Outline Method Statement

For the

Hunter Street Demolitions

For

At

The Northgate Centre, Chester

Preface

This outline Method Statement and all detailed Method Statements produced will
be in accordance with BS6187 Code of Practice for Demolition, furthermore
consideration will be given to the Best Practice Guidance The control of dust and
emissions from construction and demolition, published by the Greater London
Authority, throughout the works.

Scope of Works:

This document covers the demolition of the following buildings:

St Martins House, 42 Princess Street, former Mission Hall, Freemasons Hall,

4, 4b, 6 and 13 Hunter Street.

Separate demolition method statements will be prepared and submitted for

approval for other structures such as Commerce House.

This document deals with the following matters:

• M&E Services and Structural surveys

• Provision of safety scaffolding/fans and hoardings
• Possible temporary propping of basements/cantilever structures
• Soft strip structures of internal fixtures and fittings
• Demolition of structures
• Transporting and crushing on/off site of suitable materials
• Removal of deleterious arisings from site

It is anticipated that the demolition works are intended to be complete before the
prior excavations for archaeology within the site are undertaken. Once the
demolition works are completed and the site is clear, the routes for public access
and visibility of the archaeological works will be reviewed with the client with the
intention of possible re-routing and provision of vision panels through the
hoardings/barriers.

Programme
Commencement TBC
Completion TBC

Site personnel
Contracts manager – I Moffat
Safety advisor – R McDonagh
Full Time Site Manager – Dave Hilton
Site Supervisor Thomas Furlong
Demolition operatives – TBA (>20)
Plant operators – TBA (> 8)
Working Hours

KDC standard working hours are 07.30 – 17.30 Monday – Friday. Weekend working is
only arranged as required and by agreement with both the client and Local Authority.

We understand the restrictions on site working hours are as detailed below, and therefore
conclude that our standard hours of work fall within the prescribed timings;

Weekdays – 7.00 – 19.00

Saturdays – 9.00 – 12.00
Sundays and Bank Holidays – No Work

Legislation and codes of practice

All work will be carried out in accordance with current legislation, which is
applicable to their respective industry, with particular regard to the following.

The Health & Safety at Work etc Act 1974

The Construction (Health, Safety & Welfare) Regulations 1996
The Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2006
The Asbestos (Licensing) Regulations 1998
Working with Asbestos Insulation etc (2nd Edition) 1987 Regulations
The Control of Lead at Work Regulations 1998
Control of Pollution Act (Amendments) 1989
The (Lifting Operations & Lifting Equipment) Regulations 1998 (LOLER 98)
Factories Act 1961
Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002
The Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 1994
The Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999
Personal Protective Equipment at work Regulations 1992
The Construction (Head Protection) Regulations 1989
The Health & Safety (Safety Signs & Signals) Regulations 1996
The Noise at Works Regulations 1989
The Health & Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981
The Workplace (Health, Safety & Welfare) Regulations 1992
The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases & Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995
(RIDDOR)
The Provision & use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992

References

BPG The control of dust and emissions from construction and

demolition (GLA and London Councils)
BS6187 Code of Practice for Demolition
BS5240 Industrial Safety Helmets
BS2092 Industrial Eye Protectors
BS679 Filters for use during welding and similar industrial operations
BS1397 Industrial Safety Belts and Harnesses
BS5228 CP for noise control on construction and open sites
BS5973 Access and working scaffolds and special scaffold structures in
steel

PreCommencement Works

Due to the complex nature of the project, K D C believe it imperative to allow a

minimum of 5 weeks pre-commencement period for survey, design and approval of
all works prior to commencement of demolition works.

Within this period we would envisage carrying out the following works;

• Correlation of existing drainage with service plans and planning for removal,
capping and protection of drainage.
• Survey of existing statutory services, meetings with client representative and
statutory providers.
• Trial pits to facilitate above works as necessary.(see note below)
• Structural surveys of buildings to be demolished
• Design of temporary works to facilitate demolitions.
• Dilapidation survey of surrounding buildings/roads.
• Development of traffic management plan.
• Development of construction methodology in line with Best Practice
Guidance referenced above.

