INDUSTRIAL ATTACHMENT REPORT

BY

NAME: ALLAN KIMATHI

SCHOOL: BUNGOMA NATIONAL POLYTECHNIC

COURSE: CERTIFICATE IN PLUMBING

PHONE NUMBER: 0757411575

EMAIL: allankimathi144@[Link]

DURATION: 3 months

SUPERVISOR: FRANKLINE THURANIRA

REPORT SUBMITTED TO BUNGUMA NATIONAL POLYTECHNIC

DECLARATION
I Allan Kimathi declare that the information in this report is written to the best of my knowledge

understanding and idea to the activities which I have carried out during my attachment period.

NAME; …………………………………….

SIGNATURE; ………………………………

DATE……………………………………….
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I acknowledge the Almighty God for his mercies to grant me the health and strength to undertake

my industrial attachment without failure and strength of life. My sincere gratitude for the

attachment opportunity I had with MEWASS and Ben junior Constraction limited company which
gave me the practical experience in my field

of study. Therefore, I consider myself a very lucky individual as I was granted this golden

opportunity. I am also grateful for having a chance to meet wonderful people and professionals

who led me through this attachment period. I will strive to use this gained skills and knowledge

in the best way possible and continue to work on their improvement in order to attain experience

which helped me come up with new challenges in my workplace. It is with my deepest sense of

gratitude to the staff at MEWASS and Ben junior constraction limated company for their careful and
precious guidance which were extremely

valuable for my study both theoretically and practically.

DEDICATION
I Allan Kimathi dedicate this report to BUNGOMA NATIONAL POLYTICNIC in fulfilment of
the the completing the attachmernt

in plumbing for examination purpose and for fully accrediting accountability of my ability to

work and associate well with the company staff.

ABBREVIATION

MEWASS-Meru Water and Sewerage Services

MD-Managing Director

BOD-Biochemical Oxygen Demand

T.M-Technical Manager

COD-Chemical oxygen Demand

S.V-Sluice Valve

A.V-Air Valve

H.R.M-Human Resource Manager

DECLARATION...................................................................................................................................................2
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.......................................................................................................................................3
DEDICATION......................................................................................................................................................4
ABSTRACT..........................................................................................................................................................6
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................8
Mission....................................................................................................................................................10
Vision.......................................................................................................................................................10
Strategy...................................................................................................................................................11
CHAPTER 2: BACKGROUND AND HISTORY......................................................................................12
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES......................................................................................................................13
SOURCES OF WATER..............................................................................................................................13
CHAPTER TWO: OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE (WATER DISTRIBUTION)...............................................14
CHAPTER 3: PRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................16
PREPARATION OF CHEMICALS.....................................................................................................................18
MONITORING CHEMICAL DOSAGE PERFORMANCE....................................................................................18
BACKWASHING OF FILTERS.........................................................................................................................18
WATER PUMPING TO VARIOUS ZONES.......................................................................................................18
INTAKE WORKS............................................................................................................................................18
CHAPTER 4: NON-REVENUE WATER............................................................................................................20
PATROLLING ALONG THE MAIN WATER LINES............................................................................................20
CHAPTER 5: SEWERAGE...............................................................................................................................21
Worked effectively......................................................................................................................................23
INVENTORY MANAGEMENT.....................................................................................................................23
STOCK LOCATION.......................................................................................................................................23
STORE LAYOUT...........................................................................................................................................23
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................................24
Recommendation.........................................................................................................................................25
ABSTRACT
Industrial attachment is a vital feature of learning as it equips students with practical
skills and

experience. As part of my course study, I undertook industrial attachment for a

period of 12

weeks to gain knowledge, practical skills and technology used in water sector. The
main

objective of this report is to give an overview of all activities covered during entire
attachment

period. It also contains historical background of the company and also the company’s
region,

mission, vision and core values through which the organization works

Areas attached

On a daily basis we went through a set of activities, the report contains a fully detailed

information of what I gained, the wealth of knowledge and experience I acquired,

coupled up

with the great interpersonal skills I also natured during the time of attachment at
MEWASS.

I was placed to work at different sections namely:

 Ccs

 Production

 NRW

 Sewerage

 Operation and maintenance

>sanitary appliances

At each section I learnt different methods of solving problems in order to meet the
customers

needs and also meet the company’s mission of providing quality sustainable, reliable
and
affordable services in a customer-oriented environment through motivated work force
within

Meru County.
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

The industrial attachment and training are an essential component of the existing curriculum

at Bungoma national poly. The attachment also leads to exposure to the real

world and also a taste of challenges in preparation for the future. The report is the outcome of

three months of attachment at MEWASS and BEN JUNIOR CONSTRACTION COMPANY.

