Pcs-Hs-Ms - Peel Rsts - River Neb & Mill Race

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PCS-HS– Method Statement	BB	1a	Aug 2020	1 of 11
<br><br>Uncontrolled copy once printed from its electronic source<br><br>Paul Carey & Sons Ltd Government Registered<br><br>Plant Hire & Civil Engineering Contractors<br><br>Ballasalla Farm Jurby West Isle of Man<br><br>IM7 3AS Paul Carey & Sons Ltd<br><br>METHOD STATEMENT<br><br>Client: Manx Utilities Site name: Peel RSTS Contract number: PCS-270 Document reference: Description of work: River Neb Out Fall & Mill Race Pipe Crossings<br><br>Originated by PCS: Name: Aaron Carey<br><br>Date: 06.02.2025<br><br>	Date	Revision	Created by	Revised by	Issued to	Checked by
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06.02.2025		Aaron Carey		TBC	Aaron Carey




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PCS-HS– Method Statement	BB	1a	Aug 2020	2 of 11
<br><br>Uncontrolled copy once printed from its electronic source<br><br>1. Location of Works.<br><br>River Neb – Out Fall & Mill Race Pipe Crossings<br><br>2. Scope of Works.<br><br>River Neb Out Fall & Mill Race Pipe Crossings<br><br>The scheme involves the excavation and installation of a new surface water out fall pipe from the new RSTS site out the river neb.<br><br>Extreme care must be taken when digging around an assumed line of a service. All efforts should be made to dig alongside the service rather than directly above to expose it.<br><br>All Excavations in the vicinity of services are to be carried out with due diligence, whilst adhering to the guidance contained in HSG 47 (Also see PCS – Guidance on Underground Cables).<br><br>
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A technical site plan illustrating proposed drainage infrastructure and works along the River Neb and Mill Race.

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PCS-HS– Method Statement	BB	1a	Aug 2020	3 of 11
<br><br>Uncontrolled copy once printed from its electronic source<br><br>3. Contact Details.<br><br>	Name:	Position	Tel:
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Paul Carey	Managing Director	07624-495711
Aaron Carey	Project Director	07624-376395
Brian Barnett	Contracts Manager	07624-308646
Anthony Young	Engineer	07624-417162
TBC	Site Manager	07624
Brian Barnett	SHEQ	07624-308646

<br><br>4. List of Relevant Documentation.<br><br>• Risk Assessments Site Specific Risk Assessment.<br><br>• Statutory Notifications (F10, HSE. DEFA) F10<br><br>• Environmental Aspects Adverse Weather Conditions.<br><br>.<br><br>• Additional Control Measures Utility Drawings – (On Site in the H&S File). HSE Guidance HSG-47. SEPA Guidance<br><br>• CoSHH Assessments Diesel.<br><br><br>5. Site PPE Requirements<br><br>The following PPE shall be worn as the absolute minimum on this site:<br><br>• Hi-viz clothing.<br>• Safety boots.<br>• Safety helmet.<br>• Ear defenders<br>• Safety glasses.<br>• Gloves (task specific).<br>• Additional PPE – Pipe Testing<br><br><br>
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Skipton/TM/MS01<br><br>	Document	Authorised by	Issue / Rev	Date
PCS-HS– Method Statement	BB	1a	Aug 2020	4 of 11
<br><br>Uncontrolled copy once printed from its electronic source<br><br>Plans & Sketches:<br><br>
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Technical engineering drawing showing a plan view of an angled precast concrete outfall headwall structure with stone pitching and erosion control details.

A technical site plan showing proposed drainage works, including an oil separator and outlet pipe, situated along the River Neb and a heritage trail.