NOTE: All excavation works, including trial pits, will only be carried out after prior
notification and approval of the City Archaeologist.

All investigative works would be carried out by both K D C in house staff,

supplemented by specialist subcontract staff as necessary. K D C carry PI
insurance for structural and electrical design works.

Health Safety & Welfare facilities

Temporary welfare facilities are to be established for K D C Contractors Ltd Site

Staff & operatives in a location suitably agreed between K D C, the client’s
representative and Chester City Council.

A suitable first aid box will be made available and a qualified first aid
representative will be supplied by K D C Contractors Ltd.

All plant operatives will be CITB/CPCS/CTA registered and will have copies of their
certificate with them for inspection.

All personnel will be issued with the necessary PPE and will be expected to wear it
at all times on site. Special PPE will be issued as necessary in the hazardous
locations following site induction and or issue of a permit to work.

During site induction all personnel will be made aware of the client’s Site Rules,
Accident Reporting and Site Emergency procedures. These will be adhered to at all
times. K D C Contractors Ltd operatives are familiar with the policies and
procedures in place on projects of this size, with knowledge gained from previous
joint working ventures.

K D C Contractors Ltd reserve the right to alter/amend, in consultation with

the Client/Planning Supervisor/Appropriate Statutory Authority/Principal
Contractor, the Method of Working as a result of on going operations.
Public & Employee Protection

Services

Services are known to exist in the adjacent footpaths/roads and enter the site. All
services to the buildings to be demolished are to be disconnected at or beyond the
site boundary prior to works commencing. K D C propose to spend a pre-
commencement period working with the client and all statutory undertakers to
ensure all services are identified and isolated or their positions marked/recorded as
required

A CAT scan of the site is to be carried out prior to works commencing as a matter
of course to identify the possibility of ‘rogue’ services.

Services within the curtilage of the site which are to remain live will be assessed
and protected as necessary. Carefully controlled hand excavated trial pits will be
carried out as necessary to prove and verify exact location and nature of recorded
services.

NOTE: All excavation works, including trial pits, will only be carried out after prior
notification and approval of the City Archaeologist.

Site perimeter

Warning notices and restricted area notices will be positioned at vantage points.

The permanent working area is to be protected and scaffolded in accordance with

the client’s requirements prior to main demolition works commencing. Solid
barriers will be in place to all site boundaries through the provision of either timber
hoarding, solid ‘heras’ type fencing or utilisation of existing boundary walls. The
inner perimeter of the working area is to receive a further block and mesh hoarding
as necessary to demark active demolition zones or protected services.

Elevations which front public rights of way will have sentries in attendance when
needed. During plant demolition the management of pedestrians and traffic will be
implemented by K D C jointly with the client/County Council/Local Highways
Authority.

Access and egress to the workface will be via designated routes. These will be
agreed and implemented by our site supervisor. The site lies within an existing city
centre commercial/shopping complex with a road system in place. The existing
road system is to be followed in accordance with the traffic management scheme to
be adopted. All plant will be delivered to site by road going low loader, with no
plant movements carried out on existing roadway to ensure that the road surface
and also existing below ground sewers/drainage is not damaged through
displacement.
Workforce protection

Areas of risk directly beneath the demolition area will be cordoned off and clearly
segregated from third parties. Barriers are to be erected complete with warning
signs.

All temporary barriers and signs etc. will be constantly checked and maintained
before and during each working day by the Site Supervisors.

All areas of safety will be constantly evaluated with attention to detail being given
the utmost concern at all times.

Any secondary lighting required within the site will be the responsibility of, and
provided by, K D C Contractors Ltd in a safe and secure manner. The positioning of
any lights will be in liaison with the client. The position of any lighting will be such
that there is no risk imported to the adjacent operational properties.

Personal protective equipment

All site personnel will be issued with standard personal protective equipment.
Each operative will have general protection issued by the Site Supervisor
dependent upon the work in hand. Safety wear will comprise of the following:

Hard hats, ear and eye defenders, nasal protection against high volume of dust,
dermal protection to exposed vulnerable areas and footwear against risk of
penetration and impact. high visibility vests/jackets.

