clay piping

Common defects

If you don’t tighten up the joint correctly it will leak.

When you’re digging to get to the pipe sometimes you hit the pipe and crack it.

Where your working in trenches and there is a lot of earth, sometimes the earth can get into the pipes without you realising and clog them up.

Common materials

Clay piping

Metal piping

Multi seal

Possible defects in materials

Clay piping could crack

If you tighten up the fixing to tight it could cause tension on the pipe and cause it to crack.

If you don’t tighten up the fixing enough it will leak.

Tools, power tools, and materials.

A shovel

A flat headed screwdriver

A hack saw

Clay piping

Multi seal

A tape measure

Buckets

A ladder

 

Method statement:

First we will stop the water flowing through the clay pipe and then we will use a shovel to dig down to the clay pipe that is broken and move the earth to the side of the trench so that it will not collapse in on us, we will then cut the section of broken pipe out and cut a new length to put it, we will use a multi seal to fix the two ends together as we can use a screwdriver to tighten them up and make the water proof etc.

RISK ASSESMENT.

Place: 69 Stammer Park Road

Date: 27/09/2012

Activity: Clay pipe Repair

Risk Assessment Done By: Crookes Crooked Construction & Co.

Hazard identified:

1.      working underground

2.      Working in small spaces

3.      Working with heavy materials

Who might be harmed:

1.      Who ever is in the trench if it collapses

2.      The person in the small space if anything goes wrong

3.      The person lifting  or moving the materials

Risk level:

1.     High

2.     Medium

3.     Medium

Control measured required:

1.      Move the earth away from the trench and compact the earth on the side to make it more solid

2.      Have as little tools and materials in the trench as possible at one time

3.      Take your time and if possible have more then one person lifting the material to make it easier

 

 

Quote:

Mrs Geering

Brighton

69 Stammer Park Road

BN1 7HY

After my trip to your property I have assessed what needs doing and have attached a quote, I will need two highly trained labourers with me as there will be a lot of work to get through, it should take us approximately 3-5 days. Which means your water will be out for a couple of days while we make sure it is all secure and safe to leave.

Materials:

10m length of clay pipe £30

 2x Multi seal £20

Labour costs:

3x labourers £50 daily rate £600

Travelling costs:

Company van/ petrol costs: £50

Rubbish removal:

Bags of earth to be removed £10

Total pricing for job:

Travelling: shipping: labour: P+P:                              Total £710

Thank you very much for picking Crookes Crooked Construction & Co.