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Method Statement For Suspended Ceiling Installation

The document provides instructions for installing an acoustic ceiling, including preparing the area, installing ceiling components, leveling and cleaning the ceiling, and safety procedures. Key steps include completing layouts, installing ceiling grids and tiles according to plans, replacing damaged tiles, and ensuring worker safety.

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Method Statement For Suspended Ceiling Installation

The document provides instructions for installing an acoustic ceiling, including preparing the area, installing ceiling components, leveling and cleaning the ceiling, and safety procedures. Key steps include completing layouts, installing ceiling grids and tiles according to plans, replacing damaged tiles, and ensuring worker safety.

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Examination / Preparations

 Acoustical ceilings should not be put above any work, including mechanical and
electrical work, that requires inspection until all work is completed.

 Layouts must be completed for inserts, clips, or other supports.


 Less-than-half-width units at borders must be avoided, and mirrored ceiling plans
must be followed whenever practicable.

Process of Installation
 The acoustic ceiling system must be installed in accordance with the
manufacturer’s recommendations, project specifications, and approved shop
drawings.
 The spacing of hangers, carrying channels, and runners must be matched with the
position of MEP fixtures, and hangers must splay where necessary to avoid
obstacles.

 Additional supplement framing and supports must be supplied if the ceiling is


suspended below ducting, pipes, or other building elements that are not
appropriate for ceiling attachment.
 Hangers must be spaced no more than 1.2 inches apart and fastened to the
hanger inserts above.

 Carrying channel grid runners must be installed on 1.2m centers, connected to


hangers, and leveled.

 Cross-channel grids must be inserted between main channel grids, flush cut, and
secured to longitudinal channels.
 All exposed acoustical ceiling unit surfaces must be level and flush, with all seams
straight and true.

 During installation, replace any damaged tiles.


 Layout pattern in accordance with the approved plan’s reflected ceiling.
 Tolerance for ceiling suspension system leveling is 3.2mm 3.67m.

Adjusting and Cleaning


Clean the exposed surface of the acoustical ceiling.
Repair scratches, abrasions, voids, and other flaws in painted surfaces according to the
manufacturer’s instructions. Ceiling Works Method Statement Units that cannot be
cleaned or repaired must be replaced.

Access and Egress to Work Areas


 All personnel who enter the areas must do so through the entry points supplied.
Only authorized personnel will be granted access to the sites.

 Before entering the area of operation, all staff will go through the health and
safety introduction. Employees will only be provided access permissions when
they have completed their induction.

 Access and egress onto the rear of any vehicle or trailer will be through a ladder
fastened to the truck or trailer’s side.

Controlling Health and Safety Risks


 Before beginning any activity, ensure that the work permit and any
accompanying documentation, such as RAMS, are signed and approved.
 Approved RAMS will be made available on-site, and job-specific dangers and
controls will be explained to all individuals participating in the job.
 Ascertain that every PPE is evaluated for job applicability, constraints,
capabilities, and compatibility with other PPE.
 Approved RAMS will be made available on-site, and job-specific dangers and
controls will be explained to all individuals participating in the job.
 Ensure that staff has received manual handling training.
 Use mechanical devices to avoid needless heavy manual handling of materials.

 Prior to beginning any job on site, all staff must get a safety induction/training.
 Job supervisors must have a pre-job STARRT/TBT meeting to inform workers
about job-specific dangers.

 Conduct a site examination to verify proper access/egress for job operations.


Maintain a clean working environment.
 There is lone working allowed.
 Maintain adequate housekeeping in the workspace.
 Use the proper tools for the job. Do not utilize a tool or accessory for a task for
which it was not designed. Ensure that tools are inspected by a competent
person and that a record is kept. Color-coded as needed.
 When necessary, rigorously adhere to the LOTO “Lockout/Tagout” procedure.
 Only a competent/authorized individual should be entrusted to the assignment.
 The construction and SHE teams must remind the site employees of emergency
evacuation routes and procedures on a frequent basis.
 Understand the emergency response procedure.
 Any route impediments must be eliminated.
 On-site emergency contact lists must be posted.

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