LOOTAH BUILDING SYSTEM

Method Statement for Installation & Testing of Structured

Cabling for Telephone & Data System

00 08.02.2020 For Approval

REV DATE REASON FOR REVISION BY CHECK APPROVED

Doc. No: - LBS-RC-EO001-MS-MEP-PL-0005

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Contents

1. SCOPE 3
2. ABBREVIATION 3
3. REFERENCES 3
4. RESPONSIBILITIES 4
5. SITE PLANNING AND PREPARATION 4
6.0 WORK METHODOLOGY & SEQUENCE OF WORK 5
7. RESOURCES 6
8.0 QUALITY CONTROL 7
9.0 HEALTH, SAFETY & ENVIRONMENT (HSE) 7
10.0 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 8
11.PERSONEL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT 8
12.ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES 9
12.1 INTRODUCTION 9
12.2 MITIGATION MEASURES 9
13. APPENDIX 10
13.1. RISK ASSESSMENT FOR INSTALLATION OF WATER HEATERS. 10

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1.0 SCOPE

The purpose of this method statement is to describe the procedure and methodology to be adopted
as a part of Installation & Testing of Structured Cabling for Telephone & Data System for the
Construction of Bird Breeding Building and Majlis at Ruwayyah Conservation. This document should
be read in conjunction with the Project Quality Plan and Contract Specifications.

2.0 ABBREVIATION

1. MS - Method Statement
2. RA - Risk Assessment
3. E/E - Employer /Engineer
4. PPE -Personal Protective Equipment
5. HSE - Health Safety and Environment
6. PTW – Permit to Work
7. EPCM- Engineering, Procurement, and Construction management.
8.
Other abbreviations are within the document.

3.0 REFERENCES

1. LBS Safety Policy

2. LBS HSE plan & Procedures.
3. Federal Law No 8-regulation of labor Relationship
4. Federal Law No 24-Protection & Development of the Environment.
5. Local Order No 61 for Waste Management
6. Ministerial Decision No 32/1982 concerning preventing methods to protect employees
7. Ministerial Decision No 37/2 1982 concerning standards of medical care provided for
employees.
8. Code of Construction Safety Practice of Dubai Municipality (DM) Cop’s
9. OSHAS ,9001,14001 & 18001
10. IFC Drawings

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4.0 RESPONSIBILITIES

Project Manager: Shall be responsible for the proper execution of this procedure and to
ensure that works are undertaken in a safe manner as described herein, to the requisite
quality in accordance with relevant quality procedures and to the agreed timescale.

Safety Manager: Shall be responsible for the implementation of safety procedures on site
and to ensure that the Risk Assessment within this method statement is followed. He shall
assign a competent Safety Officer to enforce these procedures and to provide guidance to
the operations where applicable.

QA / QC Manager: Shall be responsible for the proper implementation of these procedures

and ensure that inspections and tests are carried out according to the relevant approved
Inspection Test Plan. He shall assign a competent Quality Control Inspector to perform
inspections.

Construction Manager: Shall be responsible for the site implementation of these

procedures and to provide all the resources from competent and trained manpower, tools,
equipment, and approved materials. He shall coordinate with the Quality Control Inspector
for inspections and issuance of Request for Inspections (RFI). He shall be responsible for the
safety of all personnel working on these activities.

MEP Engineer: Shall be responsible for the overall execution of works, and also responsible
for following all HSE and quality procedure.

Safety Officers: Shall be responsible for the implementation of all safety requirements and
to ensure that the works are undertaken in a safe and proper manner, all in accordance with
the approved Construction Phase HSE Plan, the approved method statement and the
approved Job Safety Analysis.

Quality Control Inspector: Shall be responsible for inspection and verification that the
procedures are properly implemented and that inspections are undertaken in accordance
with the approved Inspection Test Plan in a timely manner.

5.0 SITE PLANNING AND PREPARATION

 Ensure all the employees attend site-specific induction covering safety, environment, and
quality.

