Kuwait National Petroleum Company

(K.S.C) P6012MAB.000.51.1.M321
Clean Fuels Project
Method Statement for
REV. OA, 29-April-2015
KNPC Contract No. CFP/EPC/0054-MAB1 Deep Excavation Page 2 of 9
PSCJ Job No. JI-2025

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. GENERAL 3
1.1 SCOPE 3
1.2 ABBREBIATION 3
1.3 DETAIL OF THE PROJECT 3
1.4 DEFINITION 3

2. REFERENCES 3
3. LOCATION 4
4. EQUIPMENTS 4
5. MATERIAL 4
6. RESOURCES 4
7. KEY PERSONNEL 5
8. SAFETY 5
9. PROCEDURE
9.1 EXCAVATION 6
9.2 DEWATERING 7
9.3 BACKFILL & COMPACTION 7
9.4 BACK FILLING INSIDE MANHOLES AND PITS 8
9.5 GRADING AND LEVELLING 8

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(K.S.C) P6012MAB.000.51.1.M321
Clean Fuels Project
Method Statement for
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1.0 GENERAL
1.1 SCOPE
The scope of this method statement is to define the procedure that will be followed
for the Deep Excavation for foundations and all underground utilities including
pipelines.

1.2 ABBREBIATION

COMPANY : Kuwait National Petroleum Company (K.S.C) (KNPC)

MAB-1 : Mina Abdullah Refinery- Package 1
EPC CONTRACTOR : Petrofac International Ltd, Samsung Engg, CB&I
(PSCJ)
FEED : Front end engineering design
PMC : Foster Wheeler Energy Limited, UK.

1.3 DETAILS OF THE PROJECT

• Name of the Project : Clean Fuels Project (CFP)

• Company Project Number :CFP/EPC/0054/MAB-1
• Commencement Date: 13th April, 2014.

1.4 DEFINITION

• COMPANY TEAM is the integrated Project Management Team comprising of

KNPC and Foster Wheeler employees.

• Contractor Project Team is the “Petrofac Samsung Engineering CB &I (PSCJV)

entrusted with execution of the PROJECT.

2.0 REFERENCES
2.1.1 Project variation for site preparation and earthworks
DEP-34.11.00.11.Gen P6000CFP-000PV
2.1.2 HSE guidelines for contractor - HSE-TSSA-05-1118
2.1.3 Safe work practice on excavation and civil works-SHE-TSSE-07-
2013.
2.1.4 Safe work practice work permit system and Risk Assessement-
HSE-TSSA-06-2029
2.1.5 SH&E training procedure-SHE-TSTR-05-1501.
2.1.6 IFC Drawings
2.1.7 Pip cvs02100-Site preparation, Excavation
2.1.8 ASTM D1556/ ASTM D1557/ ASTM D698/ ASTM C136
ASTM D4253/ ASTM D4254/ ASTM D422/ ASTM D1146
ASTM D4318

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3.0 LOCATION
3.1 Location of Deep Excavation works is applicable to all CFP project's areas.

4.0 EQUIPMENT
Depending on the size of the area, site conditions and accessibility, some / all of the
following equipment shall be used as applicable for:

4.1 Excavation:
1. Shovel Loaders with minimum of 2m³ buckets.
2. Bucket excavators or backhoes starting from 400mm wide bucket size.
3. Rock breakers of capacity starting from 0.75 tons.
4. Tipper trucks capacity between 14 and 32m³.
5. Dozers.
6. Electrical Drill Machine (Hilti Machine).
7. Hand tools such as hand shovel, pick axe, etc…
8. Survey equipment.
9. Jack hammer.

4.2 Backfill:
1. Shovel loaders or backhoe loaders.
2. Grader.
3. Plate compactors.
4. Different sizes of double drum roller.
5. 10 Ton vibratory steel rollers.
6. Pneumatic type rollers.
7. Hand tampers.
8. Excavator or backhoe.
9. Diesel operated dewatering pumps 6" discharge.
10. Electric submersible pump.
11. Diesel Ø2", Ø3" & Ø4" dewatering pumps.
12. Tipper Trucks.
13. Bobcat
14. Soil Test Equipment

4.3 Grading and Levelling:

1. Grader.
2. Loader
3. JCB
4. 10 Ton Steel Roller
5. Water Tanker
6. Tipper Truck

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5.0 MATERIAL
5.1 Material to be used for backfilling is the classified structural fill material as per
approved MAR.
add: the corresponding DEP reference
6.0 RESOURCES
6.1 Manpower allocated to this job will be as follows:

Civil superintendent
- Civil supervisor
- Heavy duty operators and drivers.
- Charge hands.
- Test Technicians.
- Laborers.
- Flagmen

7.0 KEY PERSONNEL

7.1 Key personnel in charge of monitoring the earthwork activities are:
- Section / Site engineers and earthwork supervisor for overall progress monitor.
- Surveying team for demarcations and levels monitor.
- QA/QC Engineer who monitors formations, classification, mixing, and testing.
- Transport supervisor for traffic safety and monitor.
- The project safety officer is the custodian of the HSE procedures, his duty is to
advise and monitor supervisions compliance with HSE procedures.
- Trained operators with machines team to ensure smooth 24hrs dewatering
operation.