Hazardous materials

Identification and removal of asbestos containing materials (ACM’s) will be carried

out prior to our commencement on site. However, given the age of the structures it
is envisaged that some ACM’s will remain undetected until the soft strip and main
demolition works are progressed. Site Managers, Supervisors and Operatives will
be briefed in this regard and a process is to be established between K D C, the
client and his asbestos surveyor to minimise the potential hazard of any asbestos
discovered during the works and also the potential delay to the contract.

Other hazards have been identified in terms of lead paint, oil containing excessive
levels of PCB’s and also refrigerant from Air Conditioning systems.

Samples of paint will be taken as required in order to assess any lead content if
needed. In the event this registers positive, respirators with the appropriate filters
will be issued.

Oils will be sampled at the earliest opportunity and drained and disposed of
through a licensed undertaker.

Air conditioning units and associated pipework will be de-gassed by a specialist

contractor at the earliest opportunity.
Accident procedure

In the event of any accident occurring, a standard procedure will be adopted. For
all injuries a detailed record will be maintained on site. Minor injuries will be
treated in situ, if possible, by utilising a standard first aid kit available on site.
More serious injuries will be treated by a suitably qualified off site party. In either
event all parties requiring notification will receive it

Depending upon the level of injury and the circumstances which they occurred, all
accidents will be thoroughly investigated by the Site Manager and Safety Officer.
He will assess the degree of competence adopted, as to whether the incident is
likely to re-occur if the methods adopted are continued to be used. Any such
changes to the methods of working will be immediately reported to the Supervisory
Officer, complete with a revised method statement and associated risk assessment.

As each new area of work is approached, the Site Supervisor will hold regular
induction meetings with key personnel and, in particular, machine operators in
respect of the works to be executed, in which areas, and most importantly the
factor of risk likely to be encountered during each specific operation.

All areas of work will be supervised at all times. It will be the responsibility of each
Supervisor to constantly assess the ability of each operative both before an during
with regard to the individual's capabilities in respect of the work he has been
assigned to do in both experience, competence and most importantly, his ability to
complete the work in a safe manner without incurring risks to himself or third
parties. Supervisory charge-hands will be in possession of a set of documents
relating to method of work.

Dust & noise reduction strategy

Noise levels will be monitored during the course of the works. It is accepted that
noise cannot be eliminated entirely, but reasonable steps will be taken to reduce
any adverse effects of noise generated by the works. Previous works of this nature
have been carried out and have had noise assessments produced. A table summary
of these results is shown below for reference. The nature of the works and type of
structures will allow controlled sectional removal of structural elements using
remotely operated plant. The nature and capability of the plant proposed to be used
is such that all operations will be carried out with the minimum of noise and
emissions generated on the site. All KDC Plant and Machinery have engines
compliant with emission regulations EU Stage 3. In addition all exhaust gases are
mixed with intake air to reduce particle matter (PM) and Nitrogen (NOx) emissions.

The location of all plant and machinery, specifically crushing plant, will be
positioned as far as is reasonably practicable from sensitive receptors, specifically
members of the public and adjacent residential properties. As a matter of course
all plant and machinery will have the engines turned off when idling, also
confirmation is being sought as to the supply of tax-exempt ‘red’ diesel with a
sulphur content equivalent to that of ultra low sulphur diesel.
Anticipated noise levels -

Activity Noise produced at Noise produced at site

Source boundary

Demolition 93db(A) 80db(A)

Breaking 103db(A) 85db(A)

slabs

Crushing 89db(A) 75db(A)

As previously stated the site lies within an existing city centre

commercial/shopping complex and the creation of dust has been identified as a
potential cause for concern. This has been taken into consideration and we are to
adopt a dust suppressive method of demolition. The main objectives are to both
minimize the production of dust by controlled demolition methods and suppress
any dust that is generated at source. Given the requirement to ‘damp down’ dust
generated both at the workface and during crushing operations, consideration will
be given to discharge of slurry into the adjacent live sewers. All such gully outlets
will be bunded with sand bags and also have a filter system installed in the form of
‘terram’ membrane to ensure slurry run off does not enter the drainage system.

