Method Statements¶
Step-by-step work instructions for every job in the van. Each method statement covers hazards, environmental and customer impacts, training required, permits required, COSHH requirements, and the sequence of operations with control methods.
Method statements are organised into two sections:
- Section 2 — General Safe Working Procedures: common activities that appear across most jobs (first aid, manual handling, excavation, vibrating equipment, etc.)
- Section 3 — Specific Operational Procedures: water-specific tasks (laying mains, pipe bursting, fusion welding, meter installation, etc.)
Section 2 — General Safe Working Procedures¶
| Ref | Title |
|---|---|
| MS 2.2 | First Aid including Needle Stick & Sharps |
| MS 2.6 | Manual Handling |
| MS 2.9 | Excavation (up to 1.2m deep) |
| MS 2.15 | Vibrating Equipment |
| MS 2.21 | Use of Road & Footway Plates |
| MS 2.23 | Contaminated Ground |
| MS 2.24 | Working in Category "O" (Low Risk) Confined Space |
| MS 2.25 | Asphalt Reinstatement |
| MS 2.26 | Vacuum Excavator |
| MS 2.26.1 | Vacuum Excavator — Short Duration Work in Highway |
Section 3 — Specific Operational Procedures¶
| Ref | Title |
|---|---|
| MS 3.1 | Safe Working in the Vicinity of Buried Plant |
| MS 3.2 | Safe Working in the Vicinity of Overhead Services |
| MS 3.3 | Excavation |
| MS 3.3.1 | Excavation, Backfill & Reinstatement |
| MS 3.3.2 | Sign & Guarding of Excavations |
| MS 3.4 | Moling Operations |
| MS 3.5 | Laying Mains (PE and Other Materials) |
| MS 3.6 | Disinfection of Mains |
| MS 3.6.1 | Super Chlorination of Water Mains |
| MS 3.7 | Butt Fusion of PE Pipes |
| MS 3.8 | Electrofusion |
| MS 3.9 | Pipe Bursting |
| MS 3.9.1 | Pipe Bursting Asbestos Cement Pipes |
| MS 3.10 | Cutting and Disposal of Asbestos Cement Pipe |
| MS 3.11 | High Pressure Water Jetting |
| MS 3.11.1 | Pressure Testing of Mains |
| MS 3.11.2 | Commissioning of Mains and Services |
| MS 3.11.2(A) | Repairing Ferrule Assembly on Live Mains |
| MS 3.12 | Repair of Ductile Iron / PVC / HPPE Main |
| MS 3.13 | Directional Drilling |
| MS 3.14 | Meter Installation |
| MS 3.15 | Vacuum Excavator |