ADANI – MEP WORKS FOR 12 MW

EXPANSION OF DATA CENTER

CHENNAI, SIRUSERI
METHOD STATEMENT FOR
EARTH WORK EXCAVATION

Document No. GNB-CIVIL-EW-01-R0

METHOD STATEMENT FOR

EARTH WORK EXCAVATION

ADANI – MEP WORKS FOR 12 MW EXPANSION OF DATA CENTER CHENNAI, SIRUSERI

Godrej Adani Connex

Prepared by Reviewed By Approved by Approved by Approved by

Quality Manager Quality Head Project Head Site Quality Head Project Manager

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REVISION RECORD SHEET

Rev. No. Date Description of Change

Submission of Method statement for Earth work Excavation

0 11.10.2022 Issued as Rev 00.

INDEX

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S. No. DESCRIPTION

1 Description of Work
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Definition
1.3 Reference
1.4 Responsibilities
1.5 Interfacing with other operation
2 Resources
2.1 Equipment & Tools
2.2 Work Force
3 Materials
4 Site Planning
4.1 Preparation
4.2 Site Clearance
4.3 Traffic Management
4.4 Pre-construction Safety Meeting
5 Methodology
5.1 Dewatering Work
5.2 Third Party Test
6 Risk Assessment
7 Health & Safety
8 Quality Issue
9 List of Appendices

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1. Description of Works

1.1. Introduction

This method statement for excavation defines the sequence and control procedures to
be followed for Excavation Works (Open Cut Excavation up to Pile Cap PCC
Level) for MEP WORKS FOR 12MW EXPANSION OF DATA CENTER CHENNAI,SIRUSERI
PROJECT. This method also provides practical guidance to manage health and safety
risks associated with excavation activity.

1.2. Definitions
Client- AdaniConnex Data Center ,Chennai

Contractor-Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Company Limited

1.3. Reference

1. Approved Site Drawings

2. Project Specifications-Work Order No.- (Earthworks Related to Pile Foundation)
3. Project Specifications – Occupational Health & Safety
4. Project Specifications – Safe Use of Plant and Equipment
5. IS 3764 – Code of Safety for excavation work
6. IS 2911-Part 1 Design and Construction of Pile Foundation
7. HSE Plan- ACX-DC1-Site Activity -01 Clause -01 to 07
8. HIRA No.- ACX-DC1-Site Activity -01 Clause -01 to 07
9. Permit to Work Procedure-ACX-IMS-HSE-F-54B
10. SFQP
11. Checklist -ACX-IMS-HSE-F-33
10. Dewatering Section

1.4. Responsibilities

Project Manager

Responsible for accomplishing the stated project objectives which include

creating clear and attainable project objectives, building the project requirements, and
managing the constraints of the project management triangle, which are cost, time,
scope, and quality.

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Civil In-charge:-

Responsible for overall construction activities ensuring that all quality and safety
procedures are implemented and required approved permits are obtained.

Site Engineer:

Supervise operations in accordance with the approved Method Statement, shop

drawings, specifications, material submittals, and schedules to achieve the acceptance
of the project deliverables.

Site-Supervisor:

Supervise closely, the activities designated to them and ensure that all instructions and
safety procedures are followed and strictly adhered to.

Coordinate all relevant permits and ensure they are current and up to date for the
duration of the activities. The Permit Officer shall ‘walk-down” the proposed excavation
area prior to being issued a permit to dig. Ensures that permits shall be valid for 30
days and re-evaluate excavations remaining open beyond this timeframe.

QA/QC Engineer: -

Ensure the proper implementation of the Quality system and monitor the overall
quality of the work is maintained. Conduct inspection and monitor tests.
Determine and report any non-conformance and recommended corrective actions.
Ensure that all personnel is aware of the quality requirement.
Training of relevant personnel.
Conduct surveillance and inspection duties at various stages to ensure compliance with
QA/QC Plan.

HSE Manager

Health, safety and environmental (HSE) managers generally plan, coordinate and

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implement issues and directives within the organization. They ensure safe
environmental working conditions for all employees.

