# 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Building from a superseded drawing is a classic cause of rework: the printed set in the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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