Introduction:
The purpose of this method statement is to outline the procedures and safety measures to be followed during the refurbishment of plumbing, electrical, and carpentry works at the project site. This method statement covers the following activities:
- Plumbing Refurbishment
- Electrical Refurbishment
- Carpentry Refurbishment
Table of Contents
1. Abstract
2. Safety Method Statement
3. Description of Works
4. Tools and Equipment
5. Emergency Procedures
6. PPE Requirements
Electrical
6.1. Systems Installation Sequence
6.2. Installation of Electrical services
6.3. Specific installation sequence
6.4. Testing and commissioning
7. Hand Over
Mechanical & plumbing works
7.1. Systems Installation Sequence
7.2. Installation of Electrical services
7.3. Testing and commissioning
7.4. Hand Over
8. Attachments
1. Abstract
[COMPANY NAME] is committed to achieving excellent management of Health and Safety throughout its operations. This is achieved by adopting thorough and consistent standards of health and safety performance as specified within the Company’s Health and Safety Management System and embodied in Risk Control Systems.
2. Safety Method Statement
This document contains the site-specific arrangements for Health and Safety to be implemented by [COMPANY NAME] when engaged in mechanical & electrical installation works. These arrangements satisfy the requirements of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and subsequent orders and regulations.
3. Description of Works
Replace the [WRITE DOWN THE AREA-SITE-LOCATION NAME HERE] room. Replace the workbench in the clinical room.
4. Tools and Equipment
IPS units, sanitary ware, taps, and a new workbench. Plumbing materials.
5. Emergency Procedures
- First Aid: Site Plan
- Fire: Site Plan
- Assembly Point: Site Plan
- Nearest Hospital / A+E: As per Site Requirement
6. PPE Requirements
- Hi-Viz
- Gloves
- Safety footwear
- Eye protection
Electrical
6.1. Systems Installation Sequence
6.1.1. General Site Survey
A Site Survey will be undertaken before the task commences. This survey will be undertaken to establish:
The type of access equipment is necessary to gain access to the workplace. The type of access equipment that may be required if work at height is expected; specialist equipment normally being required when working above a height of 2.4 meters. That the installation plan is following the expected physical layout of the work area and will not need modification. Any restrictions in terms of vehicular or pedestrian access, emergency routes, and other organizational and physical characteristics of the tasks must be taken into account before work procedures can be finalized. Appropriate parking, delivery, and materials storage areas
6.1.2. Commencement of operations on site
A. The Installation Engineers will be provided with copies of the following installation documents which will be maintained on-site for both reference and third-party inspection during the work:
- Project Construction Phase Health and Safety Plan
- Site contract issue Drawings
- Systems Specification Details
- Record of operational checks
- Hand over checklist
B. Initial marking up of walls and routes will be completed
- Appropriate materials will be provided and put in place to protect the local environment, including furniture and furnishings, from the effects of dust, impact, abrasion, and general debris generated by the works
- Adequate lighting and ventilation for the works will be established
- Specified personal protective equipment will be worn
- Materials to the appropriate specification will be routed as required, installed, and fixed as required. All routing will comply with relevant standards
- All ancillary items will be fixed following manufacturers’ instructions and best practice techniques
6.2. Installation of Electrical services
6.2.1. First Fix:
The Installation Engineers will be provided with copies of the following installation documents which will be maintained on-site for both reference and third-party inspection during the work:
- Project Construction Phase Health and Safety Plan, if a notifiable project
- Site contract issue Drawings
- Systems Specification Details
- Record of operational checks
- Hand over checklist
- All necessary measures to protect the public will be installed, signage displayed, and, where necessary, permissions and authorizations will be obtained
- Initial marking up of walls and cable routes will be completed
- If the property is empty, all electrical circuits will be isolated and a temporary supply, suitable for carrying out the works, will be established. A presumption will be made that all untested circuits are live. If the property is occupied, circuits will be isolated and tested as necessary to cause minimum inconvenience and discomfort to the occupiers
- Appropriate materials will be provided and put in place to protect the local environment, including furniture and furnishings, from the effects of dust, impact, abrasion, and general debris generated by the works
- Adequate lighting and ventilation for the works will be established
- Specified personal protective equipment will be worn
- Using electrical hand-held power tools that are powered by 110 volts of center-tapped earth, cable routes will be chased in plaster, cement, or brick using reciprocating hammer chisels, grinders, or designed chasing machines
- Where floorboards need to be raised so that cables can be attached to floor joists, boards will be placed aside for re-use and projecting nails removed. Where floorboards remain removed, appropriate warning signage, indicating that there are holes in the floor, will be displayed
- Cables to the appropriate specification will be routed as required, installed, and fixed with clips into chasing. All cable routing will comply with BS7671. Where there may be no chasing and fixing to a flat wall, cables will be placed either in plastic or metal conduit or covered by plastic capping. If cables are to be directly surface mounted, they will be fixed by clips all metal boxes and ancillary items will be fixed following manufacturers’ instructions and best practice techniques Floorboards will be replaced, and the first fix completed before plastering and other fabric reparations
6.2.2. Second Fix
- Cables will be stripped back, identified, and marked correctly to comply with BS 7671 and all terminations (including to the consumer unit) made
- Switches and sockets will be installed and tested to ensure correct connections
- Dead testing, as specified within BS 7671, and any other required testing will be carried out, and appropriate records of the test retained
- Live testing will be completed and records kept
- Suitable and correct markings will be applied to the consumer unit
- A handover certificate will be produced and given to the client
- Further communication with the client will take place such that they are aware of the correct functioning of the system's Residual Current Device(s) (RCDs) and their correct usage
6.3. Specific installation sequence
6.4. Testing and commissioning
Testing and commissioning will be carried out as per the contract specification.