All these points have been considered and countermeasures are to be implemented
as highlighted in the methodology section of the method statement below.

Existing construction

St Martins House – Concrete framed structure

42 Princess St/former Mission Hall/Freemasons Hall/4, 6 and 13 Hunter

Street – Traditional load bearing masonry construction

4b Hunter Street – Steel Frame

Demolition overview

Concrete framed structures – St Martins House

Following soft stripping and recovery works the safest demolition method for a
structure of this size and construction is remote demolition using specialist
demolition excavators with attachments such as pulverisors, rotational grapples
and buckets to demolish the structure handle and process arisings for removal off
site. This method minimizes the amount of work undertaken (externally) by
demolition operatives.

These works will be accessed from a full height, sheeted scaffold. The process will
be hand demolition of the infill panels, reduction of structural beams followed by
progressive lowering of the scaffold. This method ensures that protection from
dust/debris is maximised whilst the structure is lowered. However given the wider
access on the St Martins Way elevation it is proposed that this structure will be
reduced by remote demolition techniques entirely with the perimeter hoarding
erected at a distance to protect the public from the danger of any falling debris.

Traditional load bearing masonry structures

• 42 Princess Street, former Mission Hall

• Freemasons Hall
• 4, 6 and 13 Hunter Street

In order to segregate materials for disposal/recycling and to preserve items of

architectural interest (see below) these structures must be mostly demolished and
segregated by hand. To facilitate these works the buildings will be enveloped in full
height scaffolds with protective sheeting to prevent migration of dust/debris on
perimeter elevations of the site. All waste materials will be disposed of through
enclosed rubbish chutes to covered skips or telescopic forklifts to container skips.
No on site burning of rubbish will be permitted. Once the building is reduced to
such a level that the scaffold can be struck and all timber elements are removed
the remaining works including slab, foundations and basements will be processed
using hydraulic excavators.

Salvage and storage of retained artefacts

All items of architectural salvage to be retained are to be carefully removed to

timber pallets at the workface. Items are to be stacked to prevent movement, have
timber packings placed between and then be banded or encased with industrial
‘cling film’ to the pallet. Pallets are to be removed from the scaffold/workface by
telescopic forklift trucks and removed to a lockable steel storage container, the
location of which is to be agreed with the client. The packages will then be handed
over to the client along with record drawings or photographs for re-use within the
development.
Demolition of structures

Activity with risk/hazardous potential

Heavy plant movement/operations – risk assessment attached

Refuelling of plant – risk assessment attached
Working at height – risk assessment attached
Dust – risk assessment attached
Noise – risk assessment attached
Slips, trips & falls – risk assessment attached
Manual Handling – risk assessment attached
Leptospirosis – risk assessment attached
Hand breaking – risk assessment attached
Mud on road – risk assessment attached
Drug users / vagrants – risk assessment attached
Psittacosis – risk assessment attached
Uncontrolled collapse – risk assessment attached
Access / egress – risk assessment attached
Glass – risk assessment attached
Man made mineral fibres – risk assessment attached
Services – risk assessment attached
Weather (height) – risk assessment attached

Resources

Plant Labour
High reach & standard reach 360 Site Manager
degree hydraulic excavators fitted Site Supervisors
with demolition attachments Demolition operatives
Crushing plant Plant operators
Loading shovel Lorry drivers
Container skips Scaffold erectors (sub contractor)
Scaffold protection
Mobile access platforms/tower
Scaffold/Backpropping
Lorries

Personnel Protection Equipment to be used

Safety 9 Hi-Vis 9 Ear 9 Gloves 9 Respirators 9

Helmet Clothing Protection
Safety 9 Coveralls 9 Eye 9 Dust 9 Safety 9
Boots Protection Masks Harness
Methodology

General

Careful programming of all elements i.e. soft stripping and demolition is to be

adopted with areas being handed over as they are cleared for the next operation.
Sectional completion of elements/areas will enable the works to progress in the
manner as described below;

Site establishment

Upon arrival operatives are to firstly attend the site induction course offered by the
client. A further induction and toolbox talk is to be given by the Site Manager/Site
Supervisor identifying specific items relevant to the upcoming works programme.
After completion operatives are then to put on suitable PPE and transfer all
necessary equipment to the working area. All power tools to be used are to be
either 110V or cordless. A generator is to be used for 110V power. Permits to work
will be requested/issued prior to any works commencing.

