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METHOD STATEMENT

Method Statement Title:

Constructionarium: The Gherkin Tower - 2 Substructure

Method Statement No.: MS – 2 Revision No.: 00

Prepared by: Name: Monica Seijas,

Signed: Date: 19/02/2018
Aizaz Khan, Mobolaji Alade

Reviewed by: Date:

Name: Tara Maiorano Signed:

Revision Detail:

Revision No.: Revision Detail & Issue Status: Completed by: Issue Date:

00 First Issue

NOTE: All REVISIONS completed will be UNDERLINED to highlight and show changes made after first issue. Where
DELETION required, double strike through [e.g. text no longer required].
NOTE: Where updating a previously revised document, convert previous revisions UNDERLINED back to NORMAL TEXT and
DELETE text that was previously double struck through;

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PART ONE:

Method Statement Details:

Project Name & No.: Project Manager:

Project Address:

Method Statement Title: 2 Substucture

Method Statement No.: MS - 02 Revision No.: 00

Anticipated Start Date: 16/04/2018 Anticipated Duration: 5 days

Site Working Hours: Mon – Fri: 08:00–18:00hrs Saturday: None Sunday: None

Location of Works:

 The Gherkin Tower, Bircham Newton, King's Lynn, Norfolk PE31 6RH

Overview of Scope:

 Blinding for foundation base

 Formwork construction for Core Pad and ring beam
 Reinforcement assembly for both Core pad and ring beam
 Concrete pour
 Striking formwork

Description of Works & Safe Working Arrangements:

Preparation & Pre-commencement of Works:

 All students/site staff will undergo the site specific Careys and CITB safety induction.
 A Daily Activity Briefing & Method Statement and Risk Assessment briefing for all students and Careys Supervisor involved in the
works will be carried out.
Sequence of work: Substructure task will follow Setting out and excavation
 The ground will be rolled / whacked (as required and dependant on size).
 A 50mm thick concrete blinding will be poured.
 Setting out team will set the line for the foundation on top of the blinding for the reinforcement and shutters to be installed.
 Reinforcement will be fixed in accordance with the Gherkin Construction Drawings.
 Formwork team and Careys Supervisor will erect shutters for foundations and A frame using traditional shuttering methods using
plywood and timber.
 Reinforcement will be positioned into formwork and prior to pouring, setting out team will carry out checks for line/level of
reinforcement and shuttering and provide with line/level of concrete.
 Project manager will carry out a Pre-Pour check with Atkins.
 Concrete will be ordered to site by providing Careys Project Manager with m 3 needed.

Single tasks:

Formwork
 All members of team involved in this task must wear all appropriate PPE required at all time.
 Formwork team and Careys supervisor will be responsible for shutter erection, which includes core pad and ring beam.
 After erection, Careys supervisor and Formwork supervisor, will check the shutters and make appropriate adjustments to avoid
shutters from collapsing or spilling concrete during concrete pour and curing.

 All dimensions for core pad and ring beam are provided in drawing number P13-08 on Gherkin Handbook.

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Description of Works & Safe Working Arrangements:

Drawing P13-08 – Gherkin Detailed Drawings (Shell and Core Foundations)

Drawing P13-08 – Gherkin Detailed Drawings (Shell Formwork)

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Description of Works & Safe Working Arrangements:

Drawing 1.3 - (Hand sketched)

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Description of Works & Safe Working Arrangements:

Drawing 1.4 - (Hand sketched)

Picture 1.1 - Dayton superior (2017)

Drawing 1.5 - (Hand Sketched)

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Description of Works & Safe Working Arrangements:

Steel fixing
 All members of team involved in this task must wear all appropriate PPE required at all time.
 Reinforcement team will be responsible for the assembly of core pad and ring beam reinforcement.
 Prior assembly, reinforcement team must make sure that all reinforcement is provided and in case of missing report to Careys
Supervisor.
 Assembly must follow reinforcement drawings provided.
 All dimensions for core pad and ring beam are provided in drawing number 1.6 and 1.7

