P1090A – Advance works for Utility

Diversion (Package A)

Method Statement for Trial Trench Works

Name Designation Signature Date

Prepared Mr. Mohan Site Manager 06.10.2021

Assistant Project
Reviewed Mr. Nirusan
Manager
06.10.2021

Chief Operations
Approved Mr. Ganesh
Officer
06.10.2021
CONTENTS

1.0 INTRODUCTION

2.0 PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

3.0 METHOD OF WORK AND SEQUENCE

4.0 RISK ASSESMENT

5.0 EMERGENCY MEASURES AND CALL OUT PROCEDURES

6.0 ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

7.0 ORGANIZATION CHART

8.0 SAFE WORK PROCEDURE

APPENDIX CONTENT

APPENDIX A SITE PLAN/ LOCATION MAP

APPENDIX B RISK ASSESMENT PLAN

APPENDIX C SAFE WORK PROCEDURE

APPENDIX D ORGANIZATION CHART

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 Scope of Works

To carry out trial trench to locate the underground services as per

authorities advise to study the services properly prior to start the major
work.

1.2 Site Plan

site plan showing the location of trial trench attached in Appendix A.

2. PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

The following machinery and equipment would be deployed:

a. Mini Excavator with Breaker / JCB

b. Dump Truck
c. Diamond Saw Cutter
d. Generator
e. Water Pump
f. Electrical hand breaker
g. Flash lights / Revolving lights
h. Traffic warning devices / Signage

3. METHOD OF WORK AND SEQUENCE.

➢ All the utility drawings to be purchased from the authorities such as

Power Grid, Power Gas, SingTel, Star hub, PUB Water etc.

➢ All the feasible underground services are detected and marked on

site by LCDW as per the purchased drawing.

➢ Submit the NCE application to the related authorities for approval

to commence excavation work.
 ➢ Excavation works to be carried out after getting the valid approval
for NCE, upon machinery registration and completion of safety
induction course.

➢ Lane closure permits to be obtained from project LTA to carry out

the work at single lane at a day time or night time, if the speed limits
70Km/h or more then need to use TMA and lane to be closed as
per the approved lane closure permit.

➢ Location of trial trench to be marked properly on the site by Utility

Engineer or Surveyor to the required size.

➢ Proper temporary reinstatement to be done for the trench as per

the LTA standard at the same day / Night
➢ Open the lane as per the approved lane closure for road users.
➢ Proper housekeeping for the work site.

3.1 Lane closer as per the LTA COP and approved permit from ITSC
3.2 Setting out for Trial Trench

➢ Location of trial trench is marked on the site by Main contractor Utility Engineer
and Surveyor to the required size as per the fig.1

Utility detection mark by LCDW

P1 P2

P4 P3

Fig. 01

Marked by Utility Engineer / Surveyor

PLAN VIEW
 ➢ Off sets of all the reference marks (P1, P2, P3 and P4) are taken and
marked from the trench as per the Fig.2.

Utility detection mark by LCDW

P1 P2
O/S 2
O/S 1
X3
X1
m
X2 X4
O/S 4 O/S 3

P4 P3

--- Off Set by trial trench contractor

PLAN VIEW
Fig . 02

3.3 Removal of hard Surface

➢ Hard Surfaces such as pre-mix layer, rigid pavement, concrete

slab…etc., will be cut using power saw / road cutter and hacked using
mini excavator /JCB as per the Fig .03

Utility detection mark by LCDW

O/S 1 P1 P2 O/S 2
X3
X1

X2 X4

O/S 4 O/S 3
P4 Hard / Rigid Surface P3

PLAN VIEW
Fig. 03
➢ The trench location on the hard surface shall be marked and cut around the
perimeter of the trench by using power-saw / road cutter machine. During cutting,
cutting depth of machine is adjusted to lesser than the thickness of hard surface.
➢ After that a hydraulic breaker mounted mini excavator or JCB is used to hack
and remove the hard surface. Few locations are hacked carefully and slowly till
reach the bottom of hard surface and remove part by part.