 Acquire approvals and inspection for plant & machinery to enter inside the site locations if
any.
 Any PTW for General works will be applied and obtained prior to works on site.
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  All environmental control will be established in accordance with the Site Environmental
Plan.
 Ensure that all the necessary clearances from the Construction team are obtained prior to
start the work.
 Check that the shop drawings and material submittals are approved and verify that the
materials are as per the approved by the Engineer.
 Check that pipes are delivered pre-packed in standard quantities
 Inspect the pipes stored on a reasonably flat surface free from large stones or sharp
projections.
 Loading and unloading of pipes should be carried out by hand and use of skids should be
avoided
 Pipes should not be dragged along a rough surface.
 Extra care should be exercised in handling pipes to avoid damages.
 Check work area is clean and safe to proceed for the installation & testing works.

6.0 WORK METHODOLOGY & SEQUENCE OF WORK

6.1 Preparation Work:

Before commencement of structured cabling, the following are required to be carried out:
 Before pulling the cables, the ducts and trunking will be checked with the rope inside
to be assured that there are no blockages in the route.
 Check material to be used are approved.
 Check work area is clean and safe.

6.2 Procedure of CAT-6 Installation:

 The works will be carried out by experienced foremen and labourers. Under the supervision
of experienced engineers from the Sub-Contractor.
 The engineers will brief the personnel involved in the activity before the works Commence.
This will involve going through the method statement, emergency procedures.
 CAT-6 cable run will not exceed a maximum installed length of 90 meters, and when routing
shielded cabling or sitting RJ-45 outlets a minimum separation distance will be maintained,
from possible sources of EMI (Electro Magnetic Interference).
 The CAT-6 cables are to be pulled in manually ensuring that the pulling tension does not
exceed the manufacturers recommended guidelines.
 Once cables are installed and to point they shall be cut to length and terminated to an RJ45
jack terminating within the provided containment.
 Before pulling the CAT-6 cable the conduits will be checked with the fish tape inside to be
assured that there are no blockages in the route.
 Connect the strength member of the cable to the pull line. Unless cables are designed for
such use, basket grips and similar methods of attachment should not be used.
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  Use lots of large pull boxes and divide pulls in half or even thirds at corners or pull boxes. A
pulling operation must be stopped if pulling tensions reach the cable's limit. The discontinued
pull will have to be aborted, the cable pulled back out and replaced on the reel, and the pull
started again using shorter runs. The cable may be reused if the pull or extraction has not
damaged it.
 Identify exact terminating locations in advance, keeping in mind that the cable must be pulled
all the way to where it will be terminated, not just into the room. This obvious though often
overlooked step can lead to costly mistakes if forgotten.
 Carefully measure the cable's path before the conduit pull to avoid the need for splices. Not
only do splices cost time and money, but they also cause loss in both signal quality and
strength. In fact, most designers specify point-to-point or device-to-device runs to avoid
needless signal loss from splices.
 Pull the pull tape into the conduit, or along the cable path, for an initial measurement, and
add to that extra length for terminations, and future access coils, if specified.
 Aside from the regular work hazards of cuts, bruises, falls, etc., you must consider additional
hazards. Check for hazardous gases before anyone enters a manhole. Above all else:
Examine each situation carefully before you start work.

6.3 Procedure for Termination of CAT-6 Cable in Outlet & Patch Panel

 The CAT-6 Cable will be prepared and dressed up to the Panel and the cable will be taken
inside the Panel and outlet.
 Splicing of all CAT-6 cable shall be carried out by means of a punch down tool.
 All data/voice jacks shall be terminated using the “T568B" wiring scheme.

6.4 Fluke Testing for CAT-6 Cable:

 Upon completion of the installation, testing to all outlets will take place using a Fluke copper
cable Tester.
 Testing will comprise of the following elements - Headroom, Wire Map, NEXT and ELFEXT,
Length, Propagation Delay, Delay Skew, Impedance, Attenuation, Resistance, ACR, Return
Loss, Power Sum NEXT, Power Sum ELFEXT and Power Sum ACR.

6.5 Cabinet Installation:

 Wall Mounted Cabinet shall be fixed on the wall at a height of 1.8 Meters from FFL to top of
the cabinet using 4 number of 10mm fixed bolt.
 6 way PDU (Power Distribution Unit) and Fan shall be fixed in the wall mounted cabinets.