Drawing P13-09 – Section AA’ steel fixing

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Description of Works & Safe Working Arrangements:

Drawing P13-09– Sections BB’ and CC’ of steel fixing

Concreting
 All members of team involved in this task must wear all appropriate PPE required at all time.
 All students involved in concrete pour must be ready before arriving of concrete wagon.
 Concrete will be placed by a skip as appropriate.
 Upon delivery to site, Careys Supervisor and students will carry out QA checks including slump test and concrete sampling.
 Once a sample has been taken and Project Manager is satisfied with the quality, he will permit placement of concrete.
 The concrete will be placed in layers with compaction progressively achieved by immersion type vibrating poker (electrically
powered).
 Concrete will be finished as required by the Specifications.
Post Pour
 All members of team involved in this task must wear all appropriate PPE required at all time.
 Shuttering will be struck the following day with the approval of Careys Supervisor.
 Shuttering will be struck in a safe manner, de-nailing timber as it is struck and stacking in a designated area for reuse.

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PART TWO:

Supervision & Works Management: [delete as applicable]

Name of Careys Supervisors: CSCS CPCS SMSTS SSSTS

To be provided Yes Yes Yes Yes

Sub-contractor Management: [delete as applicable]

Sub-contractors Used: No Sub-contractors MS & RA’s [Approved] No

Significant Risk & Hazard Identification:

Who Might be Harmed?: [delete as applicable]

Site Operatives Yes 3rd Parties & Public No

Other Contractors Yes Environment Yes

Hazard Identification: [delete as applicable]

Slips, Trips & Falls Yes Access & Egress Yes

Manual Handling [see Appendix for Assessment] Yes Lighting – general & task No

Plant & Machinery Yes Hand Tools Yes

Excavations No Vibration No

Confined Space No Noise Yes

Traffic Management Yes COSHH [see Appendix for Assessment] Yes

Lifting Operations Yes Dusts & Fumes Yes

Fire & Hot Works Yes Asbestos No

Work at Height No Fall of Materials Yes

Other [state] No INSERT AS APPLICABLE

Required Operative Competencies: [delete as applicable]

CSCS [General] Yes JIB / ECS [electrical] No

CPCS [Plant] Yes FASET [nets / rope access] No

CISRS [Scaffolding] No Abrasive Wheels [Stihl saws] Yes

CCDO [Demolition] No First Aid [at Work / Appointed Person] Yes

Asbestos Awareness [Demolition] No Fire Awareness / Marshalls [Hot Works] No

PASMA [Mobile Towers] No IPAF [MEWPS & SPB’s] No

Other [state below] No INSERT AS APPLICABLE

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Personal Protective Equipment Requirements: [delete as applicable]

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No

PPE Minimum Specification:

Hi-Vis Clothing [high speed roads, railways, DLR] Class 2 Yellow Hi-Vis Vest

Protective Footwear [toecap, midsole, slip, chemical] Boots, including ankle support, toecap & midsole

Gloves [abrasion–cut–tear–puncture / chemical] Mechanical hazard rating [4-1-3-1]

Eye Protection [glasses / goggles – impact, dust, liquids, welding] Safety glasses / Face visors, as required

Respiratory Protective Equipment [dust / fume] None

Hearing Protection [Ear Plugs / Ear Muffs] Ear Plugs/Ear Muffs

Protective Overalls [Contaminated Land / COSHH] COSHH (Concrete burn), Ear Muffs / Ear plugs, as required

Personal Fall Protective Equipment Requirements:

Are ‘Work at Height’ operations required during the completion of the works? No

Has the ‘Work at Height Regulations’ hierarchy for management and selection of work equipment been applied? N/A

Full Description of ‘Work at Height’ Operations required and work methodology:

Operation 1.

Operation 2.

Fall Protection Equipment Required: No

Operation 1.

Operation 2.

Designated anchor points to be used for the works: No

Operation 1.

Operation 2.