Skipton/TM/MS01<br><br>	Document	Authorised by	Issue / Rev	Date
PCS-HS– Method Statement	BB	1a	Aug 2020	5 of 11
<br><br>Uncontrolled copy once printed from its electronic source<br><br>SITE H&S REQUIREMENTS<br><br>• All operatives involved in the works will be briefed on this Method Statement & Risk Assessment prior to participating in any of the activities.<br>• A record is to be kept on the Briefing Record Sheet at the back of this Method Statement.<br>• All Utility Drawings are included and will be held in the site CPHSP.<br><br>• Liaison with MUA Project Manager.<br><br><br>6. Methodology/ Sequence. Start Up:<br><br>1. Induct All Staff (visitors).<br>2. Go through the proposed scope of works & PCS H&S Documentation.<br>3. Ensure that all personnel have read, UNDERSTOOD, and signed the RAMS.<br><br>4. Maintain communication with The Clients Team<br>5. Only currently competent suitably trained, experienced, and certified personnel are to be employed.<br>6. All plant will be regularly checked, inspected, and certified.<br>7. A pre-condition photographic survey is to be carried out by PCS Limited.<br>8. Close liaison with DEFA (Fisheries)<br>9. Erect fencing and signage as agreed.<br>10. Ensure that there is suitable and sufficient segregation between the works area and the public.<br>11. Set up traffic management in accordance with the Pedestrian & Traffic Management Plan.<br><br><br>Method of Operations.<br><br>Pedestrian Management & Site Set Up<br><br>1. The site MUST be securely fenced.<br>2. The works area will have signage placed around warning of the dangers associated with these works.<br>3. All heras fencing is to be double clipped.<br>4. The works area fencing will be suitably secured for poor weather conditions.<br>5. There are two pedestrian footpaths that run through the proposed works, only one footpath will be closed at once and the pedestrians will be diverted to the other.<br>6. The pedestrian management will be erected in accordance with the accepted Management Plan.<br>7. The Pedestrian management set up will be secured, weighted down, and checked daily.<br><br><br>Prior to commencement, All the Services MUST be identified and marked out. - Dial -B4U-DiG. These works rely on a combined approach to safety, should a situation develop that is not in keeping with the RAMS Briefing then:-<br><br>STOP WORK IMEDIATELY<br><br>Works should only recommence once a revised Safe Systems of Work has been agreed and accepted by a PCS Site Supervisor or Site Manager.<br><br>
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PCS-HS– Method Statement	BB	1a	Aug 2020	6 of 11
<br><br>Uncontrolled copy once printed from its electronic source<br><br>DEFA Requirements.<br><br>1. Fisheries MUST be notified if any alterations are to be made to the agreed method of works.<br>2. Electrofishing of the watercourse must occur before any excavation commence in working area, including before the sedimats are installed and temp coffer dam is placed.<br>3. Phase must also allow electrofishing of the site before operations begin on this.<br>4. Sedimats need refreshing as required.<br>5. PCS must be ready to begin work immediately after de-fishing has been completed.<br>6. Sedimats must be removed on completion of works.<br>7. If/when sedi-matts are used, Fisheries are to be informed as soon as possible if the sedimats/coffer dams are breached due to flooding, works are to cease until Fisheries have been consulted.<br><br><br>Head Wall & Pipe Crossings<br><br>Plant<br><br> 360 Degree Tracked Excavators Wagons<br> Dumpers Whackers Concrete Pokers<br> Trench support – Temp Works<br> Sand/gravel filled tote bags<br> 4” & 6” Pump and hoses.<br><br><br>Labour:<br><br>Labour Experienced in water pipelines, deep excavations, and general civil engineering operations.<br><br>Materials:<br><br> Pipe Bedding<br> Pipes<br> Fittings<br> RC Concrete<br> Pre-Cast Concrete Head Wall Unit<br> Tote Bags<br><br><br>
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PCS-HS– Method Statement	BB	1a	Aug 2020	7 of 11
<br><br>Uncontrolled copy once printed from its electronic source<br><br>Procedures<br><br>1. All Personnel involved in this operation to be briefed on the method prior to commencement.<br>2. Only suitably trained, experienced and certified personnel to be employed.<br>3. The routes of pipeline will be as per the current construction drawings.<br>4. A pre-commencement photographic survey will be carried out.<br>5. No overloading of excavation will be permitted.<br>6. Access to the working area will only be via agreed access/egress points.<br>7. The site is to be well segregated.<br>8. The excavation, gradients and direction will be as per the design.<br>9. All staff will be suitably trained.<br>10. The banksman will check the depth of dig to allow correct bed.<br>11. Trench support must be always considered.<br>12. Pipe bedding and backfill material will be used as specified.<br>13. Plant will operate within the site spread.<br>14. Any unknown services located during these works will be treated as live until additional information can be obtained. Plans will be made available to the site team.