Traffic Management

K D C’s suggested approach for sites of this nature is to establish as early as

possible a one-way system of moving skip vehicles/lorries through the site. All
waste lorries will have their loads sheeted prior to leaving site.

Within this site, whilst this requirement is imperative, it is difficult at this stage to
understand the full view of Chester City Council and the Client in respect of their
proposed strategy for traffic movements in the vicinity of the site.

Perimeter protection

The site perimeter is to be protected with a mix of timber hoardings and existing
brick walls where practical (specifically around the Masonic Hall). In order to
facilitate the hoarding works a temporary block and mesh panel fence is to be
erected to protect the public from the hoarding works. Solid panels on temporary
blocks will also be used in sensitive areas whilst hoarding erection is taking place
and may also form the perimeter barrier where site conditions/logistics will be
changing directly following demolition works or short duration works are being
carried out. All solid panel fencing will be erected complete with raking braces to
the internal elevation to prevent any collapse due to wind pressure.

Soft strip of internal fixtures and fittings

Prior to soft stripping works commencing the operatives are to remove the agreed
windows at each floor to enable loading points to the designated drop/loading
zones. The designated drop/loading zones are to be established and fully cordoned
off using fencing displaying warning notices at vantage points. The location of the
drop/loading zones are to be in the recesses to the rear of the structure and central
to the working area as indicated on the drawing attached. The structure is then to
be soft stripped of all its fixtures and fittings by the demolition operatives using
traditional methods utilising hand held tools including, but not restricted to, pinch
bars, hammers, mattock picks, shovels and wheel barrows. Materials are to be kept
in their separate categories where possible for recycling purposes.

Skirting boards & door frames

Skirting boards and door frames are to be removed by operatives using pinch bars
and suitable hammers. The items are to be prized from their place of fixing. Any
obtrusions and nails are to be removed with all resultant materials then being
transported utilising the wheelbarrows and carrying by hand to the designated
drop/loading zones.

Suspended ceilings

The suspended ceilings are to be removed by operatives working from mobile

access platform scaffolds suitably positioned. As the ceiling tiles are removed, by
pushing the tile up and out of the frame and twisting it sideways to enable removal,
whole and intact they are to be lowered to ground in a controlled manner by
passing them down to the ground operative. At ground level they are to be
periodically collected and bundled into man handlable sized parcels using adhesive
tape. As the works progress the suspension system is to be removed by the
operatives working from the mobile access platform scaffold. Working from the
platform the fixings are to be cut as flush to the ceiling as possible using hand held
cold cutting tools (nips and/or croppers). Once again the removed items are to be
lowered to ground in a controlled manner where they are to be transported utilising
the wheelbarrows and carrying by hand to the designated drop/loading zones.

Floor coverings

The carpet coverings are to be removed by the operatives using the mattock picks
and shovels. Where the carpets are of a roll able nature these are to be cut into
strips, whilst still laid, and then rolled up for collection. Carpet tiles are simply to
be lifted. Both the carpet tiles and rolls are to be bundled and taped as previously
stated. All resultant materials are to be transported utilising the wheelbarrows and
carrying by hand to the designated drop/loading zones.

Non load bearing stud partition walls

The traditional timber stud partitioning is to be removed by the operatives using

suitable hand held tools, namely pinch bars, picks and hammers. The wall
structure is to be de-erected by removing the coverings using the hammers and
bars. Once exposed the remaining timber stud work is to be prized free and de-
nailed. Once again the resultant materials are to be removed to the designated
drop/loading zones.

The rack style stud partitioning is to be removed by the operatives removing the
facing boards whole and intact. The boards are to be lifted from their fixing
rail/brackets and removed in the manner previously stated. Once exposed the
remaining timber stud work is to be prized free, de-nailed and transported to the
drop/loading zones.

