# QR codes for construction sites

> Construction QR codes solve the wrong-revision problem: a code on every drawing's title block points at the latest issue, so a printed sheet can announce its own staleness. Add induction codes at the gate, inspection tags on plant, and snag reporting with the zone prefilled.

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## The wrong-revision problem

Building from a superseded drawing is a classic cause of rework: the printed set in the
site cabin goes stale the moment a revision is issued. A code in every drawing's **title
block**, pointing at that drawing's page in the document system, gives anyone holding a
print a five-second check: scan, compare revision letters, and the sheet announces its
own staleness. The URL carries the drawing number, never the revision:

```
https://docs.example/drawings/A-101   ← always resolves to the latest issue
```

Print the code into the title-block template once and every future issue carries it
automatically.

## Inductions at the gate

A code on the gate signage linking the induction booking or pre-induction video means
subcontractors arrive with the paperwork done rather than queueing at the office. Gate
signage is read from 1–2 m, so **10–20 cm** of code, and the page must work on a phone
with gloves-off in the rain, short form, big buttons.

## Plant and equipment tags

Every item of plant needs its inspection history findable at the machine: the standard
[asset-tagging pattern](/docs/ecommerce/qr-code-asset-tagging) with the asset ID in the
URL, linking the inspection log and report-a-fault form. Site conditions destroy paper
labels: mud, impact, pressure-washing. Use
[engraved or etched tags](/docs/print/qr-codes-etched-vs-printed) on fixed plant and
heavy-duty [weatherproof stickers](/docs/print/weatherproof-qr-code-stickers) on hired
kit, placed somewhere wipeable, a code under dried mud scans again after a wipe;
a torn one never does.

## Snag reporting by zone

Snag lists die in notebooks. A code per zone or floor (laminated on the wall by the
stair core, zone ID in the URL) opens the snag form with location prefilled, so the
report is one photo and one sentence. The same
[bulk generation](/docs/how-to/how-to-make-qr-codes-in-bulk) that made the zone signage
makes the codes.

## FAQ

### How do QR codes stop building from old drawing revisions?

A code in the title block links the drawing's permanent URL, which always serves the
latest issue. Anyone with a print scans and compares revision letters in seconds. The
code encodes the drawing number only (never a revision), so it survives every reissue.

### What QR label survives a construction site?

Engraved or etched metal for fixed plant, industrial-grade weatherproof stickers for
hired equipment, mounted where they can be wiped clean. Paper and standard laminate fail
to mud, impact and washdown within weeks.

### What should a site induction QR code link to?

The induction booking page or pre-induction video and form, so operatives arrive with
paperwork complete. Keep the mobile page short and the code on gate signage at 10–20 cm
for reading from a metre or two.

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