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005 EXCAVATION WORK

Scope: Excavation for foundations lay to the required bearing strata conforming to location
and dimensions as per drawings.
Reference: Technical Specifications
Equipment: Earth Excavator and tipper
Responsibility: Site Engineer
Checked By: Site In-charge
Procedures:
1. Safety Points:
 Obtain work permit before starting blasting work
 Provide proper slope as per the soil condition
 Any pit exceeds 1.20m depth must have barrication
 Ladder to be provided for safety access to the pit exceeds 1.20m depth
2. Prepare schemes for excavation with the required working space for foundations as per the
drawing
3. Mark dimensions of limits of excavation with reference to the scheme prepared
4. Excavate to required depth, manually or mechanically and check formation condition by
consultant or designer, if required
5. Record the levels of formation, before laying PCC and maintain the record
Hard Rock Excavation:
1. At all stages of excavation, precaution to be taken to preserve the rock below and beyond
the lines specified for the excavation, in the soundest possible condition
2. Storage facilities for the explosives to be made as per the rules of local, state and central
government authorities and statuary bodies / regulation and procedures for storage to be
followed as described in Technical specification for hard rock blasting
3. Blasting to be carried out during the fixed hours of the day (after the sunrise and before the
sunset) as approved by the client in written
4. Notification to be given to all companies and public utility companies having service or
structure in proximity to the site of work about the blasting operation to enable them to
protect their property from injury
5. Required holes as specified to be made by the supervisor(c/c of hole shall not exceed 2.0m)
6. Wooden tamping rod with a flat end shall be used to push cartridges in the hole firmly
7. After a insertion of explosives to the required depth in the hole, the balance hole shall be
stemmed, consisting of sand or stone dust

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8. Then the blast area to be covered with one layer of sand bags
9. Over the sand bags (60bags/sqm) MS plate of minimum 6mm thk to be placed
10. One row of sand bags to be placed above the steel plate
11. Precaution to be taken to ensure the blasting circuit is adequately taped to avoid contact with
MS plate
12. Then the detonation of the explosives to be done electrically
Misfire:
1. Sufficient time shall be allowed to account for the delayed blast
2. Inspection to be done in all the charges and determine the missed one
3. Then the explosive materials to be removed with the help of air compressor by blowing air
through that hole or it may be flooded with water

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