This document summarizes lessons learned from construction of the first test pile for the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link Project. It identifies several areas for improvement including making the ladder accessing the pile jacket and RCD platform safer, providing more space for movement around cranes on barges, running electrical cables safely to operate anchor winches, using shorter sling lengths for concrete pouring, modifying hopper designs to prevent concrete overflow, and ensuring an emergency response plan is in place with boat access, safety boats, lifeguards, controlled marine movement, first aiders, and dry snacks available at marine worksites.
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Areas for Improvement - Lessons Learnt From Test Pile
This document summarizes lessons learned from construction of the first test pile for the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link Project. It identifies several areas for improvement including making the ladder accessing the pile jacket and RCD platform safer, providing more space for movement around cranes on barges, running electrical cables safely to operate anchor winches, using shorter sling lengths for concrete pouring, modifying hopper designs to prevent concrete overflow, and ensuring an emergency response plan is in place with boat access, safety boats, lifeguards, controlled marine movement, first aiders, and dry snacks available at marine worksites.
This document summarizes lessons learned from construction of the first test pile for the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link Project. It identifies several areas for improvement including making the ladder accessing the pile jacket and RCD platform safer, providing more space for movement around cranes on barges, running electrical cables safely to operate anchor winches, using shorter sling lengths for concrete pouring, modifying hopper designs to prevent concrete overflow, and ensuring an emergency response plan is in place with boat access, safety boats, lifeguards, controlled marine movement, first aiders, and dry snacks available at marine worksites.
access the platform Access around Crane in piling barge (Essem-II)
There is no space left for movement
around the Crane while it is on swing.
It is suggested the space outside the
barrier may be utilized for movement by providing handrails along the edges and parting section of barrier as required. Operation of anchor winches in barge ‘Akash’
Due to non-availability of space to
install DG Set in barge (Akash), electrical cables were taken from the piling barge (Essem-II) to operate the anchor winches which is not safe. Pile concreting using concrete bucket & Crane
The length of sling used was too long
resulting in pouring at an undesired height.
Use of shorter length sling (1m) is
suggested. Overflowing of Concrete from hopper during the pour
The height at which the bucket was kept
rendered no visibility leading to overflowing of concrete from hopper.
Use of wider and shorter height hopper
may be sought to sort out this issue. Provision of air vent pipe on hopper
The bracket welded to arrest the air vent
pipe on hopper might obstruct the free flow of concrete.
Use of clamp & bolt or other alternative
is suggested to ensure smooth flow of concrete. Emergency Response Plan
The following points needs to be ensured as part of Emergency Response Plan
Boat landing access at Belapur Jetty
Standby Safety Boat / Speed boat Life guards at all marine fronts All marine movement to be controlled by the base station (SPOC) to be located at Belapur Jetty First Aider on prioritized location at sea (Any of the working barges) Availability of dry snacks at all marine fronts