Method Statement-Raised Floor Works

PROJECT:
MDC-BMS HQ – 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th Fitout Project- IPIC Tower- AD

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Contents
Method Statement and Risk Assessment for Raised Floor Works.............................................. 2
1. Scope ................................................................................................................................ 2
2. References ........................................................................................................................ 2
3. Definitions and Abbreviations ............................................................................................ 3
4. Roles and responsibilities .................................................................................................. 3
5. Contractor Contact Details ................................................................................................ 4
6. Method of installation ........................................................................................................ 4
7. Plant & Equipment............................................................................................................. 5
8. Manpower Requirement .................................................................................................... 6
9. Material Requirement ........................................................................................................ 7
10. House keeping ................................................................................................................ 7
11. Control of Safety & Health Hazards ................................................................................. 7
12. Training ........................................................................................................................... 7
13. QA/QC Documentation .................................................................................................... 7
14. Distribution ...................................................................................................................... 8
15. Attachment ...................................................................................................................... 8

Method Statement and Risk Assessment for Raised Floor Works

1. Scope
This Method Statement provides the Control Sequence and methodology that will be used
during the assessment for Raised floor works. The Method Statement would include a Risk
Assessment for each activity which lists out potential risks involved and risk mitigation
techniques for each activity. The method statement would help establish safety standards,
activity guidelines, and define roles and responsibilities.

2. References
 Contract documents
 Approved Shop drawings and Material approvals

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3. Definitions and Abbreviations

The following abbreviations would be made use of in this document:

 Client – MDC BMS

 Contractor – Centric Interiors
 PM - Main Contractor Project Manager
 PE - Main Contractor Project Engineer
 SE - Site Engineer
 SI - Main Contractor Safety Inspector
 SF - Main Contractor Section Foreman
 PQP – Project Quality plan
 ITP - Inspection and Test Plan
 MS - Method Statement
 MS - Method Statement
 RA - Risk Assessment
 MIR - Material Inspection Request
 WIR - Work Inspection Request
 NCR - Non Conformance Report
 QA/QC–Quality assurance/Quality control
 HSE - Health safety and Environment
 PPE – Persona protective Equipment
 TBT - Toolbox talk
 MSDS-Material safety data sheet
 COSHH- Control of substance hazardous to health
 NIOSH- National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health

4. Roles and responsibilities (Please refer to the additional chart provided

at the end of the document for contact details)
 Project manager (PM)

The PM will have the overall responsibility of the project for execution, Quality, Health
safety and Environment. He shall maintain the planning progress and co-ordination of
works.

 Senior Project Engineer (SPE)

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 The SPE will be responsible for monitoring of the day-to-day activities on site, for
materials, drawings, testing & commissioning and allocation of resources to work areas
on site. They shall report to the Project Manager.

 Site engineer (SE)

The SE will be responsible for monitoring of the day-to-day activities on site, for materials,
drawings, testing & commissioning and allocation of resources to work areas on site. They
shall report to the PE

 Supervisor/Chargehand

Supervisor/Chargehand will be directly responsible for the day-to-day job at site, for
coordinating of work with skilled and unskilled labour or any other staff assigned in his
area

 Safety Inspector

Safety Inspector shall be responsible for the Health safety and Environment aspects on
site as per approved site HSE plan Safety Inspector will be present at all times of job
execution.

5. Contractor Contact Details

Name Organization Mobile Email

Raabal El Centric
050 411 4905 relamin@centricinteriors.com
Amin Interiors
Chady Centric
050 662 6870 chadyj@walkthru.ae
Joubran Interiors
(Please refer to the additional chart provided at the end of the document for
contact details)

6. Method of installation

 Preparation:

 Raised Floor Works

 All overhead work should be completed before the access floor is installed. If
overhead work is done after access floor installation and the access floor is to be used
as work platform, then it must be adequately protected to prevent permanent damage.

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  Location of all equipment and services that will be on stands (for example: air
handlers, power distribution units) have to be identified and determined whether they will
be installed before or after the access floor

 Upon the start of installation, the installation area should be free of other trades
and their material and must have adequate lighting and power

 The condition of the sub-floor will be checked for evenness before installation.
Main Contractor/Owner shall ensure sub-floor is handed over for installation without
being broken or dug out in order to correctly adhere and level the pedestals.