Has a work at height rescue plan been developed? No

Statutory Inspections, Site Monitoring & Certification Requirements: [delete as applicable]

Working Platforms / Scaffolding No Mobile Tower, Ladders & Podium Steps Yes

Excavations No Cofferdams & Caissons No

Confined Space Escape Sets Certification No Vibration Exposure No

Gas Monitor Calibration No Manual Handling Yes

Noise Assessments Yes MEWP or SPB 6 monthly certification No

COSHH Assessments Yes Lifting Plant 6 or 12 monthly certification Yes

PUWER & Weekly Plant Checks No Lifting Equipment 6 monthly certification Yes

PAT Testing Certification No Fall Restraint or Arrest Harnesses No

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CAT & Genny Certification No EDM, Survey & Laser Level Calibration Yes

Permits, Hold & / or Control Points: [delete as applicable]

Permit to Work [High Risk Activity] Yes Permit to Breakground No

Hot Works Permit Yes Confined Spaces Permit No

Permit to Work on or Near Live Electrics No Mobile, HIAB & Crawler Lifting Permit Yes

Permit to Access, Load or Strike No Permit to Pump Concrete Yes

Permit to Demolish No Quality Control or Inspection Test Plan Yes

Environmental or Ecological Watching Brief No Clerk of Works or Building Control Inspection No

Other [state] No INSERT AS APPLICABLE

Plant, Deliveries & Work Equipment

Operated Plant: [delete as applicable]

Excavator [all sizes] No Articulated Dump Truck [all sizes] No

Dumper [all sizes] No Compaction Rollers [all sizes] Yes

MEWP's [all sizes] No Mobile or Crawler Crane [all sizes] No

MEWP's / Scissor Lifts [all sizes] No Self Propelled Booms / Cherry Pickers No

Lorry Mounted Concrete Pump [all sizes] No HIAB or Grab Lorries No

Other [state] No INSERT AS APPLICABLE

Anticipated Delivery & Waste Removal Vehicles: [delete as applicable]

Concrete Agitator Delivery Vehicles Yes HGV Articulated Delivery Lorries No

8 Wheeled Lorries No Waste Skip Removal Lorries No

Other [state] No INSERT AS APPLICABLE

Small Plant & Work Equipment: [delete as applicable]

Compressors & Generators No Breakers & / or Demolition Picks No

Compaction & Wacker Plates Yes Heavy Duty, Hammer & / or Rotary Drills Yes

‘Stihl’ Saws, Grinders & / or Abrasive Wheels Yes Skill, Rip, Circular & / or Jig Saws Yes

Mobile Scaffolds, Podiums & Ladders Yes General Site Lighting [e.g. Tower Lights] Yes

Cable Locating Devices / CAT & Genny No Task Specific Lighting No

Manhole & Trench Boxes & / or Sheets No Lifting Equipment, Slings & Chains Yes

Other [state] No INSERT AS APPLICABLE

Lifting Plans & Operations: [delete as applicable]

Lifting Plans Required: No Appointed Person: INSERT

Lifting Plan Title: Document Number: Lifting Plan Risk Category:

1. INSERT Basic / Standard / Complex

2. INSERT Basic / Standard / Complex

Temporary Works: [delete as applicable][see Appendix for TW Design and Calculations]

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Temporary Works Required: No TW Co-ordinator: INSERT

Temporary Works Title: Document Number: TW Risk Level: 3rd Party Check by:

1. Hop ups Low

Materials & COSHH

Materials to be Used:

 Steel
 Timber and plywood

COSHH Materials to be Used: [see Appendix for COSHH Assessments]

 Concrete
 Diesel

COSHH & Materials Storage Arrangements: [delete as applicable]

Location [state] Lockable No

Emergency Spill Kit Available [Chemical] No Bunded No

Refuelling Arrangements: [delete as applicable]

Designated Static Refuelling Area Yes Location [state]