7. RESOURCES

7.1 TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT

The following tools will be utilized to complete the works:
 Fluke DSX-5000 Copper Tester
 Punch down Tool
 LAN Tester
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  Cable Tracker
 Pulling Wire or Rope
 Safety gloves and safety helmet
 Steel Fish Tape
 General Tools

7.2 MATERIALS

The Structured Cabling used as per the material approvals & approved drawings

 CAT-6 Cable, UTP Four Pair

 CAT6 Outlets and Patch Panel with Accessories
 Cabinets

7.3 MANPOWER

The required manpower shall be reassessed for each activity. In general, the following Supervision
& resources will be in deployed:

 MEP Engineer
 Safety Officers
 Foreman and charge hands
 Technician
 General Labors

8.0 QUALITY CONTROL

 All delivered water heaters shall be subject to inspection and approval of the Engineer/
Consultant in line with the approved material submittal.
 All water heaters shall be inspected in accordance with the approved drawings.

9.0 HEALTH, SAFETY & ENVIRONMENT (HSE)

The Health Safety and Environment Project Management Plan institutes the overall mechanism for the
risk management processes with regard to the Project. Processes are implemented at the earliest
stages within the project cycle, identifying risk and facilitating an opportunity for the application of

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appropriate mitigation strategies. As an integral part of the planning process, prior to the commencement
of any operational activity a suitable and sufficient specific assessment (RA) of the risks associated with
the works should be undertaken.

10.0 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

 Starting instructions will be given by the supervisors at the start of each activity to explain
the methodology of works and to communicate safe working procedures to the operatives.
These talks are structured in a way to highlight to major risks involved in the activity and
the various control measures required in order to minimize the risk. It is delivered in a
manner such as the key points that will be remembered by the operatives receiving it.

 Toolbox talk meetings will be held for each crew, on group or employees, regarding more
general topics of the Project HSE Policy; for example, lessons learned, near-miss reports,
implementation of the requirements and message from the LBS management or
Employers HSE personnel.

11.0 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENTS

All workers will be issued and trained in the use of the required PPE equipment to comply with
contract procedures and local regulations and will be supplemented with PPE as required by MSDS
& COSHH assessments. This will include but will not be limited to;

 Hard Hats
 Safety Boots with ankle support and steel toe caps
 Safety Goggles
 High Visibility Vests / Overalls with integrated reflective strips
 Hand gloves
 Face Masks

 A variety of mechanisms, such as method statement briefings and toolbox talks will be
implemented to ensure all relevant personnel is appropriately informed.
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  In addition to their safety induction received at their arrival on-site, all the workers will have a
toolbox meeting in order to be briefed about the risks of their specific work task, prior to the
start of works.

12.0 ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

12.1 INTRODUCTION
As part of the development of the Organization’s Environmental Management System(s) the
significant issues that are faced both on-site and within offices or other facilities should be
addressed. This approach subsequently allows for a systematic focus upon the important
environmental aspects to be adopted which in turn facilitates prioritization of limited
resources

12.2 MITIGATION MEASURES

 Toolbox talks and care shall be taken to avoid excessive usage of water.
 General housekeeping rules for all operatives shall be observed.
 Stationary equipment e.g. lighting towers, generator etc. will have containment trays
beneath.
 Maintaining good housekeeping minimizes hazardous waste production by increasing the
likelihood that chemicals will be used before they expire and reducing the need to clean up
chemical spills.
 Hazardous substances shall be stored as per the manufacturer’s recommendation or as
mentioned in the safety data sheet.
 Hazardous waste shall be collected and disposed of in the hazardous waste skip.
 Spill kits shall be made available on site.
 Drip tray with a capacity of 110% shall be provided to control the chemical spill.
 Unauthorized personnel entry shall be restricted.
 Organize the work and setup tools and equipment correctly.
 Check all types of equipment are in good working condition.

13. APPENDIX

13.1. Risk Assessment for Installation & Testing of Structured Cabling for Telephone & Data
System