 Material Handling and Preparation

 When materials are delivered. Check delivery receipt and certificates against the
approved material; packaging should not be damaged.

 Ensure that the material is not subjected to temperature outside the range given in
the Manufacturer's site work instruction.

 Installation

 Find the starting point in the room as shown on the drawings.

 Once the starting point is established, use chalk to lay out two perpendicular
control lines from the starting point. These will be the control lines for installing the
access floor. They may be laid out with a tape measure. For an exceptionally large floor,
an electronic transit may be used to establish the control lines. If the corner of the room
is designated as the starting point, then the point should be located from the two
adjoining walls in the designated corner. The control lines will then be used to check for
out-of-square or ‘wavy’ wall conditions. With the lines drawn along the entire length of
each wall, check at various points along each line to determine if the distance to the wall
at any point is more than the previous dimension. If this is the case, the entire control line
should be moved closer to the wall so that no measurement between the control line and
wall is greater than the previous dimension.

 Spread Pedestals by beginning from the starting point, draw chalk lines
perpendicular to each control. This will create a grid, with lines. Each point of intersection
in the grid will serve as a pedestal shot point (where exact pedestal elevations will be
made with a laser or transit).

 Level pedestals in proper position by using a laser, shoot in a pedestal assembly

to the proper elevation at every chalk line intersection. Once the pedestals at the
intersections are adjusted to the proper elevation, the leveling bar will be used to position
and set the height of the other pedestals

 Attach pedestals to the subfloor with adhesive by gluing each pedestal base that
has been set in place and leveled. Using a spatula type device, tilt the base plate without
changing its location and apply adhesive to the bottom of the base plate. As you apply
the adhesive, scrape the spatula against the base plate to remove all the adhesive

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 from the spatula. The adhesive should be oozing from under the base on at least
three sides. This will give full adhesive coverage to the bottom of the base plate.

 When installing mechanical anchors should install the entire floor by first
attaching the pedestals with adhesive. This gives you the opportunity to make final
adjustments to the position of the pedestals before they are permanently in place

 Check for and correcting unwanted conditions

 Remove Out of Square gridline condition. Make sure the entire gridline is straight.
If it is not, you may be able to adjust it by bumping the rows of installed panels with
your foot. If this fails, take up every third or fourth row of panels and tap the bases in
the direction of the panels that have to be adjusted.

7. Plant & Equipment

 tape measure
 Center punch
 Grinder
 Screw gun
 Cutter
 Saw
 Dry line tools and accesories
 Hand tools

Personal Protective Equipment:

 Helmets
 Safety Shoes
 Safety Goggles
 Safety Vest
 Masks
 Hand Gloves

8. Manpower Requirement
Manpower requirement like Project Engineer, Supervisor/ Foreman, Skilled operatives and
unskilled labour depends upon the approved construction program and site progress.

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9. Material Requirement

 Pedestal
 Panels
 Cutting Tools

10. House keeping

All work places where any site operatives are working will be cleaned from scrap materials
derived from their work, ensuring clean and healthy work environment as well as to maintain
free access and egress in the event of an emergency. Waste removal will happen in two
stages.

11. Control of Safety & Health Hazards

Implementation of Health & Safety procedures and checks shall be done as per contract
agreement and the approved site HSE plan. The safety officer shall carryout the necessary
routine inspections.

 Risk Controls: Risk assessment and their controls are carried out for each activity and
enclosed within the detailed section. Each Risk assessment is attached along with their
corresponding detailed method statements.
 All personnel should comply with site HSE Plan.
 All personnel should comply with corresponding Risk Assessments.
 Adequate HSE control measures should be provided as required in the Risk Assessments.
 All personnel should attend Site Safety Induction.
 Every site operative must use the required job specific PPE.

12. Training

Tradesmen performing the any activity will be experienced technicians. If deemed necessary
specific team/Individuals will undergo further training and awareness programs for this activity
by the Project/QA-QC Departments. Toolbox talks will provide general training and awareness
for each activity and also in health & safety matters and precautions

13. QA/QC Documentation

QA/QC forms shall be used to verify and maintain quality throughout the project as per the
approved Project Quality Plan. Checklist and ITP would be used to ensure that all activities
are carried out as per contract requirements and approved method statement.