Benefits of Industrial Attachment

 It offers students practical translation of the theory learnt in class

 Helps students to develop good interpersonal skills through the interaction with

colleagues and supervisors during attachment period

 Students are exposed to demand and challenges of work place

 Students learn new skills

I finished my attachment at Benjuniour construction, founded in 1951, is East

Africa’s foremost engineering and construction firm. With over 71 years of

experience, we have built an impeccable track record through many of our projects in

the energy, petroleum, agro-processing, telecommunications, ports and marine,

mining, building, cement, and infrastructure development sectors, all of which are

spread across various locations in the region.

In recent years, the company has established dominance, leveraging emerging

technologies and expertise to execute some of the world’s largest and most complex

engineering and infrastructure projects, thereby impacting communities, providing

employment, growing economies, and improving the quality of life for thousands of

people.

Quality Control and Quality Assurance are critical components of our service

delivery, and they are backed up by our cutting-edge civil works, fabrication facilities,

and solid financial backing, allowing us to continually offer unrivaled capital-efficient

projects to our clients.

Mission

Benjuniour seeks to be recognized as East Africa’s Premier Engineering Construction

and Infrastructure Company.

Vision

Our vision is to use cutting-edge and innovative technologies and techniques to build today for
tomorrow.
Strategy

We seek to concentrate on our core business as an integrated construction company.

CHAPTER 2: BACKGROUND AND HISTORY
The Meru Water and Sewerage Services [MEWASS]was incorporated as a trust under
the

Trustees Act Cap 164 on July 24th, [Link] was officially recognized as a water and
sewerage

system on 2002 and took over the management of the Meru Urban Water provision
and sewerage

system.

VISION

To be a model world class provider of water and sanitation services

MISSION

MEWASS is committed to sustainably provide quality, reliable and affordable water

and

sanitation services to the residents of Meru based on modern technology

CORE VALUES

 Teamwork

 Professionalism

 Transparency

 Integrity

 customer service

 Inclusiveness

 Innovativeness

 Environment and climate change consciousness

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
 Improve operational efficiency

 Implement a system of grievance handling

 Plan for and implement necessary investments

 improve service coverage

SOURCES OF WATER
[Link] Kathita

[Link] spring
CHAPTER TWO: OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE (WATER DISTRIBUTION)

The time allocated for the distribution department was two weeks. It a system through

which the

water is portable water is transported from the centralized treatment plant to the

customers. This

system aims to preserve the quality and quantity of water as well as maintain

sufficient pressures

in the water distribution systems.

Basically, the system contains of network pipes, pumps, valves storage tanks and

reservoirs.

Duties:

 should be capable of supplying water at all intended places within the town with a

reasonably sufficient pressure head.

 It should be cheap with the least capital construction cost

 It should be safe as not to cause failure at pipeline bursting

In this department, the performed duties are:

 Digging and levelling of trenches for pipe laying

 New connection of 4,6 and 12-inch pvc pipes

 Fixing of air pressure valves

 Operating of different water valves for correct water rationing

 Construction of new water chambers

 Connection of sluice valve and fire hydrant

CHAPTER 3: PRODUCTION
The sector offers treatment of water from the intake so as to provide clean water for human

consumption.

Treatment processes include the following:

WATER

INTAKE

TO THE

CUSTOME

screenin

STARAGE

TANK

ADDITION OF

AL2(SO4)3

POST

CHLORINATION

FLOCCULATIO

FILTRATION

SEDIMENTATIO

a) Screening- Water from the constructed weir passes through the screens where large

suspended particles i.e. Tree leaves & branches, stones, plastics are trapped by mesh-like

welded metals before flowing in the water pipes. AERATION- is done through passing

water in the transmission main which has sand at the edges of the pipe.
b) Coagulation- Aluminum Sulphate (Alum) is mostly used as the coagulant in this step which

neutralizes negative charge in water thus allowing suspended particles to bond and form

semisolid lumps. Pre-chlorination is also done in this stage to kill bacteria, fungi and other

pathogens in the water.

c) Flocculation- It’s a physical process where formation of large clusters/ flocs in water takes

places. Alum acts as the Catalyst in this whole process.

d) Sedimentation- Small particles and sediments are separated in this stage thus sediments are

allowed to settle at the bottom of the sedimentation tank.

e) Decantation- Clear water above the settled sediments flows through the water troughs

simultaneously.

f) Filtration- MEWASS used sand filters where water passes through the filtering medium

before post-chlorination step.

g) Disinfection- This is the final stage of water treatment before water is discharged into the

storage tank for distribution purposes. MEWASS uses Chlorine which kills harmful micro

organisms & pathogens contained in water.

READING AND RECORDING OF MASTER METERS

Reading of Master meters is done on daily basis and recorded. This helps in; -

Determining the amount of water in use within the water treatment plant and water supplied to the

consumers.