7. Hand Over
Following successful commission checks and the completion of associated records, [COMPANY NAME] will hand over the completed installed system to the Client.
During the handover training, appropriate information, training, and guidance will be given on the use of the system. The Client or his nominated representative will be furnished with copies of all the operating and maintenance manuals.
Mechanical & plumbing works
7.1. Systems Installation Sequence
7.1.1. General Site Survey
A Site Survey will be undertaken before the task commences. This survey will be undertaken to establish:
- The type of access equipment necessary to gain access to the workplace
- The type of access equipment that may be required if work at height is expected; specialist equipment normally being required when working above a height of 2.4 meters
- That the installation plan is following the expected physical layout of the work area and will not need modification
- Any restrictions in terms of vehicular or pedestrian access, emergency routes, and other organizational and physical characteristics of the tasks that must be taken into account before work procedures can be finalized
- Appropriate parking, delivery, and materials storage areas
7.1.2. Commencement of operations on site
- The Installation Engineers will be provided with copies of the following installation documents which will be maintained on-site for both reference and third-party inspection during the work:
- Project Construction Phase Health and Safety Plan
- Site contract issue Drawings
- Systems Specification Details
- Record of operational checks
- Hand over checklist
- Initial marking up of walls and routes will be completed
- ·Appropriate materials will be provided and put in place to protect the local environment, including furniture and furnishings, from the effects of dust, impact, abrasion, and general debris generated by the works
- Adequate lighting and ventilation for the works will be established
- Specified personal protective equipment will be worn
- Materials to the appropriate specification will be routed as required, installed, and fixed as required. All routing will comply with relevant standards
- All ancillary items will be fixed following manufacturers’ instructions and best practice techniques
7.2. Installation of Electrical services
7.2.1. First Fix:
The Installation Engineers will be provided with copies of the following installation documents which will be maintained on-site for both reference and third-party inspection during the work:
- Project Construction Phase Health and Safety Plan, if a notifiable project
- Site contract issue Drawings
- Systems Specification Details
- Record of operational checks
- Hand over checklist
- All necessary measures to protect the public will be installed, signage displayed, and, where necessary, permissions and authorizations will be obtained
- Initial marking up of walls and cable routes will be completed
- If the property is empty, all electrical circuits will be isolated and a temporary supply, suitable for carrying out the works, will be established. A presumption will be made that all untested circuits are live. If the property is occupied, circuits will be isolated and tested as necessary to cause minimum inconvenience and discomfort to the occupiers
- Appropriate materials will be provided and put in place to protect the local environment, including furniture and furnishings, from the effects of dust, impact, abrasion, and general debris generated by the works
- Adequate lighting and ventilation for the works will be established
- Specified personal protective equipment will be worn
- Using electrical hand-held power tools that are powered by 110 volts of center-tapped earth, cable routes will be chased in plaster, cement, or brick using reciprocating hammer chisels, grinders, or designed chasing machines
- Where floorboards need to be raised so that cables can be attached to floor joists, boards will be placed aside for re-use and projecting nails removed. Where floorboards remain removed, appropriate warning signage, indicating that there are holes in the floor, will be displayed Pipework to an appropriate specification ("4 soil/waste pipes, "4 toilet pipes, "2 to 11/4" shower and sink pipes) will be installed. This will be fixed with nails, screws, or, "4 pipes are used, using pipe brackets
- Domestic hot water and domestic cold water feed and return are pressurized within 22mm or 15mm pipework. These will be fixed either as plastic (push to connect) or soldered
- Domestic systems will be subject to a pressure test witnessed by the employer. The test will be recorded on a handover sheet. An inspection of the soil stack will be viewed by the Building Inspector
- Floorboards will be replaced and the first fix completed before plastering and other fabric reparations
7.2.2. Second Fix
- Appliances will be fitted – radiators, boilers, sanitary ware, sinks, baths, showers, etc. These will be connected using Connex compression joints, mechanical fittings, or soldering
- Boilers will be filled with water and run up. Several cycles of filling and drainage will take place to remove debris from the heating system. A final fill will take place during which the Inhibitor will be added
- Gas inspection, testing, and commissioning will take place
- Following successful inspection and testing of the gas system, a CORGI certificate will be issued For any associated electrical works, an electrical inspection and test conforming with Part 7 of BS 7671 will be undertaken and a certificate of test produced
- A handover certificate will be produced and given to the client
- Specific installation sequence
7.3. Testing and commissioning
Testing and commissioning will be carried out as per the contract specification
7.4. Hand Over
Following successful commission checks and the completion of associated records, [COMPANY NAME] will hand over the completed installed system to the Client.
During the handover training, appropriate information, training, and guidance will be given on the use of the system. The Client or his nominated representative will be furnished with copies of all the operating and maintenance manuals.
8. Attachments
Risk Assessment
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