Soft strip material removal

At the drop/loading zones the materials are to be loaded directly through the
previously removed window openings. The materials will then effectively be loaded
directly into the awaiting container skips (directly where possible). A 360 degree
excavator may offer assistance at ground level in ensuring full and secure loads.
The works are to progress in this nature floor by floor until complete. As the skips
are filled phone/radio contact is to be maintained between the ground operative
and the floor foreman. Works will cease whilst skips are swapped and/or re
arranged to enable continuous filling. Works will commence again once the
necessary movements have been completed. Movements on and off site are to be
fully supervised by the ground operative at all times. Site pedestrians are to be
segregated by the fencing to be erected to the agreed route. Damping down
measures in the form of a hand held water spray system may be adopted should
the need arise. All runoff water from the suppression operations is to be channelled
to the nearest low point of the building footprint (eg basements). The basements are
to act as soakaways for the runoff water. The constant monitoring of dust will be
carried out and all necessary suppression will be implemented as determined by
the site supervisor. All materials are to be removed to licensed disposal points via
sheeted lorries with full documentation being supplied upon completion of the
works.

Demolition of structure - Concrete framed structures

Once free of fixtures and fittings the structures are to be demolished by the 360
degree excavator fitted with suitable demolition attachments. Assistance is to be
offered by the attending 360 degree excavators fitted with suitable attachments. All
demolition, processing and concrete/masonry cutting works are to be damped
down to act as a dust suppressant during the works. Working from one end to the
other in a systematic bay by bay and section by section manner the pulverisor will
effectively ‘munch’ the roof sections into smaller sections. The resultant ‘munched’
concrete will be allowed to fall onto the lower floor cordoned off working area. As
the works progress the resultant associated walls and columns are to be removed,
once the relevant section of the roof has been removed, and they have had their
structural support properties removed. The walls are to be pushed inwards onto
the floor by the 360 degree excavator. The process is to be repeated in this manner
systematically working from one end to the other. The sequence is to be roof,
internal walls, side walls and finally rear walls. These are to be simply pulled
inwards onto the floor as the works progress. The roof/top floor is to be removed to
a suitable point which offers safe access for the 360 degree excavator. Once this
point has been reached the top floor removal will stop. The next floor will then be
removed in the same manner to the same point followed by the remaining floors.
This systematic bay by bay sectional demolition will ensure total structural
integrity whilst the works are being carried out. As the works progress and the
structure is reduced there will be assistance at ground level offered by another 360
degree excavator fitted with a suitable attachment. The reduction works will be
carried out in the manner described above to a point where the standard 360
degree excavators can continue the works in the same manner. At ground level the
resultant elements are to be processed by the assisting 360 degree excavator into
the separate waste categories for removal (general waste/timber) and processing.
Materials are to be loaded directly into awaiting container skips and are to be
removed at periodic intervals to promote a clean, tidy and safe working
environment. Separation of all crushable materials will be an ongoing process with
stockpiles created at suitable points awaiting the commencement of the crushing
works.

Demolition of structures – Traditional Construction

• 42 Princess Street, former Mission Hall

• Freemasons Hall
• 4, 6 and 13 Hunter Street

Once free of fixtures and fittings internally, works will commence with the erection
of full height scaffolding which will serve as access and protection of public/third
parties outside the site perimeter hoarding. All elevations of scaffolding directly
adjacent the site perimeter will be fully sheeted to prevent dust migration off site.

Works will commence with removal of roof tiles/slates. Operatives will work from
the scaffolding at eaves level and access the pitch of the roof from roofing ladders
hooked over the eaves of the roof and secured to the scaffold/eaves where possible.

Roofing felt, battens and timber spars will then be removed working from the
perimeter scaffold.

External brick walls will be lowered to first/second floor levels, prior to removal of
floor boarding; this will ensure operatives are not working below unsecured brick
walls.