Determining Non-revenue water which may alert of any major bursts, Illegal connections or any

other kind of unmetered and unbilled water from the plant.

Determining the dosage amount that should be used as per the daily water production.

PREPARATION OF CHEMICALS
MEWASS uses Aluminum Sulphate (Alum) and Calcium Hypochlorite (Chlorine) as the main

chemicals.

Chlorine helps to kill Viruses, germs & bacteria contained in raw water.

Alum reacts with carbonates contained in the water to form solid clusters which settles at the bottom

of the flocculation basins and sedimentation tanks.

MONITORING CHEMICAL DOSAGE PERFORMANCE

This is primarily done in the Laboratory after every two hours to test water Physical and

Chemical parameters like; - Residue Chlorine, Alkalinity, Conductivity, Turbidity, pH,

Temperature among others.

BACKWASHING OF FILTERS
Backwashing of filters is done on daily basis so as to remove debris from the water filter medium.

It’s done manually by use of long Brooms used to stir and clean mud from the CTU’s and backwash

water leaves the system through the bell mouth through the perforated filters to lagoon/ sludge bed

where it is later recycled and Pretreatment takes place.

Coarse and fine sand is contained in the filter medium for filtration purposes which helps reduce

water overloading or clogging which may result to low water discharge.

WATER PUMPING TO VARIOUS ZONES

MEWASS has got three pumps for distributing water to the eight zones through elevated tanks

installed in the treatment and High-Level Treatment plant (HLT) too.

Pumping water ensures that there is equal distribution to the esteemed customers and District

Metered Areas. (DMA)

INTAKE WORKS
A water intake is a structure constructed to abstract water from a specific source.

MEWASS raw water is abstracted from River Kathita where Intake is constructed and flows by

gravity to Water Treatment Plant.

Screens mostly contains trapped large particles from flowing water or other suspendematter which
may clog or block water discharge to the pipe systems.
CHAPTER 4: NON-REVENUE WATER
Non-revenue water is water that has been produced and lost before it reaches the customer.

It is caused poor operations and maintenance, of active leakage control and poor quality of

underground assets has the following components:

 unbilled authorized consumption

 Apparent losses [water theft and metering inaccuracies]

Real losses [from transmission lines, storage facilities, distribution mains or service connections

on this department the allocated time was two weeks of the attachment period

None revenue water department deals with a number of things like;

 Losses caused by illegal connection

or water theft

 Leaks or busts

PATROLLING ALONG THE MAIN WATER LINES

The patrol is done to check if the is any damage to the water line like bust and water leaks
CHAPTER 5: SEWERAGE
WASTE WATER TREATMENT [GAKOROMONE PLANT]

Waste water treatment involves biological process. Daily checkup of the influent to ensure that

exhauster’s disposal is not containing oil that may affect the entire treatment process.

Treatment is classified into two:

ATTACHMENT CONCLUSION

Being the company in the country with good performance and quick in terms

of service . Has a very important impact to the community.

It has the tremendous growth both in terms of structure and number of ployees

employed on permanent leading to good performance.

During the period I gathered numerous skills necessary for any construction

administration who want to be successful in the industry for instance, plumbing

quotation skill, sourcing skills, ordering skills, supply skills among other skills.

The organization has a well-structured management headed by the firm manager

who has the co- ordination with the other contructors

Reflection on personal development during the field of attachment

I set up goals during my attachment period to develop and improve areas that I

find needed to be improved

The working areas I developed and improved in during my 12 weeks

attachment period are the following.

Worked effectively

My main focus was how to work effectively. I have achieved this during my

attachment period by working and using a diary. It existed for the work that

needed to be done first and had more priority than others daily tasks while the

diary consisted of the tasks done and those pending to be done are future.

INVENTORY MANAGEMENT

I had to make sure that the best material control method is used to make the

stock last more for the perishable goods just in time was really applicable to

gather for the going bad.

STOCK LOCATION

I had to choose appropriate stock location for easy retrieval of goods and easy

dedication of theft example fixed stock location was appropriate.

STORE LAYOUT

Store layout was to be worked on in order to be able to minimize the

available space depending on what was to be stored.

Conclusion

At first the attachment period was not enjoyable since I had to familiarize with both workmates

and the working environment. As time went by it turned out to be very fruitful. I gained

experience and skills which is required in plumbing . I could issue motor policies, issue and key

in hotel data, credits and renewals notices. I also learnt to appropriate that theory without

practice is dead, to be patient and being tolerant. I am now a better person due to the attachment

experience both at work and personal level. However I wasn’t exposed to some areas like claims

department which could have equipped me with other necessary skills.

Recommendation

The management should increase the number of working tools to the underwriters so that work

can be made easier.