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METHOD STATEMENT FOR EARTHWORK
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140 %b6ective 0/
240 !cope 0/
/40 (ode1 a-d !pecificatio- 0/
440 (o-1tr+ctio- '7+ip,e-t1 a-d 8-1tr+,e-t1 0/
540 Proced+re 0/
940 :or,at1$ttach,e-t1 04
;40 !afety 05
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%b6ective of thi1 ,ethod 1tate,e-t i1 to e5ec+te the e5cavatio- work1 for
<< b+i<di-g1 a-d 1tr+ct+re1 of !LP"4
*%& So+e
The 1cope of thi1 ,ethod 1tate,e-t i1 give g+ide<i-e1 for doi-g the
e5cavatio- work14
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8! 1200 (part 1) ,ethod of ,ea1+re,e-t
8! 2;20 ,ethod of te1t of 1oi<1
!P 3 (8= 3 202
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'arth '5cavator> Tipper4 5 T =ibratory Ro<<er & P<ate co,pactor
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!et o+t footi-g <ocatio-1 taki-g refere-ce fro, grid ,arker14 '5cavate to
re7+ired depth ,a-+a<<y or ,echa-ica<<y a-d check the for,atio-
co-ditio- by co-1+<ta-t or de1ig-er> if re7+ired4 :or ,echa-ica<
e5cavatio-> e5cavate appro5i,ate<y 150 ,, above re7+ired depth4
?a<a-ce 150 ,, by ,a-+a<<y to avoid over e5cavatio- a-d for deep
e5cavatio- provide 1h+tteri-g & 1hori-g4 The 1a,e 1ha<< be de1ig-ed to
1+it the 1ite co-ditio-4 @eep the e5cavated pit free fro, water> A1e
dewateri-g p+,p1 if re7+ired4 (o,p<ete e5cavatio-> tri, to re7+ired <eve<>
check <eve< & di,e-1io-> approve for P((4 To<era-ce1 B 20 ,,4 fter the
e5cavatio- the 1+rface 1ha<< be co,pacted with5 pa11e1 of a 5000 kg per
,eter width vibrati-g ro<<er4
:or e5cavatio- work1 i- +-1tab<e area1> 1<ope1 1ha<< be 1tabi<iCed
,oreover4 "radie-t 1<ope1 1ha<< be a1 per the approved worki-g drawi-g14
8- ca1e of earthwork1 i- the pre1e-ce of +-dergro+-d water> the water
1ho+<d be dewatered by p+,p1 or other approved ,ethod14 << the hard
e<e,e-t1 fo+-d at e5cavatio- pit botto, 1+ch a1 rock1> fo+-datio-
re,ai-1> etc 1ha<< be re,oved a-d the pocket1 that are of a 1ofter -at+re
tha- the re1t of the e5cavatio- pit botto, 1ha<< be p+rged a-d rep<aced by
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,ateria<1 that are co,parab<e to re1t of the 1oi< at that <eve<4 )ateria<1
fro, e5cavatio- 1ha<< be p+t i- provi1io-a< depo1it1 a-d ,ay be re3+1ed
for fi<<i-g 0i- or evac+ated to the per,a-e-t depo1it if they are co-1idered
+-1+itab<e for re3+1e4 '5i1ti-g 1tr+ct+re1 are bei-g protected whi<e doi-g
e5cavatio- -ear by 1+ch that 1oi< 1ha<< -ot ,ove that ,ay re1+<t i- da,age
to e5i1ti-g 1tr+ct+re14

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t a<< 1tage1 of e5cavatio-> preca+tio- to be take- to pre1erve the rock
be<ow -d beyo-d the <i-e1 1pecified for the e5cavatio-> 1o+-de1t
po11ib<e co-ditio-4 !torage faci<itie1 for the e5p<o1ive1 to be ,ade a1 per
the r+<e1 of <oca<> 1tate a-d ce-tra< gover-,e-t a+thoritie1 a-d 1tat+ary
bodie1 $ reg+<atio- a-d proced+re1 for 1torage to be fo<<owed a1 de1cribed
i- tech-ica< 1pecificatio- for hard rock b<a1ti-g4
?<a1ti-g to be carried o+t d+ri-g the fi5ed ho+r1 of the day (after 1+-ri1e
a-d before the 1+-1et) a1 approved by the c<ie-t i- writte-4 *otificatio- to
be give- to a<< co,pa-ie1 a-d p+b<ic +ti<ity co,pa-ie1 havi-g 1ervice or
e-ab<e the, to protect their property fro, i-6+ry4 Re7+ired ho<e1 a1
1pecified to be ,ade by the 1+pervi1or (c$c of ho<e 1ha<< -ot e5ceed 240
,)4 Doode- ta,pi-g rod with a f<at e-d 1ha<< be +1ed to p+1h cartridge1 i-
the ho<e fir,<y4 fter i-1ertio- of e5p<o1ive1 to the re7+ired depth i- the
ho<e> the ba<a-ce ho<e 1ha<< be 1te,,ed> co-1i1ti-g of 1a-d or 1to-e d+1t4
The b<a1t area to be covered with o-e <ayer of 1a-d bag1> above the 1a-d
bag1 (90bag1 $ !7,) )! p<ate of ,i-i,+, 9,, thick to be p<aced4 %-e
row of 1a-d bag1 to be p<aced o- the 1tee< p<ate4 Preca+tio- to be take- to
e-1+re the b<a1ti-g circ+it i1 ade7+ate<y taped to avoid co-tact with )!
p<ate4 The deto-atio- of the e5p<o1ive1 to be do-e e<ectrica<<y4
M(#f(/e6
014!+fficie-t ti,e 1ha<< be a<<owed to acco+-t for the de<ayed b<a1t4
0248-1pectio- to be do-e i- a<< the charge1 a-d deter,i-e the ,i11ed
o-e4
0/4The e5p<o1ive ,ateria<1 to be re,oved with the he<p of air co,pre11or
by b<owi-g air thro+gh that ho<e or it ,ay be f<ooded with water4
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%btai- work per,it before 1tarti-g b<a1ti-g work4
Provide proper 1<ope a1 per the 1oi< co-ditio-4
-y pit e5ceed1 142 , depth ,+1t have barricatio-4
Ladder to be provided for 1afety acce11 to the pit e5ceed1 142 ,
depth4
The e-tire b<a1ti-g 1ite 1ha<< be covered with wire ,e1h or -et> which
ca- 1+ppre11 the f<y frag,e-t14
The charge co-ce-tratio- per ho<e 1ha<< be re1tricted to 045 kg per ho<e
a-d the c+,+<ative charge co-ce-tratio- per de<ay i- a-y ro+-d b<a1t
at o-e ti,e 1ha<< -ot e5ceed 2400 kg per de<ay4
The 1afe di1ta-ce ,ay be ,ai-tai-ed +p to 100, radi+1> we ca<< it a1
da-ger Co-e4
!+fficie-t war-i-g to be give- thro+gh 1ire- before b<a1ti-g4
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