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14. Distribution

This document shall be distributed among the following parties

 Client
 PM/CM
 Consultant
 Safety inspector
 QA/QC

15. Attachment
The following document is enclosed with this method statement:

 Risk Assessment –Raised Floor Works

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ACTIVITY
WORK TO BE PERFORMED: RAISED FLOOR WORKS
Delivery of materials, tools
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and equipment on site
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IDENTIFIED HAZARDS WITH EFFECTS
L S
• Collision Hazards resulting to
serious injuries and permanent
disability
• Fire Hazards resulting to
serious injuries and fatalities.
• Injuries resulting from
R improperly stored materials, 2 2
tools and equipment
• Injuries from Slips and trips
• Improper handling resulting to
back injuries
• Poor illumination resulting to
injuries
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
EXISTING CONTROLS ADDITIONAL CONTROLS
R1 L S R2 Action By: L S R3
• Make sure a safe access and aggress are
identified.
• Arrange Safety Induction and mandatory PPE to
the drivers and helpers prior to start of delivery.
• Maintain the speed at 10km/hr. inside the site
boundary.
• Arrange trained signal / banks men.
• Isolate the loading/unloading area with warning
tapes and signs.
• Materials to be stored in location as approved
• Tools/equipment to be stored in lockable toolbox
• Flammable materials to be stored in fire rated
chemical store.
2 2 2 2 SE/SI 1 2 2
• Adequate numbers of fire extinguishers to be
strategically positioned in the area.
• Emergency escape routes to be clearly marked and
communicated to all workers.
• Ensure emergency lighting is provided in the area.
• Area to be kept tidy and clear at all times
• Training to be provided on safe manual handling
and this MS and RA.
• Competent supervision must be present all times.
• Provide hand gloves and goggles to operatives
along with the basic PPE.
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ACTIVITY IDENTIFIED HAZARDS WITH EFFECTS EXISTING CONTROLS ADDITIONAL CONTROLS

L S R1 L S R2 Action By: L S R3

R • Whenever practicable, mechanical lifting aids (e.g.

Manual handling,
transferring/shifting of
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materials, tools ,equipment
and installation of signboard
• Musculoskeletal injuries such
as back pain, slip disc, tendon
and ligament injuries, upper
limb disorders, etc. from
carrying heavy loads
• Foot injury (fracture, cuts) due
to drop off of materials
• Back and finger injury (caught
between) resulting from
untrained / improper handling
of materials and equipment
• Injury while using a blade
cutter
Slip and trips due to
obstructions
trolley, pallet jack, etc.) will be used to alleviate the
requirement for manual handling.
• Deploy adequate number of competent operatives;
lifting of heavy loads to be carried in pairs.
• Ensure proper grip while lifting.
• Ensure safe access and egress with appropriate
lighting.
• Conduct training on safe manual handling to all.
1 1 1 • Observe 25kg maximum weight limit per person. 1 1 1 SE/SI 1 1 1
• Competent supervision throughout the works.
• Ensure prompt use of hand gloves, eye goggles,
hard hats and safety shoes with steel toe.
• Area to be kept clean and tidy prior to and after the
activity
• Ensure area is adequately lit and free from
obstructions.
• Ensure safety while using blade cutter
•
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ACTIVITY IDENTIFIED HAZARDS WITH EFFECTS EXISTING CONTROLS ADDITIONAL CONTROLS

L S R1 L S R2 Action By: L S R3

R • Housekeeping crew must be competent.