8.0 SAFETY
8.1 All equipment shall be KNPC safety certified and in good working condition.

8.2 All personnel involved in this task shall wear safety helmets, safety boots,
gloves, safety glasses and hearing protection, coverall, and have a water
bottle in addition to goggles and dust mask that will required in
windy conditions.

8.3 Flagmen, wearing distinctive vests, shall be assigned to help operators

maneuvering their equipment at all times.

8.4 The site shall be kept in a clean and tidy condition.

8.5 Equipment operators shall possess a valid Kuwaiti licenses and

third party certificates if applicable including the defensive driving training.

8.6 All involved personnel shall have received the required safety induction and
other appropriate trainings.

8.7 Generated dust (by wind and/or equipment operation), shall be controlled by

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periodic water spraying, workers to wear dust masks when necessary.

8.8 The required permit to work shall be obtained prior to commencement of

work. add: excavation authorization and confined space entry permit when
applicable.
8.9 The project safety officer is responsible along with the project / section / site
engineer for ensuring that all operations are carried out with due regard to the
safety of all project personnel and property.

9.0 PROCEDURE
9.1 Deep Excavation ( full open cut method )

9.1.1 Deep excavation or the construction of foundations .with the great

variety of excavation methods and lateral supporting systems, to come
to the most appropriate design, we have to consider, in combination ,
the local geological conditions, the environmental conditions the
available construction equipment’s and make an overall plan
accordingly
Since the foundation construction, itself a field of specialty, involves
many construction details.
9.1.2 Composite drawing is always to be available at site when conducting
survey or excavation/drilling activities.

9.1.3 Composite drawing- Cable detectors that can detect both live and dead
cable are to be used.

9.1.4 Cable detecting device-surveyor is always to physically identify the limit

of trench or cable turning point in line with design prior to any cable
laying.

9.1.5 Excavation shall be carried out in accordance with the lines, level and
profiles shown on the engineering drawings. Generally open cut
excavation will be applied.

9.1.6 Rock breakers will be used in hard Strata where Sheer teeth bucket
excavations and / or shovel loaders are inefficient.

9.1.7 Excavated material that is suitable for backfilling shall be screened

before being stockpiled in an agreed unconstructive location for later
Use.
9.1.8 Unsuitable material shall be removed and disposed from site to an
approved dumping area.

9.1.9 Excavation will be inspected daily by "Trained" persons to declare

excavation safe prior to any person entering.

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9.1.10 Excavation maximum expected depth of excavations is 5 meters.

9.1.11 The Full open cut method can be further distinguished into the
slope full open cut method and the cantilever method. As figure 1
shows, the slope method does not use retaining walls or struts.
Instead , the construction site is excavated with sloped sides .since
there is no strut to obstruct excavation

9.1.12 Shoring, bracing and protection of excavation to underground services,

shall be carried out if required (to be determined as per the
specification)
USE 2.0 M
9.1.13 Excavated soil will be placed 1.50 m as a minimum away from the
Edge of excavation. Large stock piles to be removed from work area .

9.1.14 Rock breakers will be used in concrete breaking instead of jack

hammer/Hilti machine in order to ease/expedite the breaking activities in
Case of large volumes.

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Existing Underground Utilities

• Look around for obvious signs of

underground services, e.g. valve covers or
patching of the road surface.
• Use Cable Avoidance Tool CAT to locate &
trace any services. Mark the ground
accordingly.
• Make sure that the person supervising excavation work has service plans and
knows how to use them. Everyone carrying out the work should know about safe
digging practices and emergency procedures.
• Prepare shop drawing detailing all known underground services

Avoiding Trench Collapse

……….

• Prevent the sides and the ends from collapsing by battering them to a safe angle or
supporting them with timber, sheeting or proprietary support systems.
• Do not go into unsupported excavations.
• Never work ahead of the support.

• Remember that even work in shallow

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trenches can be dangerous. You may need to provide support if the work involves
bending or kneeling in the trench.
• Position of Cranes, set back from edge of excavations

Materials Falling into Excavations

• Do not store spoil or other materials close to the sides of excavations. The spoil may
fall into the excavation and the extra loading will make the sides more prone to
collapse.
• Make sure the edges of the excavation are protected against falling materials.
Provide toe boards where necessary.

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