METHOD STATEMENT FOR CARPET INSTALLATION

EPIC for Shelter in Place Building at Common Seawater Facility,

Ras Laffan

( SIP,CSF) – RLIC

TABLE O F CONTENT

1. SCOPE

2. REFERENCE

3. MANPOWER

4. RESPONSIBILITIES

5. EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS

6. PROTECTIVE AND SAFETY EQUIPMENTS

7. TASK INSTRUCTIONS

8. PROCEDURE

9. ATTACHMENT-JOB SAFETY ANALYSIS

 METHOD STATEMENT FOR CARPET INSTALLATION

EPIC for Shelter in Place Building at Common Seawater Facility,

Ras Laffan

( SIP,CSF) – RLIC

1. SCOPE

 This Method Statement covers the procedures for supply and installation of Carpet
at Prayer Hall at SIP project. The method statement has been prepared in line
with the requirements and all relevant safety practices to make the work place
safer.

2. REFERENCE

• Project Approved Drawings

• British Standard BS 5808
• EPIC for SIP Building at CSF- RLC area Project Architectural
Specification Section 1.4.4.
• All sheet carpeting must comply with fire hazard classification BS
4790 & BS 6307

3. MANPOWER

• Project /Construction Manager

• Project/ Site engineer
• Supervisor/Foreman
• Safety M a n a g e r
• Qa/Qc Engineers/Inspectors
• Safety O f f i c e r s
• Surveyor
• Carpenters
• Banksman
• Helpers
• Carpet Installer
 METHOD STATEMENT FOR CARPET INSTALLATION

EPIC for Shelter in Place Building at Common Seawater Facility,

Ras Laffan

( SIP,CSF) – RLIC

4. RESPONSIBILITIES

 Project / Construction Manager: To ensure that the materials, machineries

and manpower are available at site and all works are carried out as per
approved documents within the safety, quality and time schedules.

 Site Engineer- Gives h i s support a n d clear instructions to the

supervisor/surveyor to ensure t h a t all safety and quality requirem ents
are observed and complied all times.
 Supervisor/Surveyor- He must perform the work as described in method
statement procedure and cooperate with the safety officer to do the work in
safe manner and to be sure that the machinery required are ready to use for
the work as stated in the method of statement and to report any incident to
the site engineer /Safety officers. Conduct tool box talks /pre task safety
induction on daily basis.

 Safety manager/HSE officer - Ensure safe working conditions in all

operations being performed, assist the site manager and supervisor to
organize the work area so that workers can perform their duties with maximum
efficiency and by eliminating any fore seeable risk. Identify an unsafe
observation and operating condition immediately as they arise. Maintain
record of any injuries or damages at site and maintain records as required.

 Qa/Qc Engineers/Inspectors: All stages of work shall be inspected as

mentioned in the approved ITP and as per approved specifications by the

discipline Qa/Qc Engineer and offered for client inspection.

 Workers/Operators- It is their responsibility to use PPE and follow the safety

procedures and to do the work as described in the method statement.

 METHOD STATEMENT FOR CARPET INSTALLATION

EPIC for Shelter in Place Building at Common Seawater Facility,

Ras Laffan

( SIP,CSF) – RLIC

5. EQUIPMENTS AND TOOLS

 METHOD STATEMENT FOR CARPET INSTALLATION

EPIC for Shelter in Place Building at Common Seawater Facility,

Ras Laffan

( SIP,CSF) – RLIC

6. PROTECTIVE AND SAFETY EQUIPMENTS

 Hard hats

 Safety shoes

 Safety goggles

 Heavy duty hand gloves

 Traffic cones

 Hard barricades

 Safety warning boards/signs

 First aid box

 Disposable coveralls.

 Dust masks/safety shields or face mask

 Ear protection

 Toxic clip/BA as applicable

 Drinking Water containers

7. TASK INSTRUCTIONS
TI is given to each person assigned to the work. Supervisors shall analyze all
hazards and then ensure that adequate prevention/protection systems are in
place. Prior to any work commencing supervisors will actively ask their staffs
knowledge of the system being utilized, its proper methods of use and
emergency procedures associated with the task.
 METHOD STATEMENT FOR CARPET INSTALLATION

EPIC for Shelter in Place Building at Common Seawater Facility,

Ras Laffan

( SIP,CSF) – RLIC

8. PROCEDURES

 All necessary work permits for the execution of the job shall be obtained
prior to commencement of the job and e ns ur e that all equipment to be
used have been inspected to comply with project HSE requirements.
 The area will be barricaded and only authorized personals w i l l be
allowed to enter the work area. Safety barricades and information signs
shall be provided indicating the hazards and safe access shall be
maintained in all cases.
 Tool box talk / Task Instruction shall be carried out by supervisor
identifying all the hazards and control measures.
 Arrangements for temporary power supply shall be done.
 Room closing/diverted traffic signs shall be displayed (if required) and job
premises to be properly barricaded.

