Enabling Works Fox Primary School, Kensignton, London Presentation - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Enabling Works Fox Primary School, Kensignton, London Presentation for ‘ Drop-in ’ Session for Fox Primary School Staff & Parents

Presentation Contents 1. Who ’ s Who 2. Where are the works to be undertaken 3. Preparatory works 4. How will it be done 5. Control of dust and noise 6. Control of Lorry Movements 7. Site Safety

1. Who ’ s Who? • The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea (RBKC) – school owner and employer • Soilfix – Specialist Remediation Contractor established in 2004 covering England & Wales from bases in Avonmouth, Bristol and Rayleigh, Essex • Golder Associates (UK) Ltd. – Environmental consultants supervising works on behalf of RBKC Who are Soilfix? • Celebrated their 10 year anniversary in Jan 2015. Soilfix are an Award-winning specialist remediation contractor working from offices in Avonmouth, Bristol and Rayleigh, Essex. Our core business is Remediation & Enabling Works. • Proven track record of success in public, residential, commercial and industrial sectors. • Soilfix staff has extensive experience in undertaking projects in highly sensitive locations, including previous contracts with RBKC and remedial works to occupied residential housing estates.

2. Areas of working

3. Preparatory Works • Erect timber hoarding / safety fencing with safety signage clearly displayed and viewing panels • Implement a traffic management system to allow access to plant, materials & site personnel • Establish alternative serviced facilities for school reception & children ’ s toilets within front playground • Enabling works to allow demolition of boundary wall to Kensington Place along with both Fox Cottage and children's toilet block • Establishment of Site Compound with welfare / storage facilities in the front playground • Clearance of existing vegetation & furniture etc. to both embankment & rear playgrounds to facilitate ongoing works • Arboricultural works to vegetation & trees along embankment & rear playgrounds

4. How will it be done? • Mechanical demolition of boundary wall to Kensington Place and both Fox Cottage & children ’ s toilet block • Specialist arboricultural contractor to fell & log existing trees, chip and remove small trees, shrubs & vegetation from raised embankments & playground areas • Excavator to gain access into raised embankment to commence excavation works, then establish loading area for HGV ’ s transporting soils for off-site disposal • Controlled & sequenced excavation of soils from raised embankment along western boundary with accredited operatives and supervisors. Installation of propping systems along boundary wall with Palmerston House to maintain structural integrity at all times • Excavation works will continue, loading HGV ’ s that will access from Kensington Place fully compliant with traffic management plan

4. How will it be done? (contd) • Excavation of raised beds within “ quiet area ” transporting soils to enable mechanical loading from raised embankment. This will be completed with rubber tracked mini-diggers and personnel with wheelbarrows • Clearance works to rear playgrounds (shrubs, vegetation & tress) then excavation as per front raised beds with mini-diggers and wheelbarrows. This will be completed sequentially to minimise disruption to staff, parents and children along a segregated and managed route • In certain areas operatives will be required to wear protective equipment (half face masks and blue overalls) similar to that below • Soilfix will implement environmental monitoring to ensure the soils are excavated and disposed off-site under controlled and monitored conditions at all times with any potential nuisances (dusts, noise) managed at all times • Works will be securely segregated at all times with either solid timber hoarding or screened temporary safety fencing