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METHOD STATEMENT FOR LOADING & UNLOADING

Project No: 264R15

REVISION
ISSUE DATE DESCRIPTION REVIEW / STATUS
HISTORY
00 07.02.2024 LOADING & UNLOADING

PREPARED BY: REVIEWED & APPROVED BY:

A.REFAI W.HALLAK

QA QC ENGINEER PROJECT MANAGER

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1.0 Definitions
Contractors/Suppliers: Material or plant supplier arranging for delivery by a vehicle to
the development
Materials:
Plant:
Any goods or products delivered to the site.
Any machine that is self-propelled and controlled by an operator either seated
on the machine or remotely
The Contractor/Supplier shall be responsible for ensuring these standards are
disseminated to whoever makes the deliveries, unloading or loading of materials or
plant to the site.

2.0 Safety, Health and Environmental

The Contractor's/Supplier's vehicle and driver shall comply with all relevant Health
and Safety legislation relevant to their works, occupation and vehicle. In addition, the
Contractor/Supplier is to ensure that all drivers are aware of the generic hazards that
may be present on construction
developments.
In the event that the Contractor/Supplier, or representative, fails to comply with the
general
requirements of this procedure or the general requirements as laid out under the
Health and Safety at Work, including all subordinate legislation, then ‘the Group’
reserves the right to
immediately stop activities and deploy resources as necessary to correct such failure
or deficiency and the costs of such deployment will be contra charged to the
Contractor/Supplier.
All Contractor's/Supplier's delivery drivers must sign in to the development and
discuss delivery with the Site/Project Manager.

3.0 Project/Development Entry Procedures

All Contractor's/Supplier's delivery drivers must, where applicable:
• Adhere to specific traffic management routes to be used based on SHE or planning
requirements/conditions.
• Report to project/development reception or security upon arrival at the
project/development.
• Stop/park their vehicle in a safe, identified or recognized area.
• Ensure that they have sufficient PPE and it is worn as soon as the individual alights
from the vehicle.

4.0 Safety, Health and Environmental Signage

In all cases the Contractor's/Supplier's delivery drivers must comply with the
requirements of all signs and notices provided on development, any delivery drivers
who do not comply may be removed from the development.

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5.0 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

There is a mandatory minimum PPE standard on all ‘the Group’ developments and
consist of:
• Hard hat
• High visibility attire
• Construction development – Yellow vest either long sleeve to EN 471
• class 3 or short sleeve to EN 471 Class 2
• Highway Projects – Yellow long sleeve vest to EN 471 class 3
• Protected toe cap and mid-sole safety boots

6.0 Planning, Environmental Restrictions

No refueling of delivery vehicles is permitted on ‘the Group’s’ developments without
express permission from the Site or Project manager.

7.0 Development House Keeping

Where deliveries are made and where applicable the Contractor/Supplier is to
remove, at his expense, all packaging materials, pallets and waste.
All deliveries are to be unloaded in designated unloading/lay down areas that have
been identified by ‘the Group’. Under no circumstances are materials or plant to be
unloaded outside of these areas without the express permission of ‘the Group’s’ Site
management.
No Contractor's/Supplier's delivery drivers shall deposit waste of any kind within
development or office, whether in a receptacle or otherwise without the express
permission of the development manager. Where a contravention is discovered, the
material shall be recovered and disposed of in accordance with the regulations and
the cost of such disposal contra charged to the Contractor/Supplier.
In the event of materials or plant, of any sort, that have been delivered in an incorrect
area or stacked in an unsafe condition or unloaded without prior approval will be
made safe and the cost of such actions will be deducted from the
Contractor's/Supplier's account.

8.0 Competency
Truck Mounted Cranes – Wherever possible, the Contractor/Supplier (of the Truck
Mounted Crane)
should hold a CPCS card for the category in question. Where this is not evident,
proven training under
the “ALLMI” scheme (Association of Lorry Loader Manufacturers and Importers) is
an absolute minimum.
Records of all certificates and competency cards may be examined before any work
or entrance to
construction activities is allowed.
In the event that the Contractor's/Supplier's delivery driver cannot satisfactorily
demonstrate his/her

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competence then that driver/operator will not be permitted to enter the development.

