Mirfield Groundworks Ltd

METHOD STATEMENT No. 003

SITE:

TASK: Backfilling to Retaining Walls

LOCATION: All Buildings

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE WORKS:

Sealing Wall.
Placing RIW and protective boarding.
Install Land drain.
Backfilling with type 6P material.
Testing of Backfilling.

METHOD OF HOW THE WORKS IS TO BE CARRIED OUT:

Sealing Wall

All holes used for shuttering will be filled using Setplug fast setting plugging
compound. Any remedial or rubbing up of the wall will be done and completed at this
stage.

Placing RIW and protective boarding to back of wall

The concrete surface will be swept clean of any debris or dust. A sand cement fillet
will be used between the base and the wall to fill the corner.

Two coats of RIW LAC will be applied using brushes and rollers up to a 2 Metre
height. The angle strip and protective boarding will then be placed against the RIW.

Two coats of RIW and the protective boarding to the top of the wall will be placed
once the backfilling is completed to the 2 Metre height.

Install Land Drain

Terram matting will be placed onto and against the retaining wall protective boarding.
A 150mm diameter plastic land drain will be placed onto the terram and A10 pipe
bedding placed around the land drain. The terram will be wrapped around the
bedding and land drain.

MS003/2008
Mirfield Groundworks Ltd

METHOD STATEMENT No. 003

SITE:

TASK: Backfilling to Retaining Walls

LOCATION: All Buildings

Backfilling with 6P imported material

Before any backfilling can commence the concrete test results for the retaining wall
must be received and the retaining wall has reached the required strength. No
backfill can commence unless a permit to backfill as been given. Then 6P material
will be placed onto the protective board on top of the retaining wall base with an
excavator from the top of bank above the retaining wall. This will be laid in 110mm
layers and compacted using a Bomag 851 vibratory Tamping Roller. Eight number
passes will be required on the 110mm 6P material.(Earthworks Specification Table
6/4 Method 6 using vibratory roller over 700kg-1300kg 110mm depth states 16
passes. Bomag 851 states 910kg/per metre width. It is a double drum roller therefore
8 passes required.) Once the 110mm layer has had the required number of passes
another 110mm layer, levelled and rolled. This process will carry on until the retaining
wall is backfilled up to height of 1 metre from the top of the wall. The sequence will
be repeated on completion of structural steelwork that is installed within the R.C.
wall. The 6P material will be installed up to the underside of MOT Type 1 Clause 803
as indicated on the engineer’s drawings.

Testing of backfilling

Sand replacement/NDT test will be carried out at three different postions and at three
different. All postions of testing will be decided by Caddick Construction.

LABOUR:

1 No. Supervisor .
1-2 No. Operatives placing RIW and boarding.
1-2 No. Operatives placing land drain.
2-3 No. Operative’s backfilling.
1 No. Excavator driver.

PLANT AND EQUIPMENT:

1. Excavator.
Rammax Roller.
Hand Tools.
Barriers.
PPE.

MS003/2008
Mirfield Groundworks Ltd

METHOD STATEMENT No. 003

SITE:

TASK: Backfilling to Retaining Walls

LOCATION: All Buildings

MATERIALS REQUIRED:

Setplug plugging compound.

Visqueen 2000
RIW LAC
RIW Sheetseal 226
RIW Angle strip
Protective boarding.
6P Stone

MAIN HAZARDS:

Uncontrolled use of plant and equipment

COSHH

P.P.E.:

Gloves.
Eye protection
Overalls

CONTROL:

The foreman will be the person responsible for the supervision of the operations.
The works will be carried out by experienced operatives who will be supervised
during the whole of the works. Only experienced- trained operatives will operate the
plant and equipment. Statutory examinations will be carried out on all plant,
equipment with records kept. Only authorised-trained operatives will be permitted to
drive or operate any plant. Only operatives who have read the operators manual for
the Bomag 851 Roller will be allowed to operate it.

MS003/2008
Mirfield Groundworks Ltd

METHOD STATEMENT No. 003

SITE:

TASK: Backfilling to Retaining Walls

LOCATION: All Buildings

GENERAL:

It is our intention to promote a safe working environment and to this end, we would
insist on full co-operation from all contractors and the general public. The works will
be carried out by experienced operatives who will be supervised during the whole of
the works. All operatives will be issued with personal protection equipment. All
operatives will be expected to wear any, and all personal protection equipment
provided. Operatives failing to wear the equipment or take care of themselves or
others will be reported to the office and disciplinary action will be taken. All plant
operators to hold a valid CTA card or CPCS card. Only experienced – trained
operatives will operate the plant and equipment. Statutory examinations will be
carried out on all plant, equipment with records kept, daily and weekly. Only
authorised-trained operatives will be permitted to drive any plant vehicles and mount
abrasive wheels on company machines. No excavations to commence until a permit
to dig has been issued and all services have been located. When reversing wagons
a banksman should be in attendance at all times. All excavation will be fenced off at
all times. Ladders used only for access and egress. Only trained operatives are to
enter a confined space.

RISK ASSESSMENTS:

Excavators
Vibratory Rollers

COSHH ASSESSMENTS:

Plugging material.
RIW Lac
Protective Boarding
6P stone
Land drain

Signed Date

MS003/2008