Safety Officer:-
Ensure enforcement of safety procedures in accordance with the approved HSE Plan.
Will be closely monitoring the site engineer’s strict implementation of the TBT and
Risk Assessment, the use of proper tools and equipment to maintain safety,
certifications of equipment and their adherence to safety regulations, reporting of
any unsafe work or stopping work that does not comply with ES&H procedures. Will
advise for Health & Safety requirements and monitor the Hazard controls
implemented on site as per the Method Statement/Risk assessment.

Surveyor:-
Carry out a pre-construction survey to fix the locations and corresponding elevations
as per the approved shop drawings. Ensure the quality and compliance during phases
of surveying works and the regular checking of the surveying equipment or periodic
calibration from a third party. Check the validity and the serial number of calibration
certificates is available and posted in the survey equipment. Secure the proper safety
guarding of surveying equipment. To maintain the records of all surveying equipment
handled.

Equipment Operator
The only authorized person to operate any equipment to be used in the project.

1.5. Interfacing with other Operations

Dewatering Works: - Heavy Capacity Dewatering pump as per site condition

2. Resources
2.1 Equipment and Tools

Description No. of Units Applications

Excavator with Bucket 1 Loading of Excavated Materials
Dump Trucks 2 Hauling of Excavated Materials
Wheel Loader 1 Loading of Excavated Materials
Water Pumps 1 Dust Control & Dewatering
Cable & Boards 1 Power Supply
Total Station \Theodolite &
1 Setting Out for Construction & Levelling
Auto Level

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2.2 Work Force

Designation No. of Persons

Project Manager 1
Civil In charge 1
Site Engineers 1
Site Supervisors 1
QA/QC Engineers 1
HSE Manager 1
Surveyor 1
Equipment Operator 4
Rigger 1
Flagman 2
Labour 2

3. Materials

Scaffolding
Signages
Hard Bari cation Material
Ladders
Cables
Various Hand Tools for Excavation (spades, shovels, mattocks, etc.)
Marking Paints
Pins and Pegs

4. Site Planning

4.1 Preparation

• Obtain necessary As-built records/Plan/Documents.

• Permits from the concerned authority shall be obtained prior to start work at
the site.
• In areas determined to have service lines from government authority- ROP
(Road Opening Permit) and/or Service Information Sheet (SIS) must be taken
and conditions are to comply.
• Excavation and trenching to depths greater than 1.5 meters (5’) require client
permission.

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• Excavation and trenching shall not begin until the Contractor has applied for
and acquired an authorized permit to dig from their Supervising Consultant.
• Carry out hazard identification and risk assessment
• Determine control measures to mitigate hazards/risks.
• The contractor shall ensure that all gate passes, permits, tools, materials for
safety precautions, manpower, and equipment are available before the
commencement of work.
• The Site Team shall make sure that access roads are always clear from any
obstruction and site is always accessible.
Provision of access and egress such as ladders, steps, ramps, or other safe
means of egress and be with reasonable distance.
• Prior to the commencement of any excavation work all persons involved will be
given a pre-work briefing based on the Job Hazard Analysis relating to the risks
and required control measures for the excavation work. The appointed
excavation supervisor will be responsible for presenting and recording the
briefing.
• Prior to the commencement of work all materials, plants, and equipment will be
checked to ensure that they are in good condition. In particular, the condition of
all mechanical excavators will be checked to ensure that:
• All windows in the driver’s cab are clean, unbroken, and unobstructed.
• Rear-view mirrors are securely attached, unbroken, and clean.
• All track plates and connectors are in good condition and secured with
proprietary locking pins.
• The dipper arm joints and attachments are secured with proprietary pins and
locking pins.
• All task and indicator lighting is in working order.
• Plant Mobile plants to be fitted with a reverse alarm, flashing beacon, and to be
maintained in working condition.
4.2 Site Clearance

