For the sake of information of those who doesn’t know yet what is the Method Statement, Why I say this, because I was also asking before when I was a newbie in the construction. In 2007, when I joined my first company here in the UAE. I was asking myself then “Do we need to make the Method Statement?’
If you will work in the gulf cooperation council (GCC) countries, especially here in UAE, you are oblige here to follow standards in construction and one of the components is method statement. Method Statement is one of the important document, and it is always included in the procurement of project in which I emphasized in this article Understanding About Method Statement. Method Statement is therefore required and strictly adopted before and during the progress a certain work of a project construction.
Here now we would write “How to make a good method statement?” There are several formats of method statement I’ve seen since I started to work in the UAE, but one of the best is this one that I would discuss here and explain one by one. So hold on because it’s going to be wild. Lol! (Just kidding).
Here is the best format of Method Statement I’ve ever made. This type of method statement format was used by a Project Management Consultant (PMC) in one of the biggest project I’ve ever attended.
1. Title
When you want to start writing a method statement, you’ll first think about the title because you cannot jump off to the other parts of the method statement if you don’t have it yet.
2. Scope of Work
The scope of work is the limit or boundary of your work; requirements stipulated in the contract. Your scope of works might be contained of the following:
2.1 General Description. This is like an introduction, it tells the whole summary of the method statement.
2.2 Equipment and tools. You can write here all your equipments, plants and machineries and your tools to be used as well.
2.3 Materials and reference. Here you’ll write the “approved” materials and the corresponding reference of the material submittal. You will include also the drawing and specification references.
2.4 Site planning and preparation. This is how the material will be delivered to site and how you are going to receive the material, the process of checking and coordination to the concerns staff regarding the movement of material from placing to store and to transporting to the area where the material is going to install or fix.
2.5 Work methodology. This is the main and most important part of the method statement because here you are going to show “how a certain work to be constructed” including the safety, how it is adopted during the progress that’s why once you make a method statement it is also necessary to attach the risk assessment of each activity within the process of a certain work.
The consultant would really want to see how a certain work to be done. Without further elaboration of your method statement then that would most likely be rejected. So state here all the necessary actions and procedures before you submit it to your consultant.
2.6 Safety. This is where you are going to write the safety rules, basic personal protective equipment and rules and regulations of the Municipality.
2.7 Safety rules and responsibilities. You will show here the rules and responsibility of the assigned HSE officer. You can just request his approved “Job Description” either from him (designated HSE Officer) or from your HR officer. The HR officer has each staff approved JD.
2.8 Organization, responsibility and supervision. In here you are going to write each staff who are involved the certain work. And write down their respective responsibilities. Like Project Manager, QAQC Engineer, Project Engineer, Foreman etc.
2.9 Work force or key personnel. Here you will list down all the personnel involve in the certain work including the quantity. From higher staff down to site crews.
3. Environmental, safety and health
You’ll write down here the risk assessment or rather attached the full copy of the RA as well as the emergency procedures.
4. Quality assurance
You place here the quality requirements table where you will write the document references like specification, drawing, materials, Inspection & Test Plan etc. Make sure that the references you placed is correct. You can review it many times before you’ll submit to the consultant.
5. Appendices & reference
This is almost the same with Item 4, but here you’ll just write the excerpt or link of certain document.
6. Briefing sheet
When a certain work is about to start, there should be a briefing or tool box meeting. The operatives involve in that work shall write their name and signed off for their attendance. Make sure that operatives signed on to it. You know why? Because it will be asked during the audit. So don’t neglect the persons involve not to sign it.
7. Review checklist
Here you’ll have to see to it by bringing the checklist with you and checking one by one if the procedure is being followed like for example, does the title of the method statement in line with a certain activity, does the method statement approved by the engineer, does the method statement follow the recommended format etc.
This was a kind of method statement format that I really prefer and liked, it was so enjoyable and grateful to work with such good company.
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Good information.
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Welcome Ahmed and thanks for stopping by.
You are good man for sharing good experience.
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Hi Noel, I am Darshan Dave as Safety professional for construction.
You have done wonderful effort to made standardization of the Method statement.
Thanks and regards.
Hi Darshan,
Thanks for the nice words and for being here.
Regards,
Good Morning sir,
Can I ask you regarding a method statement for ”Sub-stations/Grid \station prior 132/11 kV.
thank you so much,,,
best regards,,, God Bless.
Hi Generoso,
I’ll try to find that MS and then I’ll write it here as a blog post. God bless too.
Regards,
Hello, sir thanks a lot for the information provided by you. Sir, it will very much help full if you can send me a Sample of Report Method and a sample of an ITP.
Hi Noel, I am Moh.Nur as Mechanical supervisor for construction,…
I just wondering ‘waht is the best comment for method statement which submitted by contractor?
Thanks and regards.
Sir your blog is very helpful to us aspiring to be QA/QC Engr. my question is, is there an age limit in applying for QA/QC position? Because right now I am planning to learn and apply for this position soon. By the way, I am a material engineer but mainly in material testing working in the laboratory. Should I pursue my plan or should I stick where I am right now? What is your opinion, sir?
Hi Rolly, thank you for being here. That is my purpose that we can help to those aspiring quality engineer. This is what I can say “if you feel you are comfortable with quality engineers job go for it.” I can say it is nice to be in this position.
Thank you so much for this site. It’s a big help for all quality engineers.
Can you please also provide a Method Statement for Demolition of existing Internal Walls?
Thanks in advance..
Hello, Sir it is a very good opportunity for me to see your website. A lot of things clearly mentioned. Hats off to you sir. I would like to know about how to do internal audits and what is the procedure. Please guide me.
Hi, thank you for coming to my website. I will be writing about audit please watch for it. Once again thank you.
Sir, I have an interview next week for the post of QA-QC Civil engineer. Please help me to get this job. What types of questions will they ask an interview? I need your help about how to prepare audit schedules and how to answer if they ask questions about the audit. Please help me, sir.
I have written a blog post about “4 possible questions during interview” you can type in on the search box above to find it. And read my other blog post you might learn more.
I will be writing soon about audit, but don’t worry because if you are applying for QA/QC Engineer, the questions would be just around quality assurance and quality control, audit is an independent job post. It’s very rare to have a QA/QC Engineer position and then at the same time working as an auditor. It’s very rare case.
Sir @noelmades:disqus in this blog is it also included the Electrical Installation? Thank you in advanced. -QA/QC EE @Jeddah,KSA.
Yes. I will be posting soon either artcle or an ebook. Just watch for it.
Thank you very much for such a good article, understandable on how to make method statement.
I am also quality engineer
I am willing to prepare a method statement
for this can u help me by sending any prepared method statement from your projects.
You’re welcome. Thanks too 🙂
Some of Method Statements are written here just go to the search box above or categories. I was planning to put it in one book, so now it’s being done just wait for that.
Thanks again for coming here.
Thank You.
You are always welcome…
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