How To Make A Good Method Statement

For the sake of information of those who doesnt 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 Ive 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 its going to be wild. Lol!
(Just kidding).
Here is the best format of Method Statement Ive ever made. This type of method statement
format was used by a Project Management Consultant (PMC) in one of the biggest project Ive
ever attended.
1. Title
When you want to start writing a method statement, youll first think about the title because you
cannot jump off to the other parts of the method statement if you dont 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 youll 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 thats 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
Youll 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 youll submit to the consultant.
5. Appendices & reference
This is almost the same with Item 4, but here youll 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
dont neglect the persons involve not to sign it.
7. Review checklist
Here youll 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.