SAFETY METHOD STATEMENT

Ref No: CMS 01

Excavation and reinstatement

Issue date: Revision date: Next revision date:

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Client: Project:

Contents
Section Description Page in document
1 Work Instruction 1
2 Scope 1
3 Key Risks 2
4 PPE 2
5 Site specific risk assessment 2
6 Associated risk assessments 3
7 COSHH 3
8 Daily briefing 4
9 Method of carrying out works 4
10 Documentation 5
11 Emergency procedures 6
12 Purpose 6

Section 1: Work Instruction

1 The relevant paperwork (job pack) containing the work tasks and material
specifications, including any known Health & Safety information will be
issued before the commencement of work and reviewed by the
installation/removal team.
Section 2: Scope
2 The scope of works is set out in the main body of the Task Method
Statement document

Section 3: Key Risks

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3 The key risks that have been identified for this activity are

 Manual Handling injuries

 Striking underground services
 Electric shock
 Being struck by third party vehicle, plant or machinery
 Slips, trips and falls

Section 4: PPE
4 Mandatory PPE to be used on site.

 Hard Hat (colour coded)

 Gloves (suitable for the task)
 Eye protection (grade 1 impact goggles when using power
tools)
 Class 3 hi-vis vest
 Class 3 hi-vis trousers
 Safety boots (Rigger boots not permitted)
 All in one clothing (overalls FR index 3 and ARC class 1) to be
worn when breaking ground

All PPE is required to be in accordance with the relevant BS and EN

standards

Additional PPE will be required when using power tools and to control
COSHH materials.

A minimum of FFP3 face masks to be worn (evidence of face fit testing to

be submitted with training records) when using floor saws and disc cutters,
mixing cements and silica products, this needs to be assessed during the
POWRA to ensure that RPE is adequate for the tasks being undertaken

Section 5: Site Specific Risk Assessment

5 Prior to work commencing on site a Point of Work Risk Assessment MUST

be carried out by a competent person (team leader) to identify any site-
specific hazards and controls required to reduce the risk of an incident.

All visitors are to report to the site Supervisor or the site foreman who will

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brief them on the site hazards that have been identified in the Point of
Work Risk Assessment they will then be required to sign the site visitors
register
Section 6: Associated Risk Assessments

6 The controls to reduce the risks identified on the Point of Work Risk
Assessment are detailed in:

CRA01 Working on live roads and footways

CRA02 Excavations
CRA03 Manual handling activities
CRA04 Use of vibrating equipment
CRA07 Driving company vehicles at work

Section 7: COSHH

7 All works must be carried out in accordance with the COSHH

assessments as detailed below

CA01 Portland cement

CA02 Asphalt
CA03 Bituseal aerosol
CA04 Marker spray Paint
CA05 Sand and silica products
CA06 Diesel
CA07 Petrol
CA09 Ballast and aggregates
CA12 Ready mixed concrete

Plant ‘Nappies’ are required to be used for any refuelling of plant and
equipment in addition the correct gloves will need to be worn as required
by the COSHH assessments

Fuel must be locked in a stored in a secured open area to prevent a build-

up of fumes (it is anticipated that there will only be a small amount of fuel
on site at any time)

Drip trays are required to be used for all plant that is not being operated at
any time

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Section 8: Daily Briefing

8 Future Power Solutions Limited’s Site Supervisor will carry out daily work
briefings which will be part of setting the teams to work and will include the
day’s work activities and any known hazards and control measures that are
required to be in place to reduce the severity of the risk all operatives
engaged on site must attend the daily briefing and sign the register to
confirm that they have received the daily briefing and understand the days’
work and associated hazards

Section 9: Method for carrying out works Single operative task:

9.1 Required signage, coning and guarding (including exclusion zone minimum
of 1.0m from excavations) will be set out to protect the workforce,
any work that is to be undertaken on the highway will need to comply with
the current Traffic Management Act and the Safety at Street Works and
Road Works code of practice.

