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Method Statement
Date Created
  18-02-2026
Site Reference/Job Number
  Old Cottage, Whixley
Created By
  Tom
Client Name
  Houghtons Of York
Client Email
  office@houghtonsofyork.co.uk
Send RAM's To Client Email
 
  • Yes, Send To Client
Site Address
  The Old Cottage, Whixley
York YO19 5PD
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Site Image
  IMG_33461.JPG
Internal Reference:
  Old cottage, Whixley
Start Date
  18/02/2026
End Date
  18/02/2026
Housekeeping
 
  • Allocate 10-15 minutes each day to clean down and tidy work areas and scaffold.
  • With 1 hour Friday afternoons for full site clean down including scaffold areas and ground level.
  • All debris to be either cleared to site skip or cleared from site to skips at company yard.
  • Site and work areas responsibility to all operatives on site to ensure kept clean and tidy.
  • If scaffold is over public areas, ensure scaffold netting in place and scaffold boards are covered.
  • Ensure all cigarette butts are disposed in safe and hygienic manner.
Imagery
 
  • Please take images for the works carried out as below:

    • Initial start on site
    • Friday afternoon, overview of works from corners of scaffold.
    • When areas opened up, and prior to new coverings.
    • Images if on iPhone can be uploaded in the office on a Monday morning via Airdrop or can be sent via other electronic means.
Send Copy To Yourself
 
  • Yes
Nearest Hospital
Nearest Hospital
  York Hospital
Site Setup
 
  • Welfare Facilities
  • Emergency Procedure
  • First Aid
Welfare Facilities
 

Welfare arrangements are supplied by the client or principal contractor.
These should be in line with Schedule 2 of the Construction Design & Management Regulations 2015 (CDM).

All sites are to have a minimum amount of welfare facilities available for workers, which include the following:
• Toilets
• Washing facilities
• Drinking water
• Changing rooms and lockers
• Heating
• Rest facilities

Emergency Procedures
 

The client or principal contractor will ensure that the existing site emergency procedures are followed and that relevant information is given to operatives at time of induction or when changes are made to procedures.

The principal contractor is responsible for ensuring that all operatives under their control adhere to the site emergency procedures at all times.

The closest hospital is: York Hospital

First Aid
 

Refer to on site safety notice boar / site file for all first aid information.

A first aid box with enough equipment to facilitate the number of operatives on site will be provided by the Principal Contractor.

Principal contractor will nominate and appointed person to take care of first aid arrangments.

Number of appointed first aiders shall be dependedt upon the number of employees on site.

PPE Requirements
 
  • Hi-Vis Vests
  • Safety Boots
  • Hard Hats
  • Face Fit Masks (FFP3)
  • Protective gloves (BS EN 388:2016+A1:2018)
  • Hearing Protection Ear Muffs to (BS EN 352-1)
  • Safety Goggles
Training & Legislation
 

All operatives are adequately trained to carry out required tasks.

All site operatives hold current certification and have the following training.

  • CSCS Certification
  • Working at heights training

Legislation

  • Health and Safety Work Act 1974
  • The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 2006
  • The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
  • Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER) 1998
  • Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002
  • The Work at Height Regulations 2005
  • The Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 2002
  • The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
  • The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015
Description of activity
 

Grinding out of mortar joint to locate water ingress on hip end.

Re-point the joint using a cement mortar mix.

Additional work areas
Operatives Assigned To Project
 
  • Nathan Bradley
  • Thomas Mackley
Tools & Equipment
Tools/Equipment
 
  • Battery Operated
Battery Operated
 
  • Grinder
Materials
Materials
 
  • Sand
  • Cement
Project Health & Safety Monitoring
Supervision of the work will be carried out by;
 
  • Tom Mackley
Overall Health & Safety monitoring will be conducted by;
 
  • Thomas Mackley
Add Signature Sheet
 
  • Yes, Include Signature Sheet
Known Hazards
GNR Risk Assessments
 
  • GNR003 Manual Handling
  • GNR004 Working at Height
  • GNR005 Use of Ladders
  • GNR008 Disc Cutters & Abrasive Wheels
  • GNR020 Dust
  • GNR047 Vibration
  • GNR048 Noise
  • GNR069 dermatitis
  • GNR001C Lone Working
COSHH Register
COSHH Assessments
 
  • CA/018 Cement

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