other
pertinent papers to the Project Implementing Office.
Recommend to the Project Engineer remedial measures for the
correction of unsatisfactory condition of materials.
To develop a system of filling pertinent reports on testing and
quality control ready at anytime for appraisal, inspection or
quality assurance audit.
To prepare design mixes for concrete and bitumen mixtures.

To conduct soil investigations and materials survey of

probable sources of materials, and reporting approximate
quantity available, suitability of materials and other pertinent
data.

To insure that sample are properly cured by standard

procedures.

To see that samples are sent to the Regional/District

Laboratory are well packed in durable containers to avoid
damages at transit, and that all samples are accompanied by a
card filled-up in detail.

To fully acquaint himself with the standard procedures in

sampling, testing, and quality control of materials.

To see that the Field Laboratory Building is constructed

accordance with the DPWH Standard Specifications.

To see that the field laboratory is adequately equipped such

the progress of the work will to be impeded in laboratory
testing and that non-performance of tests shall not be a cause
of delay in the prosecution of work.

To see that all laboratory equipment are protected in dust or

foreign matters that tend to destroy their sensitivity.