The most difficult section of works is the removal of the floor boarding and floor
joists as this activity creates leading edges and a greater risk of falls from height.
This work will be completed as follows: -

- Operatives working from top floor down, room by room will remove
the floor boards using stripping forks, working back to the door. The
boards will be de nailed as they are lifted and transported by
wheeled bogey to the disposal point.

- Staging boards will then be established upon the timber joists. The
operatives will then work off the stagings to knock through the
metal lath and plaster ceiling down to the floor below. As before the
works will be completed progressively working back to the door
away from the leading edge.
 - The door to the room will then be closed, nailed shut and a sign
attached confirming that there is risk of fall – do not open.

- This procedure will be repeated to all doors on the floor with the last
door onto the landing sealed up and a sign attached to confirm the
hazard. This floor will now be classed as an exclusion zone (The
retained doors will be removed from the arisings following the
mechanical demolition).

- The operatives will then proceed to the lower floor to clear the
plaster and metal lath from the floor with the material transported
to the drop zone by wheel barrow.

- Prior to removing the intermediate floor joists the sections of

brickwork above will be demolished internally down through the
open joists, this operation will again be undertaken by operatives
working from the perimeter scaffolding.

- Once brickwork is removed to floor joist level operatives will work

from mini scaffold towers with a platform height of approx 1.2 –
1.5m and will knock out the timber noggins and remove the joists
with the joists dropped onto the floor below. Where they will be
transported by a wheeled bogey to the disposal point.

The arisings from the demolition will be cleared using an excavator with grab
attachment to pull out the material and load it into awaiting 40 cubic yard
skips.

The soft strip material will be segregated as follows: -

- General waste Carpets, curtains, suspended ceilings, etc.
- Timber Skirtings, architraves, doors, etc.
- Scrap metal Radiators, pipes, etc.

The general waste will be disposed of to landfill; timber and scrap will be recycled.

Substructures/Crushing

The ground floor areas and basements are to be broken out using 360 degree
excavators fitted with hydraulic breakers, ripping hooks or buckets. Once the slabs
have been pulled up and stockpiled by the excavator the materials are then to be
reduced in size, if necessary, using 360 degree excavator(s) fitted with concrete
pulverising attachments.

During removal of substructures or any excavation works KDC will liaise with the
client’s representatives with regards to archaeological interest in these areas. As
required works will be monitored during the excavation and remediation of the
substructures.

If concrete/hardcore materials are removed from site they will be loaded at the
work face into 8 wheel tipper lorries for removal off site, with the same vehicles
returning to site carrying the crush material. It would be our preference to crush
all arising for re-use on site in the manner described below, this will minimise
vehicular movements within the site.

The materials, including the suitable materials from the floors, once deposited at
the crushing area are then to be loaded directly into the crushing plant hopper
aperture by the 360 degree excavator, suitably positioned on top of the heap. The
crushing plant is then to process the material to the size as required. Suitable
stocking plant, tyred loading shovel, is to be employed at the output end of the
crusher to keep the site free from build up. The processed material is to be stocked
in the designated stocking area. All crushing operations will be carried out in strict
accordance with our crusher license which includes provision for damping down of
all crushing operations and stockpiles.

Should the crusher belts need to be cleared of obstructing wire reinforcing the
following process is to be adopted. Firstly the crusher is to be stopped, turned off
and isolated. Operatives are then to remove all obstructions by hand working from
suitable access points. The resultant obstructions are to be deposited with
segregated materials of a similar nature for removal at a later date. As the works
are being carried out there is to be an operative posted to guard the stop/start
buttons for the plant. The crusher will only be started again when all operations
are complete and operatives are clear and at a safe working distance from it.

This method statement is to be read in conjunction with the associated risk

assessments attached.

C.O.S.H.H

The following products will be brought to site for use by the Company.

Gas Oil Fuel

Lubrication Grease
Hydraulic Oil
Engine Oil

All products will be delivered to site via our road going fuel bowser operated by a
fully trained driver equipped with all required PPE equipment.

Fuel will be pumped directly into plant fuel tanks from the bowser. Oils will be
dispensed from containers into measuring jugs then directly into plant.

Supplier Data Sheets for all such materials will be held on site.