➢ If found any utilities laid within hard surface, immediately stopped the work and
inform to the authority and reinstate back to the original condition. Main
contractor liaises with authority and follow authorities’ advice.
3.4 Manual and Mechanical Excavation

➢ By excavation 300mm deep strips manually in both ways, an

investigation is carried out to find any existing services.

➢ If there are no utilities within the investigated zone, then 200mm thick
layer of soil will be scraped and removed carefully by mini excavator or
JCB.
o A steel plate is welded to the excavator bucket to cover teeth of bucket.

o The above method is carried out to the required size and depth to
locate for any services.

o If find any second layer of hard surface, for hard surfaces like cement
mixed dust, manual digging by hand tools will be used with more carefully
and extra caution. The digging should be layer by layer to trim off the
surface, and not hacking vertically.

o If really cannot proceed the work because of the hard soil surface, main
contractor to evaluate the soil condition and advice to use Hand Electrical
tools (110V hand breaker) and 300mm cross strip will carried under
CCECC/ QPS supervision.
 o If there are no utilities within that zone, then 200mm thick layer of
cement/ hard soil will be hacked and removed carefully using mini
excavator

o Coordinates of trial trench and founded utilities are picked up by

surveyor before backfilling.

3.5 Excavation and removal of hard-core, soil from the site

3.6 Manual investigation for the localized area and expose all the
underground utilities

Surrounding soil surface is manually excavated and exposed where the area is
congested for the machinery’s movement and highly sensitive places.
3.7 Shoring work for the deep excavation

If excavation depth exceeds 1.5m from existing ground level, adequate shoring
will be provided as per the approved PE design

3.8 Utilities / Services identification and protection:

➢ Identify the services based on detection drawings, appearance, identification of

the service warning tape/ slab.

➢ Inform to main contractor’s Utility Engineer for confirmation before backfill and
take as-built survey coordinates.

➢ Utilities exposed during trial trenches should be covered with 2 layers of sand
bags before backfilling.
 Sand bags

➢ Any protection slabs displaced shall be reinstated back. Protection slabs should
not be removed for any reason during trial trench activity.

➢ In case of exposing the joints / bends of pipes (water pipe, gas pipe or sewer
pipe) excavation not allowed to do under the joints / bends. Cable joints are not
allowed to expose during trial trenching unless direct supervision by respective
authority.
 Pipe joint

3.9 Reinstatement Work

➢ Backfilling of trench is done as per the COP. 1 Ton roller and Rammer
are used to compact.
➢ Foot path reinstatement will follow up LTA Standard details
(LTA/SDRE/14/3/KER11 Rev B)

➢ Laying of premix

Top level of compacted premix layer is measured and allowed to be

5mm or lesser than from surrounding surface. Road markings are
painted with approved paint materials for temporary reinstatement
3.10 Housekeeping and lane opening

All the materials, machineries and equipment’s will be demobilised from live
road to the designated storage area and followed the road surface will be
cleaned and washed. After completion, ITSC is informed to open the lane.

3.11 Preparing of Trial Trench Reports (samples shown)

Based on collected site measurements hand sketch will be prepared then final
report will prepared after getting main contractor’s survey coordinates
4.0 RISK ASSESSMENT

A detailed Risk Assessment is attached (Appendix B), the top risk

activities are:

1. Loading and Unloading of Excavator

2. Lane Closing and Opening at live road
3. Excavation near to the live services
4. Removal of top premix layer/ hard surface

5.0 EMERGENCY MEASURES AND CALL OUT PROCEDURES

5.0 In case of movement of soil or raining then the trench to be backfilled

immediately
5.1 In the case of trench collapse together with the worker, call to SCDF
and assist them to rescue the workers.
6.0 ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

6.1.1 The excavated materials would be removed from site to avoid choking of
public drain and dumped in approved site, Stockpile to be covered by
plastic sheet to avoid soil erosion to the public places.

7.0 ORGANIZATION CHART

Attached in Appendix D

8.0 SAFE WORK PROCEDURE

Attached in Appendix C
Appendix A

Site Plan