MS1 METHOD STATEMENT RISK ASSESMENT

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1 MS1 METHOD STATEMENT RISK ASSESMENT Servcng, Repar and Installaton of Combuston Plant {ncludng general work, systems, bolers and warm ar heaters} 1] On arrval to ste check n wth responsble person, dentfy self and f requred sgn n. Make sure that a vehcle can safely be taken on ste. Safety Rsk Low. Rsk to Thrd partes NIL. 2] Ascertan from responsble person the followng nformaton:- Poston of applance to be worked on. What the fre procedures for the ste are. Inform responsble person that we wll conform to all ther safety procedures whch we assume to be at least equal to our Safety Statement. If there are any partcular safety requrements for ste:- b) Ste hazards. c) Ste chemcal hazards ncludng asbestos. Safety Rsk Low. Rsk to Thrd partes NIL. 3] At the applance ste assess any mmedate hazards before work commences. Are areas of work clear? Any mmedate danger from surroundng workng envronment? Check for servce solaton ponts. (Fuel and electrc). Ascertan the poston of nearest Fre extngushers. Ascertan that exts from applance area are clear. Safety Rsk Low. Rsk to Thrd partes NIL. 4] Carry out works as per approprate applance servce specfcaton or estmate. Procedures to be done n conjuncton wth Gas Safety (Installaton & Use) Act 1998 and subsequent amendments, OFTEC procedures and Codes of good Practce. Safety Rsk Medum. Rsk to Thrd partes NIL. 5] Completon of work checks Remove all arsngs from ste and dspose of safely and correctly. Make sure all servce connectons are re made and tested as sound. Check settngs of all controls relevant to work carred out. Ascertan that the applance s runnng correctly. Check back ground CO levels. Fll n paperwork notng all relevant detals of work done, work requred and applance state. Safety Rsk Low. Rsk to Thrd partes NIL. 6] Report to responsble person and get job sheets sgned. If requred sgn out. Safety Rsk Low. Rsk to Thrd partes NIL. For any method, safety or procedural queres contact Mr. Julan Hall on

2 MS2 METHOD STATEMENT Gas Connecton or Break In To Exstng Gas Man Before work commences a functon test of all exstng gas equpment must be made and any defects reported to the ste manager n wrtng. The gas man s to be vsually checked for defects, wrong materal, broken or mssng brackets and general safety (Use a memo sheet to report faults and get a sgnature.) No work s to proceed on a gas man that does not conform to current legslaton. Any rectfcaton work wll be chargeable at normal rates. 1) Test all nternal gas mans for soundness. 2) Report any gas leaks for repar durng works. (Not ncluded n estmates) 3) Isolate the gas man secton to be worked on and dsconnect at sutable pont blankng off the man sde wth approprate plug, spade or cap. 3a) Cross bond any sectons of ppe that have been removed. 4) If the ncomng man s above 1 dameter then t shall be pre-purged wth nert gas. If the man s below 1 dameter then t shall be purged wth ar. Followng the procedure lad down n The Insttute of Gas Engneers IGE/UP/1 and 1A. 5) Once the man s degassed the connecton wll be made usng standard ppefttng technques. ( Hot Work Method statement may apply) 6) On completon of the connecton the ppe-work wll be ether coupled up to the new equpment or t shall be plugged off wth a sutable devce. 7) The new connecton wll be vsually checked and any unons etc. tghtened. 8) The secton contanng the new connecton wll be soundness tested. 9) The dsconnected secton wll then be connected back to the man and checked. 10) Once all connectons are made and secure the secton wll be purged as n 4) above. All purgng to fuel gases wll be to outsde the premses. 11) A purge s deemed to be complete when all sectons of the gas system contan 100% GAS as recorded on a GASCO SEEKER. 12) When the whole of the system s purged a fnal soundness test wll be made and a certfcate of soundness for the whole nstallaton wll be ssued. 13) All exstng applances wll be functon checked and any new applances commssoned to manufacturers requrements. 14) All new ppe-work wll be labelled GAS every 40 feet and at drecton changes. All purgng and soundness testng wll be carred out n accordance wth IGE Utlzaton Procedures (IGE/UP/1 and 1a) secton SOUNDNESS TESTING AND PURGING OF INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL GAS INSTALLATIONS wthout excepton. Ths method statement s meant for customers gudance and s not a task lst. SAFETY COMES FIRST WITH NO EXCEPTIONS. For any queres on ths Method Statement contact Mr Julan Hall