<br>15. Excavated material will be removed from the working face as the work progress, so as not to contaminate the watercourse. This may need to be stockpiled away from the work area.<br>16. All loading, unloading of plant will be supervised by a nominated Banksman.<br>17. All vehicles, plant and machinery will have operating flashing beacons on.<br>18. Liaise with DEFA re clearing any vegetation from mill race channel and the top of bank to make it safer to work on. Any necessary permission for tree clearance to be obtained from DEFA and vegetation to be checked for nesting birds prior to removal.<br>19. Ensure that S18 & S20 Approval is in place.<br><br>20. Set up sediment mats in the stream using steel barriers making sure they are propped upon rock/ timber, liaise with fisheries when installing.<br><br>21. Construct a coffer dam around the area of works, the coffer dam will be constructed by using tope bags.<br><br><br>
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PCS-HS– Method Statement	BB	1a	Aug 2020	8 of 11
<br><br>Uncontrolled copy once printed from its electronic source<br><br>Precast Head Wall Unit:<br><br>1. Clear vegetation and topsoil from the working area and store on site for reuse.<br>2. Reduce dig area of the proposed headwall unit down to the proposed design levels using a 14t excavator.<br>3. Haul excavated material from the work area to the main site using a forward tipping dumper.<br>4. Level and compact type 1 subbase to the proposed levels.<br>5. Lift and lower precast into the position using a 14t excavator under strict banksmen control.<br>6. Connect pipework from pipe route into the new head wall unit.<br>7. Haul excavated material from main site to the work area.<br>8. Backfill all excavations with the as dug material.<br>9. Reinstate work area with the existing topsoil and sod to the proposed levels.<br><br>Mill Race Pipe Crossings:<br><br>1. Trim and flail a 12m section of a mill race (bed & banks) using an excavator and flail attachment.<br>2. Construct a coffer dam at either end of the work using top bags filled with sand.<br>3. The top bags will be lifted and lowered into position using an 14t excavator.<br>4. Liaise with Fisheries so they can electro fish inside the coffer dam, once the fisheries have electro fished inside the coffer dam we can start the works.<br>5. Place the 6” inch pumps up stream of the works, so the water coming downstream can be over pumped downstream.<br>6. Place the 6” inch pump inside the coffer dam and pump water downstream.<br><br><br>10. The machine will then excavate the trench to the design depth throughout the works.<br>11. The excavated material will be stockpiled on site and reused for backfill.<br>12. Once the excavation is down to the correct depth, the ductile iron pies will be placed.<br>13. The DI pipe will be lifted and lowered into position with sling attached to the excavator.<br>14. The pipes & (Sleeves) and ducting will be systematically laid under the bed of the watercourse.<br>15. The riverbed will be reinstated in accordance with the contract requirements (Existing).<br>16. The material used will be selected from the as dug material.<br>17. Remove berm/coffer dam and reinstate the remaining Mill Race bank back to existing.<br><br><br>
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PCS-HS– Method Statement	BB	1a	Aug 2020	9 of 11
<br><br>Uncontrolled copy once printed from its electronic source<br><br>All the works above rely on a combined approach to safety, should a situation develop that is not in keeping with the RAMS Briefing then<br><br>STOP WORK IMEDIATELY<br><br>Works should only recommence once a revised Safe Systems of Work has been agreed and accepted by a PCS Site Supervisor or Site Manager.<br><br>Refuelling Plant.<br><br>• A designated refuelling area will be setup on site.<br>• A mobile double bunded fuel bowser will be used for refuelling all plant.<br>• Drip trays will be used when refuelling and spill kits will be to hand.<br>• All small plant - funnels will be used to assist refuelling operations and prevent spillages.<br>• Any spillages will be cleaned up immediately and reported to PCS Site Manager and the Project Manager/Supervisor.<br>• All plant and machinery will be inspected daily, any leaking plant will be reported, the leak will be fixed asap.<br><br><br>7. Details of Supervision.<br><br>The work will be carried out by competent personnel who have received suitable and sufficient training for the tasks being undertaken and are Certified. They will be under the direct supervision of a Certified PCS Supervisor/Manager.<br><br>8. Site Emergency Response Plan.<br><br>• All accident & environmental incidents must be reported immediately.<br>• First aider to be identified at induction.<br>• Where the PCS Working Team are a mobile / maintenance call-out team, their First aid box will be kept in the works van.<br>• On discovering an emergency such as fire, structural collapse, trapped personnel, serious injury or any environmental incident, raise the Alarm and report the emergency immediately to the following personnel:<br>• PCS Site Manager/Supervisor.<br>• Site Personnel.<br>• Note: for serious emergencies such as a serious injury or large fire outbreak also contact emergency services directly 999.<br>• Give clear details of the incident and location.<br>• Do not hang up until requested to do so.<br>• Tackle small fires using portable fire extinguishers only if safe to do so. Never put your own safety at risk.<br>• If a person is trapped but is not in anymore danger, no attempt will be made by site personnel to remove the victim until the emergency response team arrives on site.<br>• If however there is severe danger that the situation might become worse before the emergency services arrive, the area will be secured by whatever means required. Once the area is secure, a trained first aider can administer first aid to the casualty.<br><br><br>