9.0 Occupational Health

Should any Contractor's/Supplier's delivery driver fall under the category of a safety
critical worker then the ‘the Group’ Safety Critical worker medical procedure will take
effect. It is not anticipated that delivery drivers will fall into this category.
Stand Bac
PPE requirements including those additional to the above will be provided by the
Contractor/Supplier.
10.0 Plant and Equipment
Under no circumstances are vehicles or plant to reverse on development without a
banksman/traffic marshal being present to control the operation.
All 'body skips' of tipper type vehicles that unload loose material on ‘the Group’s’
developments must ensure that all material has been released from their skip and
they lower the skip and lock it into position BEFORE moving off.
Contractor's/Supplier's delivery driver operating tipper delivery trucks and Hiab are
responsible for ensuring that the area above them is free from overhead obstacles or
services before raising tipper bodies or booms.
All Contractor's/Supplier's delivery drivers must use the correct procedures, routes
and any
equipment provided for their safety when exiting or entering their vehicles or other
work areas, i.e.
cab steps and hand holds, step type ladders. Under no circumstances are
Contractor's/Supplier's delivery drivers to jump from tailgates, flat beds or plant
vehicles.
Where applicable delivery vehicles shall be fitted with an audible reversing alarm and
flashing beacons. Cameras are preferable where rear visibility is obstructed.

11.0 Lifting Operations & Equipment

All delivery vehicles unloading equipment must be 'fit for purpose', in accordance
with the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations, and be maintained in
such a condition in
order that they do not present an unacceptable risk to any persons. Maintenance
records, test certificates or other forms of legal documentation will be requested by
‘the Group’s’ site management before operations are allowed to proceed.
All delivery vehicles must have a 'statutory inspections' pack that should consist of all
the required documentation required under the various legislation, both Health and
Safety and the Road Traffic. This pack must be presented to the development
management team upon request. In the event that a pack is unavailable or the
required documentation/certificates are unavailable for inspection no
loading/unloading will be permitted.
Any loading/unloading operation that requires a lifting type procedure must be
accompanied by a suitable and adequate risk assessment; this may include but not
be restricted to Hiab use, forklift use etc.

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Where deliveries are unloaded via any form of lifting equipment, they are under no
circumstances to over sail workforce or publicly accessible areas.

12.0 Work at Height

The Contractor/Supplier shall conform to the General arrangements of Management
of Health and Safety Regulations and the Work at Height Regulations.
Under no circumstances are Contractor's/Supplier's delivery drivers to undertake any
form of activity at height without suitable and adequate protection measures in place
to prevent falls. This applies to
access and working from low loader beds, flat beds, tail lifts, skip vehicles, Hiabs,
skirted vehicles etc.
Where equipment is provided by the Contractor/Supplier for the safety of people, it
must be,
serviceable, fit for purpose and used at all times when required. In particular this
applies, but is not limited to the seat restraint for the seating platform on a lorry
mounted crane or Hiab operating positions.

13.0 Development Deliveries

Contractor's/Supplier's delivery drivers must check the security and stability of all
loads before any securing devices, chains or strops are released. The driver must
ensure that the load is unloaded in the appropriate order.
All plant unloaded by delivery drivers must be isolated/have keys removed.
Wheel washes/jet washers are to be used by Contractor's/Supplier's delivery driver
where appropriate to prevent mud being deposited on carriageways.
All concrete vehicles must, in the first instance, be returned to their own depot for
washout. Where this is not practicable then a designated washout must be
constructed/provided. All concrete delivery drivers must use this washout at all times.
Any concrete waste deposited incorrectly will be cleaned up by ‘the Group’ and all
costs contra-charged to the Contractor/Supplier.

14.0 Protection of Surfaces

Where the delivery of materials or plant requires the deployment of either stabilizers,
outriggers or other high impact ground bearing pressure devices, then the
Contractor's/Supplier's delivery driver must take all measures to protect any finished
surfaces.

15.0 Service Management

The Contractor's/Supplier's delivery driver must obtain appropriate information as to
be aware of onsite overhead power cables.
The Contractor's/Supplier's delivery driver will be made aware of onsite underground
services,
voids channels and chambers with temporary covers fitted and must ensure that
their activities will
not adversely impact on such services or the stability of the vehicle either resting or
whilst working.

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This is especially important when outriggers and or stabilizers are used to

load/unload.
All Contractor's/Supplier's delivery drivers must exercise care when traversing areas
of the development that may have surface laid pipes or over pumping activities are
taking place. In all such circumstances recognized crossing points must be used.

15.0 Risk Assessments and Method Statements

All significant activities carried out on all ‘Group’ developments are controlled by a
Risk Assessment
and, where required, a Method Statement. A delivery that involves, but not limited to,
the following,
will require a risk assessment, which must be available with the delivery driver for
review:
• Deliveries of plant.
• Deliveries that require the use of a truck mounted crane, forklift or other mechanical
aid to
assist with the unloading.
• Any loading or unloading activity that involves Working at Height issues.
• Use of tipping vehicles
• Use of any vehicles with outriggers

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