3 MS3 METHOD STATEMENT General Hgh Level Works 1) We reserve the rght on all jobs to hre, and charge as an extra to the contract, any form of hydraulc access platform that we deem to be necessary for the safety of our operatves and the safety of the ste n general. 2) Before hgh level work commences we wll dscuss the full mplcatons wth the customers ste Manager and agree on the correct procedure to adopt. 3) All areas below our hgh level work area wll be cordoned off wth RED & WHITE warnng tape. Ths area wll be out of bounds for everyone unless permsson to enter s obtaned from our operatves. Safety shoes and hard hats wll be worn at all tmes n ths area. 4) All ladders wll be ted off and made safe the bottom of the ladders wll be secured or footed by second person. Ladders wll not be left uprght and unsecured. 5) Ladders wll be used at all tmes followng the codes of good practce lad down by the HSE. No faulty or damaged ladder wll be used. 6) Where practcal an operatve workng from a ladder wll wear a safety harness securely fastened to the buldng structure. 7) Over reachng on ladders past normal arms length s strctly forbdden. As s the practce of movng the ladder from the top whlst standng on t. 8) Alumnum steps or scaffoldng towers wll be used n preference over ladders at all tmes. The use of these tems wll be governed by the current codes of good practce as lad down by the HSE. 9) All toe boards, outrggers and deckng to tower scaffoldng wll be used at all tmes. Harnesses wll be use where practcal fastened to the buldng structure. 10) The practce of movng a scaffold wth someone on t s strctly forbdden. 11) No one shall clmb up the outsde of a tower scaffold. 12) Over reachng on a tower scaffold s strctly forbdden. 13) Ladders and long steps should be carred by two people when possble. 14) Before any ladder, tower scaffold or step ladder s erected any overhead hazard must be made safe. 15) It s forbdden to work on any lve electrcal applance whlst standng on a ladder, step ladder or scaffold tower. (Fault fndng and commssonng may requre the power to a unt to be swtched on. In ths event all reasonable precauton should be taken to prevent accdents). No electrcal connectons wll be made on lve equpment at any tme. SAFETY COMES FIRST WITH NO EXCEPTIONS. For any queres on ths Method Statement contact Mr Julan Hall on

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6 The Mantenance and Installaton of Gas Fred Applances Ppe-work. Dear Sr, Please fnd enclosed wth ths letter the servce contract that you requested. If you are puttng your servce work out to tender please take nto account the followng ponts 1) All engneers workng on your gas applances and nstallaton must be properly qualfed under the Gas Safety (nstallaton & use) Act Each engneer must prove to you by the way of hs regstraton certfcate (whch he must carry wth hm at all tmes) that he s qualfed to work on the applances at your premses. Dfferent applances may well requre a dfferent regstraton. All engneers must be qualfed to work on ndustral and commercal equpment. Domestcally qualfed engneers are not automatcally qualfed to work on ndustral and commercal equpment. Ask every gas engneer that vsts your ste to see hs regstraton card and check the detals on the back. If you have any doubts you can check hs regstraton by phonng and quotng the card number. The cost of tranng these engneers s very expensve and the trade knows that some companes are cuttng corners and not tranng ther engneers to the correct level. 2) Falure to follow the Gas Safety (Installaton & use) Act 1998 can result n severe fnes for both gas engneers and ther customers. 3) All our servces are based on full strp down servces as recommended by the manufacturers and as detaled n our servce schedules. Ths type of servce should not be confused wth the safety checks that some companes offer at a much cheaper rate. 4) Not all servce companes offer the same level of servce beware of hdden extras once a servce contract has been sgned. 5) Ask about response tmes for breakdowns and gas leaks. 6) At any stage of the work we may carry out for you please feel free to ask the engneer for full detals of what he s dong and why 7) All paperwork ssued n respect of mantenance of gas fred equpment must conform to the requrements of the Gas Safety (nstallaton & use) Act ) Method statements should be ssued for all aspects of work on gas applances. 9) Health and Safety ssues must be addressed at all tmes. 10) Companes carryng out servce work on gas applances must have full nsurance cover sutable for the premses they work n. Ours s to the value of 10,000, Should you requre any further nformaton about Baley-Johns (phl) Ltd please rng Julan Hall on or vst our web ste on We wll be only too pleased to gve you a lst of our customers for you to phone for references. Julan L Hall