9.2 If the excavation is in the vicinity of overhead lines, the relevant clearances
MUST be adhered to as
detailed in G39/1 (or approved equivalent), IF UNSURE CONTACT YOUR
SUPERVISOR/MANAGER.
Particular consideration should also be given to other overhead
obstructions such as BT lines, trees, bridges and structures.

9.3 Position of the excavation to be identified and a visual survey of the local
terrain is to be undertaken to identify obvious signs such as stop cocks,
meters, overhead poles, footpath scarring from previous works.

9.4 BEFORE EXCAVATION COMMENCES

In conjunction with the Utility Drawings the area should be checked using a
Cable Avoidance Tool (cat & Genny) with any services detected clearly
marked on the surface. At least one operative will hold a valid Street Works
Qualification register card.

 Initial scan in Power Mode gradually reducing band width to pinpoint

service locations. The entire width of the footway/road not just the
area to be excavated
 Scan using signal indicator (Genny) connected to a nearby known
source to trace cables with little or no current.
 Mark up the position of the located surfaces using spray paint

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beyond the planned excavation area.

 All team members to be briefed on located services

NO CAT NO DIG
NO DRAWINGS NO DIG

9.5 During Excavation

 Break the top surface and stack tarmac, blocks, slabs, turf away
from the excavation ensuring containment inside the barriers
 Using insulated digging tools (Shovels, spades) continue to excavate
using the Cable Avoidance Tool at 150mm depth intervals.
 Wrecking bars are permitted to be used with care to free bricks,
rubble etc.
 If the cable is encased in concrete the works MUST be abandoned do
not attempt to break out concrete.
 Ensure sufficient room around and under the cables have been
excavated.
 Excavated material to be kept away from the edge of the excavation
 Support pipes or cables if necessary
 Ensure adequate access/egress is suitable DO NOT stand on pipes or
cables to get in or out of the excavation
 Excavations with unstable sides will require battering back or
shuttering.
 If excavated material is required to be placed in the road ensure
ducting is place in the gutter to allow rain water to flow

9.6 Reinstatement of Excavation

 Cables pipes or services to be covered with fine fill or sand in

accordance with the SROH specification or
Client specification
 Excavated material can be used to backfill if it complies with the
SROH specification
 Trench rammer to be used to compact the backfilled material to
comply with the SROH specification
 Edges of trench (tarmac) need to be saw cut (dust suppression to be
used) in accordance with the SROH
 100mm of type 1 sub-base to be used as final backfill material and
compacted accordingly
Dependant on surface type being reinstated 60mm of tarmac to be
laid and compacted using a compactor plate to comply with the
SROH specification or slabs/blocks re-laid, turf topsoil & seed laid.

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 Tarmac Re-instatement only, Internal vertical edge needs to have

tack coat/cold seal joint Sealer to be applied.
9.7 Leave site in a clean and tidy condition.

9.8 Dispose of excess excavated material to the approved specification or client

instruction

Section 10: Documentation

10 On completion of works ensure all documentation (permits to dig, HAVs

sheets, POWRAs is correctly completed, signed off, and returned to your
supervisor. All/any retained documents (site plans, utility drawings)
handed in for filing

Section 11: Emergency Procedure

11 Each company vehicle will carry a first aid kit and each member of the
production staff shall be trained in Emergency first aid (appointed persons).
All injuries shall be reported to the Operations supervisor and notified to
the incident hotline by the injured party at the earliest opportunity. If the
injured person is unable to notify the incident hotline, the injured person’s
line manager should undertake the task.

The vehicle will be fitted with a first aid kit and an emergency response spill
kit

Section 12: Purpose

12 The purpose of this work instruction is to ensure the safety of both

operatives carrying out the work and members of the general public.

Any operative who is untrained or is not confident in their ability to perform

the task safely MUST inform their supervisor in order that corrective action
can be taken to complete the task safely

Name: Signature: Date: Reviewed by Reviewed

date
Written by: Dave 01.06.2023 Dave Burrows
Burrows
Authorised Kyle 01.06.2023 Next review 01.06.2024
by: Denham date

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