Emergency Spill Kit Available Yes Double Bunded & Lockable Unit Yes

Mobile Bunded Refuelling Bowser No Designed Fuel or Gerry Cans Yes

Plant Nappies & / or Drip Trays Yes Emergency Spill Kit Available [Oil] No

Environmental, Ecological & Archaeological: [delete as applicable]

Contaminated Land No Hazardous & Controlled Wastes No

Invasive Weeds [e.g. Japanese Knotweed] No Watercourses, Rivers & Streams No

Protected Trees & / or Monuments No Protected Species & / or Habitats No

Archaeology No Other [state below] No

Watching Briefs Required No

Welfare Facilities & Arrangements: [delete as applicable]

Static Units Yes Location

Mobile Units No Location

Facilities Available – Toilets Yes Facilities Available – Rest Area Yes

Facilities Available – Hand washing Yes Facilities Available – Drying Room No

Facilities Available – Showers No Other:

Sub-contractors & 3rd Party Impacts, Communication or Co-ordination Requirements: [delete as applicable]

Traffic Management & Diversions [state] Yes Traffic Management & Logistics Plan

Wide or Abnormal Loads [state] No INSERT AS APPLICABLE

Emergency Arrangements [state] Yes Emergency plan

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Exclusion Zones [state] Yes Around plant & plant routes

Statutory Undertakers & Services [state] No INSERT AS APPLICABLE

Emergency Arrangements:

Accidents & Incidents reported immediately to:

Site Medical Emergency Arrangements: Telephone:

Site Accident & Emergency Arrangements: Address:

First Aiders: 1. 2. Mike Hurst 3. Ian Lemon

Site Fire Emergency Arrangements: Telephone:

Fire Wardens 1. 2. 3.

Site Environmental Emergency Arrangements: Telephone:

Project Specific Requirements or Any Other Business Applicable to Works:

Methodology Risk Summary & Assessment:

Site Specific Risk Assessments: [see Appendix 03 for Risk Assessments

Risk Assessment Title: Risk Assessment Number: Completed By: Issue Date:

Substructure - Construction of RA - 2 Tara Maiorano 19/02/2018

Foundation ( Core Pad and Ring
beam)

Key Task Specific Risks: [insert key risks as identified within the site specific risk assessment]

 Slips, trips & falls,Access & Egress

 Concrete works – Lifting Operations (concrete skip), concrete burns
 Working in / around excavations
 Plant & Vehicle Movement

Potential Severity of Work Activity: [strikethrough as applicable]

First Aid Incident Lost Time Incident / RIDDOR Major / Fatality

Likelihood of Harm from Work Activity: [strikethrough as applicable]

Unlikely Possible Probable

Numbers of Workers Exposed to Hazards: [strikethrough as applicable]

1 to 5 6 to 15 15 plus

Overall Risk AFTER Controls: [strikethrough as applicable]

LOW MEDIUM HIGH

Method Statement Communication

Communication Methods:

DABS or Pre-start Briefing – prior to the start of works daily, the Site
Method Statement Briefing – to be completed prior to the Supervisor responsible for the works will brief the operatives on the
commencement of the works planned and scheduled works – re-iterating the safe systems of
work to be employed;

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Person[s] Responsible for Communication:

Name: Name: Name:

Position: Position: Position:

Company: Company: Company:

Method Statement Monitoring & Compliance:

Monitoring of compliance with the above method statement will be completed by:

Name: Mobolaji Alade Name: Monica Seijas Name: Aizaz Khan

Position: Project Manager Position: Assistant Project Manager Position: Site Manager

Persons authorised to update & amend above method statement:

Name: Mobolaji Alade Name: Monica Seijas Name: Aizaz Khan

Position: Project Manager Position: Assistant Project Manager Position: Site Manager

Method Statement Quality Control:

Prepared by: Name: Tara Maiorano Signed: Date: 19/02/2018

Reviewed by: Name: Signed: Date:

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Appendices:

Appendix 1 Bibliography

 Loveridge, F. (2014) Building the future. Available at :

https://underthegrounddotorg.files.wordpress.com

 Dayton superior (2017). Available at: http://www.dhcsupplies.com

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