METHOD FOR CEMENT STORAGE AND SAFE HANDLING AT SITE AND BATCHING PLANT

HOW TO STORE CEMENT AT SITE OR IN GODOWAN?

METHOD STATEMENT OF CEMENT STORAGE AND SAFE HANDLING

1.     INTRODUCTION

A.        Purpose

The purpose of this document is to provide procedures to assist the safe handling and storage of Cement. (Manual handling and mechanical Handling)

B.        Scope

This document describes the requirement for the following

        I.            Responsibility in cement storage and handling

      II.            The requirements for specialist personnel.

    III.            Manually cement unloading from trucks.

   IV.            Cutting and feeding of cement in batching plant hopper.

     V.            The requirement for the safety of materials in transit and in-store.

2.     RESPONSIBILITIES

a)      Site In-charge

Site In-charge is overall responsible for ensuring to comply with companies EHS and Quality The standard at the site.

b)      QC Engineer  

QC Supervisor is responsible to ensure that cement storage is safe and as per standard in cement storeroom

c)       Store In-charge

Store In-charge is responsible to store material with safe handling and safe storage with the implementation of EHS and Quality Standard of company.

3.     PROCEDURE FOR CEMENT STORAGE AND SAFE HANDLING

A.     CEMENT BAGS UNLOADING FROM TRUCK

·         QUALITY PROCEDURE

        I.            1. Cement shall be unloaded manually by means of labor.

      II.           2.  Date of manufacture shall be checked on bags and same shall be written in the invoice.

    III.          3.  Cement bags shall be checked in the truck if any moisture and lumps  present in cement bags, bags shall not be unloaded in cement store go down.

   IV.            4. During showering or raining, cement bags shall not be unloaded till the rain is not stoped.

·         SAFETY PROCEDURE

        I.            Labors shall be in all mandatory PPE’s and with nose mask and hand gloves while unloading cement bags.

      II.            The wooden platform shall be checked first weather planks are fixed on battens to uplift by weight of labor to safe walking and unloading of cement on planks.

    III.            There shall be proper lighting arrangements in the storeroom while unloading cement.

B.     CEMENT STORAGE PROCEDURE

·         QUALITY PROCEDURE

        I.          1.  Cement will be received in bags

      II.          2.  Cement shall be stored in a leak-proof storeroom.

    III.         3.  The storeroom should have the minimum window and close-fitting doors.

   IV.           4. Cement bags shall be stacked off the wooden planks in such a way as to keep about 150mm to             200mm clear above the floor. The floor may comprise of lean cement concrete.

     V.           5. A polythene membrane shall be there to cover the wooden planks on which cement will be stacked.

   VI.           6. A Space of 400mm to 600mm shall be left around between the exterior walls and the stacks.

 VII.            In the stack, the cement bags shall be kept close together to reduce the circulation of air such as much as possible.

VIII.          7. The height of stack shall not be more than 10 bags to prevent the possibility of lumping up under pressure.

    IX.           8. Each lot of cement shall be stacked separately with a minimum 400mm distance from last lot stacked.

      X.           9.Cement bags shall be stacked in a manner to facilitate their removal and use in the order in which they are received.

    XI.           10. FIFO (First in First Out) procedure shall be followed in removal of cement bags.

  XII.           11. For extra safety during the monsoon, or when it is expected to store for an unusually long period the stack shall be completely covered by a waterproofing membrane such as polythene.

·         SAFETY PROCEDURE

   I.            Proper lighting shall be provided in the cement storeroom.

 II.            Min two Exhaust fans shall be fitted in the cement storeroom.

C.      CUTTING AND FEEDING OF CEMENT IN BATCHING PLANT HOPPER

LEARN HOW TO FEED CEMENT IN BATCHING PLANT HOPPER

·         QUALITY PROCEDURE

        I.            1. Cement shall be feed in the hopper by means of manual labor.

      II.           2.  FIFO (First in First Out) Procedure shall be followed in feeding of cement hopper.

    III.           3.  Old cement bags shall be feed first in the hopper.

   IV.             4. After completing the concrete work, the hopper platform shall be cleaned and extra cement bags shall be stacked again.

     V.              5. Cement bags shall be covered again by polythene after completing the concrete work.

   VI.            6. Doors of Cement storage shall be closed at the end of the work.

SAFETY PROCEDURE IN CEMENT STORAGE AND SAFE HANDLING OF CEMENT 

   I.            All labors shall be in mandatory PPE’s and with Nose mask and hand gloves while cutting and feeding cement in the hopper.

 II.            Temporary steps shall be provided up to hopper plate form to feed hopper.

III.            Exhaust fans shall be in working condition while feeding cement in the hopper.

4.     REFERENCES DOCUMENT

·         IS 4082 Stacking and storage of construction material and components at site recommendations

·         PROJECT TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS