The foreman's responsibility is considerable
With etymological origin in the Latin word caput , which translates as "head" , the term foreman refers to someone who is in charge of directing and controlling a group of workers . The concept is often used with reference to the administrator of farming or livestock exploitation tasks in a field .
A position of great responsibility
On a construction site , the foreman is responsible for the workers who must carry out the work . Their task is to organize and supervise the work, indicating the techniques and materials to be used. It also controls security measures and analyzes the results.
The foreman is an essential figure in construction, and therefore a great responsibility falls on his shoulders. The safety and health of other workers depends largely on their performance. Among the other tasks that you must attend to are the following:
* keep tools, materials and machines organized;
* ensure that workers are organized and productive;
* keep the General Contractor aware of all important aspects of the work;
* ensure that the team has the necessary materials at all times;
* monitor the quality of work so that it goes according to plans;
* take care of budgeting and planning.
In mining , the foreman monitors what the drillers, lane drivers and the rest of the workers do. It is also dedicated to reviewing the operations carried out with machines.
In Andalusia
The idea of foreman, in various parts of the autonomous community Andalusia ( Spain ), refers to the driver of a step within the framework of the Holy Week processions. The foreman is located in the front sector of the pass and is in charge of directing the crew.
We must point out that the concept of passage , in this context, refers to a platform on which cult images (sculpted figures of the different characters of the Bible) are placed to be transported during processions. Other names by which the step is known, always within Spain, are thrones or andas . At the same time, different parts are recognized within its structure, such as the table and the stilts .
The people he must lead are called costaleros , who are the ones who carry the pace throughout the procession; Their name comes from "costal", the garment they wear at these religious events. All costaleros must respond to orders at the same time, given that they have an indivisible structure. The foreman is always ahead of the pace, and his instructions reach the spokesperson first, who is responsible for making the changes.
To cross very narrow streets without problems or to control very large passages without complications, it is necessary that there be a second foreman who works together with the contraguides (also known as contraguardas ), who are in charge of repeating the orders so that they can be heard by the passengers. which are located in the back. In any case, the distribution of tasks is slightly different throughout Andalusia, as well as certain proper names.
In Andalusia, religious processions would not be possible without the foreman
Other examples
In the animated film “Toy Story 2” , on the other hand, the character called Stinky Pete ( Stinky Pete , in the original language) is also known as The Taskmaster or Old Taskmaster . It is a miner doll who has a grudge against space toys.
Capataz , finally, is the name of a computer program that provides solutions for managing a company's operations. This software helps plan and control multiple activities of a company.