Method statement

Prior to implementing any APH within the Method Statement for the task the APH and Method Statement must first be approved by the responsible person s senior and/or the manager of the department responsible for the plant and equipment. The approved APH and Method... 

If specialist contractors are to be engaged, a Method Statement should first be requested from them on how they plan to carry out the work. 

Where there is a risk to the employee carrying out work, in addition to a Method Statement a permit to work should be used. A permit to work is a formal written means of making sure that potentially dangerous jobs are examined first, before authorizing the work to commence. Its task is twofold it ensures that the person making the system safe... 

Examples of tasks that will require the issuing of the Permission to Work on Electrical Systems Certificate are indicated in Method Statements for Work on Electrical Systems. 

The electrical engineer would normally stipulate the tasks that require the use of Method Statements for Work on Electrical Systems and would also prepare the Method Statements. 

Having carried out an assessment of potential hazards (APH), a Method Statement (including advice on whether a permit to work is required) is prepared ... 

Comply with any Method Statement or safe system introduced for his or her health and safety ... 

Method statements as to how the work is to be carried out, clearly indicating matters relating to health and safety, must be passed for approval to the... 

A except for the additional programming that is required to evaluate the agreement between calculatd and observed group concentrations (expressed by CHISQ). The METHOD statement selected a fixed step Runge-Kutta integration method rather than a variable step method because a fixed integration method is necessary for the CHISQ PROCEDURE to work properly. 

Standards and method statements envisage geotechnical survey performance only in the pre-construction period that leads to insufficient forecasting of the geotechnical conditions for the main pipeline construction in mountainous areas. Therefore accurate quality assessment of the survey is excluded which is crucial for the mitigation of adequate environmental risks in the design and development phase. 

Standards and method statements governing pipeline design and construction do not cover clearly the geotechnical work, methods and the scope by the various stages through design and construction. 

The equivalence point pH values can be calculated exactly using previously presented methods, especially the one employing the pC-pH diagram (e.g., see Section 4-12-2). Here we will examine approximate methods lor their calculation. For pHcog we will check the rationale behind the Standard Methods statement quoted previously. 

And apparently there was. I prepared a file full of information, records, risk assessments and method statements, I even got in trouble for my photos of the area where the incident occurred -showing so tidy a site that it didn t look like any work was being done But he still got his claim it was simply easier and more economically sensible to pay out than pay to fight. 

A male roofer sits in the induction room and listens carefully, he nods in all the right places, agrees with the site rules and the fundamentals of the Incident and Injury Free (IIF) safety programme in place on site, and signs up to his method statement and risk assessments, which clearly state he will use the lanyard and harness at all times when working on the roof. A mere two hours later he is seen working on the pitch of a wet metal roof with his lanyard still attached to his harness and not to the safe anchor point a few feet away. This is an unsafe behaviour which could result in a serious, potentially fatal accident, should he lose balance, slip and fall. 

But it also has a big problem. I have seen the consequences of accidents that have stopped men working for weeks and months. I have had to collect the witness statements and take the photographs of the locations when accidents have occurred. I have had to gather the evidence that they had been inducted and read their method statements for the task they were performing at the time. I have donated to collections to try to keep a family going as no income will be forthcoming for the next few months whilst an injury heals and bills still have to be paid. 

Consistent with land bascd construction, a combination of measures was u.scd to maintain competence such as formal off the job training, on the job training and tool box talks. Also consistent with land-based engineering, method statements and risk assessments were prepared to ensure that the work was undertaken in a planned and safe manner. 

Are risk assessments and method statements available and up to date Is the following information posted/displayed Insurance Certificates Safety Policy Statement Environmental Loading Chart SOLAS 1 Health and Safety Law Poster Emergency Contact Numbers/Channels ... 

Hot working is potentially more hazardous than cold working because of the additional risk of fire. Operatives carrying out hot working must follow strict procedures to reduce the risk of fire. These safety procedures must be written down in a method statement and the work procedure strictly followed. 

The Construction, Design and Management Regulations and Approved Codes of Practice define a method statement as a written document laying out the work procedure and sequence of operations to ensure health and safety. 

If the method statement is written as a result of a risk assessment carried out for a task or operation, then following the prescribed method will reduce the risk. 

The safe isolation procedure described in Fig. 1.28 is a method statement. Following this method meets the requirements of the Electricity at Work Regulations, the lET Regulations, and reduces the risk of electric shock to the operative and other people who might be affected by his actions. 

Figure 4.27 Method statement or flowchart for a secure isolation procedure.

A method statement should be prepared and agreed with the designer and a copy kept on site. This erection method statement should be prepared by the erection contractor and include a programme. Use of temporary braces, ties and ropes should be listed in the Method Statement. Erection drawings should be supplied to site where necessary. The sequence of the erection of the units should also be given. 

A site plan showing the datum level and setting-out grid lines should be produced and attached to the Method Statement for erection. 

Requirements for any temporary works, temporary bracing and propping should be given in the Erection Method Statement (see 6.1.2). The stage when temporary bracings/supports can be removed, and the erected structure is able to accept all loadings, including wind, must be defined in the Method Statement. 

The responsibility for cleaning the FRP units after installation is often over looked and should be clearly stated in the contract documents. A Method Statement should be included with tenders. 

Special techniques that should be described in the work method statement are required for ... 

WorkCover NSW (1998). Guidelines for Writing Work Method Statements in Plain English. Sydney WorkCover. 

Health and safety file - this is a record of information for the client which focuses on health and safety. It alerts those who are responsible for the structure and equipment in it to the significant health and safety risks that will need to be dealt with during subsequent use, construction, maintenance, repair, cleaning and demolition. Method statement - this is a written document laying out the work procedures and sequences of operations to ensure health and safety. It results from the risk assessment carried out for the task or operation and the control measures identified. If the risk is low, a verbal statement may suffice. 

Report to site manager and act upon any weaknesses in method statements and/or safe job procedures, as revealed by health and safety risk assessments and observations. 

Method statements are used for complex and/or hazardous jobs and are followed at all times. 

This will involve consulting those who will be affected when site layouts, construction methods, safety method statements and safety procedures are designed. The control individuals have over their work should be increased, and time spent working at predetermined speeds and in monotonous work should be reduced where it is reasonable to do so. 

This involves making sure that employees are fully aware of company policy, risk assessments, method statements, safety procedures, good practice, official guidance, any test results and legal requirements. This is sometimes known as a Safe Person approach to controlling risks where the focus is on individuals. A properly set up health and safety management system should cover and balance both a Safe Place and Safe Person approach. 

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