• The Site Team with the assistance of the Safety Officers shall coordinate logistics
and materials movement through site following the direction and road signs
displayed on site. The required diversion routes shall be marked on drawings
including the required traffic signs.
• All materials & equipment stored related to other packages shall be removed
and transferred out of the border of the excavation areas.
• The Environmental Team shall ensure that all waste materials etc. are removed
prior to commencing the works to ensure no prior contamination to the

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ground has taken place and a report of the site status should be presented
prior to works startup.
4.3 Traffic Management

• The Site Team with the assistance of the Safety Officers shall coordinate logistics
and materials movement through site following the direction and road signs
displayed on site. The required diversion routes shall be marked on drawings
including the required traffic signs.
• The Work Permits and Operator Certificates shall be compiled for reference to
authorized personnel.

4.4 Pre-Construction Safety Meetings

• The meeting shall be scheduled prior to the beginning of the work and before
any Sub-contractor starts on the project.
• Method statement and Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment to be briefed to
all construction team before the activity start.
• General contractual safety, health, and environmental requirements.
• Traffic safety will be discussed to emphasize these meetings.
• Roles of the contractor, subcontractors, authorized representatives, and all
project workers.
• Accident reporting requirements.
• Specific details of the work to be performed along with the use of personal
protective equipment.
• Emergency procedure.

5. Methodology

• The area to be excavated shall be free and clear of any materials stored related
to other packages that might hinder a continuous and smooth working
environment. All these materials shall be removed and transferred out of the
border of excavation areas.
• Dust that will be generated during excavation shall be controlled by regular
spraying/sprinkling of water through the use of water sprinkling method.
• Adequate safeguards and barriers will be provided to prevent workers inside
excavations from surface hazards.
• Solid barriers will be placed around all excavations over 1.2m deep at a distance
at least 1.2m. Where night-time pedestrian or vehicle access is adjacent to
excavation, then all solid barriers will be fitted with warning lights.

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• Prior to start, the excavation works, the Surveyor will verify the current
excavation level by taking the As-built Survey and furnish the site team for their
reference.
• The works shall be closely monitored by Surveyor to ensure that the required
formation-level will be reached and avoiding any over-excavation.
• Excavation works shall be done as follows:
• Excavation will be carried out using of excavators (Wheel Mounted /Crawler.
• Number of equipment within the combination will be deployed in the project
site and shall work simultaneously. All excavation equipment will be fitted with
sound suppression devices such as mufflers or as recommended by
manufacturers.
• All personnel including operators/riggers shall wear adequate ear protection
and respiratory face mask in addition to the required PPE’s on site. In order to
keep dust emission to minimum levels, frequent water spraying will be done on
the working area with the water trucks assigned for each location.
• The contractor shall establish a maintenance scheme considering numerous
equipment to be utilized for the project. Pre-inspection, repairs, greasing, and
refueling activities shall be done on the area designated for the project including
parking areas at the end of everyday work.
• All extracted materials from the excavation site shall be properly hauled by
loading onto Dump Trucks / Tipper Trailers using Wheel Loaders or Bucket
Excavators and shall be disposed only to the approved disposal area directed by
the AdaniConnex
• Precautions shall be practiced while loading excavated materials since
overloading might happen that will be dangerous during transportation.
Loading shall be strictly monitored and ensure all dump trucks/tipper trailers
will only carry as per maximum required loading capacity to prevent overloading
that will result in an uncontrollable wheel and or tipping or slanting.
• All trucks/vehicles shall have a maximum speed limit of 15 km/hr. which will be
imposed strictly and any violators shall be noted for fine/removal on the site
premises.
• The supervisor will closely monitor the loading of materials and will assign
“Spotter” to guide and control the required maximum volume every dump truck
should carry.
• A “Checker” will record per trip all dump trucks loaded/leaving from the hauling
area and a separate recording will be done while dumping on the temporary
stockpile/storage area to monitor the volume of excavated materials. Each trip
of the truck shall be recorded with truck details (i.e. Vehicle Number, Driver’s
Name ,Date & Time etc.) .