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PCS-HS– Method Statement	BB	1a	Aug 2020	10 of 11
<br><br>Uncontrolled copy once printed from its electronic source<br><br>• The PCS Site Supervisor will appoint a person to wait at the site entrance to escort the Emergency Response Team to the injured person.<br>• An PCS Manager will formally contact the Client & PCS H&S Advisor and inform them of the accident /incident so that an accident / incident investigation can commence.<br>• PCS Staff will provide any help necessary as requested in the accident investigation.<br><br><br>General Items<br><br>Machine Movements – Any operatives wishing to pass one of the machines or the Hi-Ab must first signal to the machine operator to gain their attention and seek permission to pass.<br><br>Environmental –Standard pollution kits will always be available with the site foreman to deal with small spillage’s and leaks.<br><br>Any Pollution of a watercourse is to be reported IMMEDATELY to Environmental Protection Unit and Fisheries Directorate, DEFA.<br><br>Biodegradable hydraulic fluid to be used in machinery working within the watercourse.<br><br>Emergency Procedures – There will always be a supervisor at the working face, who will have access to a mobile phone and/or radio that will allow assistance to be called if required. All operatives will be made aware of this prior to commencing work.<br><br>The location of the nearest A&E Hospital to the works is as follows:<br><br>Nobles Hospital Braddan<br><br>In case of an emergency contact the (ESJCR) Emergency Services Joint Control Room on 999.<br><br>Important Contacts:<br><br>• PCS Limited Main Office (Fault Reporting) = 01624 880581<br>• Plant &Transport Manager (Paul Carey) = 07624 495711<br>• Projects Director (Aaron Carey) = 07624 376395<br>• Managing Director (Paul Carey) = 07624 495711<br>• Contracts Manager (Brian Barnett) = 07624 308646<br>• PCS Limited Safety Officer (Brian Barnett) = 07624 308646<br>• Manx Utilities (Elec) = 01624 687687<br>• Manx Utilities (Water) = 01624 695949<br>• Manx Utilities (Meary Veg Waste) = 01624 685885<br>• Manx Telecom = 01624 624624<br>• Manx Gas = 01624 644444<br><br>• Environmental Protection Unit DEFA = 01624 685885<br><br>• Fisheries Directorate = 01624 685857<br>• Isle of Man Health & Safety Inspectorate = 01624 685952<br>• E-mail address for service plans.<br><br><br>o [email protected]<br><br>o [email protected]<br><br><br>
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PCS-HS– Method Statement	BB	1a	Aug 2020	11 of 11
<br><br>Uncontrolled copy once printed from its electronic source<br><br>	METHOD & RISK ASSESSMENT BRIEFING RECORD	METHOD & RISK ASSESSMENT BRIEFING RECORD	METHOD & RISK ASSESSMENT BRIEFING RECORD	METHOD & RISK ASSESSMENT BRIEFING RECORD	METHOD & RISK ASSESSMENT BRIEFING RECORD
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By signing this briefing record, I confirm that I have fully read and UNDERSTOOD this Method Statement and the associated Risk Assessment(s) as highlighted within this document.<br><br>	By signing this briefing record, I confirm that I have fully read and UNDERSTOOD this Method Statement and the associated Risk Assessment(s) as highlighted within this document.<br><br>	By signing this briefing record, I confirm that I have fully read and UNDERSTOOD this Method Statement and the associated Risk Assessment(s) as highlighted within this document.<br><br>	By signing this briefing record, I confirm that I have fully read and UNDERSTOOD this Method Statement and the associated Risk Assessment(s) as highlighted within this document.<br><br>	By signing this briefing record, I confirm that I have fully read and UNDERSTOOD this Method Statement and the associated Risk Assessment(s) as highlighted within this document.<br><br>
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Activity	Activity	River Neb Out Fall & Mill Race Pipe Crossings	River Neb Out Fall & Mill Race Pipe Crossings	River Neb Out Fall & Mill Race Pipe Crossings
List of documents used / Record of issue<br><br>	List of documents used / Record of issue<br><br>	Method Statement, Risk Assessment, Utility Drawings,	Method Statement, Risk Assessment, Utility Drawings,	Method Statement, Risk Assessment, Utility Drawings,
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Pcs-Hs-Ms - Peel Rsts - River Neb & Mill Race

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