I. MATERIAL APPROVAL:
 Carpet material such as carpet, carpet tiles, under lay, etc. should be
approved by QP engineer.

II. GENERAL REQUIREMENT:

 Before carpet-laying work commences, it has to be ensured that the
building is weather tight.
 All the wet trades have finished their work. All the painting works should be
finished and dry.

 The entire socket out lets, duct covers and the like around which carpet
needs to be cut have been fixed.
 The substrate on which the carpet is laid should be dry and clean.
 METHOD STATEMENT FOR CARPET INSTALLATION

EPIC for Shelter in Place Building at Common Seawater Facility,

Ras Laffan

( SIP,CSF) – RLIC

 Carpet shall be cut and fitted to all socket outlets and other fixtures and
shall be cut in all the doorways and recesses. It shall not be pieced in.
 Where practicable, room coverings shall start with a full width of carpet by
the side of door.

III. INSTALLATION OF CARPETS WITH TACKLES FIXINGS

 Unless the manufacturer’s specially recommends or otherwise, all the

carpet other than foam backed and fiber bonded carpet, shall be fixed by
means of tackles strip (gripper).
 All carpets of one type, color and pattern shall be from the same batch.
 The underlay shall be installed so that its seams do not shadow through the
carpet and do not coincide with those of the carpet when laid in the same
direction. Uneven edges shall be overlapped and cut through.
 The seams of rubber and rubber-based underlays shall be joined with
approved tape as per manufacturer’s recommendations.
 The underlay shall be fixed along its perimeter in accordance with the
manufacturer’s recommendations.
 The underlay shall cover the treads and risers of stairs and shall be fixed to
prevent movement and wrinkling.
 Seams in carpet shall be joined by approved heat bonded tape or as per
manufacturer’s recommendations. Care shall be taken to ensure that:
a) The joints are strong enough to permit the carpet to the stretched
and not break down under use.
b) The pile is laying in the same direction.
c) The pile is not caught down into the seam.
d) The seams are straight.
e) The carpet shall be laid with the seams parallel to one main axis
of the room.
 METHOD STATEMENT FOR CARPET INSTALLATION

EPIC for Shelter in Place Building at Common Seawater Facility,

Ras Laffan

( SIP,CSF) – RLIC

 The gripper shall be fixed around the perimeter of the area to be covered
leaving a gap approximately two thirds of the thickness of the carpet which
shall be stretched into position over the gripper using a knee kicker or
power stretcher as appropriate to form a neat rolled edge.
 Binder bar shall be used at all free edges of carpet and double binder bar
shall be used where carpets of a different type, color or pattern meet.
 Single or double binder bar appropriate shall be used at all doorways
situated under the centre line the door leaf .
 At stairs the pile of the carpet shall be towards the bottom. Gripper shall be
fixed to the bottom of all risers and to the adjacent horizontal surface of the
tread.

IV. INSTALLATION OF CARPET WITH ADHESIVES

 Fiber bonded, high density foam backed carpet and carpet where the
manufacturer specifically so recommended shall be fully bonded to the sub
floor using QP approved peel up adhesive applied in accordance with the
manufacturer recommendations.
 Joints in the carpet shall be bonded with a joining adhesive recommended
by the manufacturer of the carpet and shall parallel to one main axis of the
room.
 Where applicable care shall be taken to ensure that:
a) The pile is laying in the same direction.
b) The pattern matches where a repeating motif occurs.
c) The pile is not caught down into the joint.
d) The joints are straight.

 Adhesive marks shall be removed from the carpet and other exposed
surfaces as the work proceeds.
 At stairs the pile of the carpet shall be towards the bottom. The carpet shall
 METHOD STATEMENT FOR CARPET INSTALLATION

EPIC for Shelter in Place Building at Common Seawater Facility,

Ras Laffan

( SIP,CSF) – RLIC

be folded under any exposed edges and fixed to each tread as one
continuous piece unless a nosing is provided
 Edge trim or dividing strips shall be used at all free edges of carpet and
double binder bar shall be used where carpets of a different type, color or
pattern meet.
 On completion of the installation , all loose rap ends shall be trimmed , the
carpet shall be cleaned with a beater type vacuum cleaner and covered
with clean dust sheets, hardboard, ect, as necessary to prevent damage
from dust and traffic until handover.
 All carpets shall be installed by skilled operatives only, so that it is flat and
sufficiently taut to ensure that movement of furniture over the surface does
not cause rucking to take place.

9. ATTACHMENT- Job safety analysis

Inspection Test Plan
Material Approval