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• All equipment/vehicles to be used during the operation shall have an

operational and good condition.
• All dump trucks to be used upon transporting excavated materials inside or
outside site premises shall be covered with mats or safety nets to ensure that
materials are intact and there will be no dust formation or scattering/falling
objects.
• Dump trucks shall not be over-filled not to exceed the top level of the hopper
for easy fixing of mats or safety nets.
• Option 1: Dump truck to be fitted with mechanically operated rolling cover mats
or safety nets pulled by a rope in position (see sample attached).
• In the event of transporting/disposing of unsuitable materials outside site
premises, ensure that all wheels of dump trucks are thoroughly cleaned and
Dump Box shall not be deteriorated to prevent falling of materials while entering
the main road. Prior to moving out on the excavation area, all trucks will drive
across a rumble strips above a catch pit to remove collected materials from
wheels.
• Excavated materials arising from the project area shall be hauled and stored at
a dedicated contractor stockpile area.
• Stockpile area shall be of adequate distance from the excavation areas and a
bulldozer and/or a wheel loader will periodically grade the stockpile to allow
stockpiling the material in layers and give the area neat and healthy look.
Provision of safety nets around the perimeter of stockpiles to prevent
unexpected wearing down/rolling of rock pieces or soil materials.

• The final excavation level shall be leveled together with the side slope shall be
trimmed and shall be free from any loose/soft materials. The area will be clean
and free from debris, deleterious materials, and any unsuitable soil/surface as
defined in project specifications.
• The final excavated surface at approved levels is restricted against vehicle
accessibility. Damaged foundation materials due to passage of vehicles or other
detrimental factors shall be repaired by the Contractor at no extra cost, and to
the approval of the Engineer.
• Access roads shall be maintained by proper grading, backfilling and compaction
of heavily degraded portions. Continuous water spraying shall be done to
prevent dust formation which is hazardous to everyone’s health.
5.1 Dewatering Works

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The dewatering works shall be kept operational to ensure that water level on-site is
1m below existing/finished grade levels and the site is always in dry conditions during
the construction activities as a minimum, in compliance with Dewatering of the
Project Specifications.

Construction site to have existing permanent dewatering works design that will be
utilized throughout the execution of the works.

5.2 Third Party Testing

Soil Compaction test will be done as pe IS 2720 & Approved SFQP

6. Risk Assessment

Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment is attached as ACX-DC1-Site Activity -01

Clause -1 to 7.

7. Health and Safety

Induction & Medical Check-up

8. Quality Issues

8.1 Inspection, Test and Sampling of Method Statement for excavation (Open-cut
excavation up to Pile Cap PCC Level)
Request for Inspection and Testing will be submitted prior to and after the execution
of works.

For a complete template download this customized form here.

8.2 Quality Assurance Requirements Table

Ensure that work is executed as per approved site drawing, method statement and
records are generated referring to approved ITP. All testing shall be carried out by
G&B team in the presence of Site AdaniConnex Team.

Best management practices shall also be considered which may be stated by product
manufacturer or suppliers.

It is to be ensure that regular tool box trainings related work quality are conducted
and records are maintained.

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The construction department to ensure that next backfilling shall not proceed until
testing of the preceding layer is completed . Only the latest controlled copies of
documents including drawings, forms, checklists, etc. shall be used for work
execution.

09. List of Appendices – Method Statement for excavation (Open-cut excavation up to

Pile Cap PCC level)

Appendix A: Risk Assessment

Appendix B: Inspection and Test Plan (ITP)

A. REQUIRED PPES
a. Reflective Jacket
b. Safety Shoes
c. Nose Mask
d. Ear plug
e. Red flag
f. Signal Lights (Red/ Green) during Night
g. Helmet
h. Goggle
i. Gumboot
j. Hand Gloves (Cotton & PVC)
B. HAZARDOUS INVOLVED
a. Workers falling in to excavation
b. Workers Hit by excavator
c. Soil Collapse
d. Workers falling from the slopes
e. Workers hit by dumpers
f. Works working in dark

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