• Ensure a safe access and egress to the work area.
• Materials to be stored in location as approved
• Tools/equipment to be stored in lockable toolbox
• Wet/damp sweeping techniques to be used for
general cleaning to control dust levels.
• Waste materials shall keep in designated bins.
• All the scrap materials shall be separated properly
and stacked safely.
• Waste management procedure shall be followed as
mentioned in the approved HSE Plan.
Housekeeping
• General work area • Regular cleaning (throughout the work and before
Slip and trip, inhalation of dust, and after of each shift) and removal of wastes and
cleaning
03 foot injury from unattended 2 2 2 scrap materials from the work area to the 1 1 1 SE/SI 2 2 2
• Storage of materials materials designated collection points and storages in order
• Storage of
to create a safe working environment.
tools/equipment
• Responsible engineer must ensure the work area is
safe prior to deployment and instruction to work.
• Provide adequate instructions for the safe use and
maintenance of PPE, safe manual handling and
ensures prompt compliance during the
housekeeping works with adequate supervision.
• Provide appropriate hand gloves, respiratory
protection, overalls and other personnel protective
equipment to the workers.
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ACTIVITY
R • Only persons trained to use hand tools shall use
Use of hand tools (spanner,
screw driver, ball hammer,
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etc.) during installation of
glass panels
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IDENTIFIED HAZARDS WITH EFFECTS
L S
• Hand and eye injuries (cut)
from use of defective/blunt
tools
3 3
• Injuries resulting from use of
hand tools by incompetent
personnel
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EXISTING CONTROLS ADDITIONAL CONTROLS
R1 L S R2 Action By: L S R3
1 3 3
the same
• Only correctly maintained and inspected tools shall
be used
• Tag worn, damaged or defective tools “Out of
Service” and do not use them.
• Select appropriate tool for the works.
• Carry all sharp tools in a sheath or holster.
• Do not use a tool if its handle has splinters, burrs,
cracks, splits or if the head of the tool is loose.
• When handing a tool to another person, direct
sharp points and cutting edges away from yourself
and the other person.
• When using cutters, shears or other cutting tools,
9 cut in a direction away from your body. SE/SI 1 3 3
• Do not carry sharp or pointed hand tools such as
screwdrivers, scribes, aviation snips, scrapers,
chisels or files in your pocket unless the tool or your
pocket is sheathed.
• Do not perform “make-shift” repairs to tools.
• Do not carry tools in your hand when you are
climbing. Carry tools in tool belts or hoist the tools
to the work area using a hand line.
• Do not throw tools from one location to another,
from one employee to another, from scaffolds or
other elevated platforms.
• Personnel to be provided with all necessary PPE
(gloves, safety goggles/glasses, dust mask)
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ACTIVITY
Use of Power Tools
05 (hammer drill, angle
grinder, power drill, tighter
machine, etc.)
3 4 5 6
IDENTIFIED HAZARDS WITH EFFECTS
L S
• Injures from use of power tools
or by incompetent personnel
• Entanglement from moving /
rotating parts
• Hand and arm vibration
syndrome
R 3 5 15
• Inhalation of dust
• Tripping from trailing leads
• Electrocutions / burns from
faulty electrical equipment
• Fire due to use of substandard
tools
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EXISTING CONTROLS ADDITIONAL CONTROLS
R1 L S R2 Action By: L S R3
• Power tools to be in good working condition with
inspection tag and color coded.
• Only tools of approved standard will be used
• Damaged/defective tools to be taken out of service
immediately.
• Power tools should be double insulated. Safety
guard should be fixed properly in rotating parts.
• Only authorized and competent personnel should
use the power tools.
• Isolate the work area with warning tapes and sings.
• Loose clothing, jewelry and long hair to be kept
clear of moving parts
• Select tools with lowest vibration levels.
• Ensure adequate ventilation in the working area.
Wear dust masks. Wash hands thoroughly after
producing dust.
• Keep the lead wires off the ground and if not
possible then make sure the lead wires will not Power tools operation
cause a tripping hazard. 1 5 5 SE/SI 1 4 4
procedure to be followed.
• Ensure an adequate power supply through isolating
devices in the Distribution Boards.
• Use only industrial sockets for making the
connections.
• Switch off the power tools & unplug the socket
when not in use
• Provide sufficient information and instructions to the
operator prior to start of work.
• Electrical cables and fitting in good working
condition and of an approved type.
• ELCB to be provided to electrical power supply.
• Qualified person to test all portable electrical hand
tools before use
• Adequate numbers of fire extinguishers to be
strategically positioned in the area.
• Emergency escape routes to be clearly marked and
communicated to all workers.
 CENTRIC INTERIORS L.L.C.
NAME POSITION SIGNATURE DATE

CONSULTANT
NAME POSITION SIGNATURE DATE

Approved Approved subject to the following Not approved

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