Date: 08/08/2026

Method Statement
For
To be undertaken using Industrial Cradle Methods
and Fall Arrest Techniques
As required towards our method of work
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction 3
Purpose 3
Scope of work 3
Applicable codes, reference documents & standards 3
Personnel and responsibilities 4
Equipment required: Cleaning Of Extemal Glass Panels 4
Equipment Required Certification: Cradle and Fall Arrest equipment 5

Method of work: general practices 6

Method of work: end of shift procedure 7
Method of work: completion of works procedure 7
Health, safety and environment 7
Work Activity Risk Assessment 8
Method of work: setting up of the Rigging rope access system

Method of work: use of the rope access system to reach the workplace 10
Method of Work: use of the In-situ Fall arrest system 11
Method of work: cleaning of glass panels
Planning for emergencies and Rescue
Specific rescue plan (Fall Arrest System user) c
INTRODUCTION
RENTAL & MAINTENANCE, AND GENERAL BUILDING MAINTENANCE COMPANIES IN THE GCC. IN
COOPERATION WITH OUR CLIENTS, WE DELIVER PIONEERING PROJECTS THAT ACHIEVE LONG-TERM
PROGRESS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH THANKS TO THE ATTENTION
TO THE SMALLEST DETAILS, ALKNAN IS ABLE TO PROVIDE ALL CLIENTS WITH AN INTEGRATED
SERVICE IN ALL THEIR NEEDS, ALONG WITH A COMPLETE MANAGEMENT OF ALL INTERNAL AND
EXTERNAL MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING SERVICES FOR BUILDINGS.
SINCE 2020, WE HAVE COMPLETED MORE THAN 110 EXCEPTIONAL PROJECTS IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS
IN KUWAIT AND UAE, SPARKING A PASSION FOR EXCELLENCE. WE OPERATE THROUGH FOUR MAIN
SERVICES:
GENERAL MAINTENANCE: RENTAL & MAINTENANCE OF ELECTRIC SCAFFOLDING; EXTERNAL &
INTERNAL CLEANLINESS OF PROJECTS AND BUILDINGS.
AL KANAN'S EXPERIENCE IN CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE INCLUDES LARGE-SCALE, LOW-RISE AND
HIGHRISE
BUILDINGS, RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS. ALKAN ALSO HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN
THE
FIELD OF ELECTRIC SCAFFOLDING RENTAL AND MAINTENANCE.
OUR COMPANY MAY SEEM YOUNG, BUT IT IS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR LEADERSHIP AND A CONSTANT
FOCUS ON
OUR VALUES, THE CORE OF WHICH ARE SAFETY, QUALITY, ETHICS AND INTEGRITY. THESE VALUES ARE
WHAT WE BELIEVE IN, WHAT WE EXPECT, WHAT WE DELIVER, AND WHAT WE LIVE.
WITH A DEDICATION TO BEING A SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE COMPANY, ALL OF ALKAN'S OPERATIONS AND
ETHOS FOCUS ON OPERATING IN A MINDFUL MANNER.

1. Purpose & Scope

This Method Statement outlines the safe system of work to be followed when undertaking tasks at
height utilizing Industrial Cradle Methods (Suspended Access Platforms) and Fall Arrest Techniques.
It ensures all personnel are completely protected against falls, equipment is properly rigged, and
operations comply with regulatory safety baselines.

• 2. Pre-Operations & Safety Preparation

• • Pre-use Inspection: Thoroughly check all mechanical parts, wire ropes, safety locks, and
winches prior to starting work daily.
• • Anchor Verification: Confirm that all structural roof anchors and rigging rigs are tested,
certified, and fully secure.
• • Competency Checks: Verify that all deployed operators hold active, approved certifications for
cradle operations and working at height.
• • Exclusion Zones: Cordon off the entire ground footprint directly underneath the cradle
workspace to eliminate risks from falling objects.
• 3. Cradle Setup & Rigging Controls
• • Counterweight Calculations: Ensure the roof-mounted rigging features the exact engineered
counterweight mass, physically locked in position.
• • Secondary Safety Lines: Rig completely independent lifelines for each worker, attached to
structural anchors separate from the cradle mount.
• • Brake Testing: Perform load and brake tests a few feet above ground level before ascending to
full working height.
• • Load Thresholds: Strictly respect the maximum safe working load (SWL) limits of the platform;
do not overload with materials.
• 4. Fall Arrest Protection Protocols
• • Full-Body Harnesses: Every operative must wear an approved, inspected full-body safety
harness at all times while on the platform.
• • Continuous Connection: Maintain 100% tie-off compliance by securing lanyards with energy
absorbers directly to the independent lifelines.
• • Slack Management: Keep vertical lifelines and safety rope grabs taut to reduce prospective
free-fall distances to the absolute minimum.
• • Equipment Care: Protect synthetic ropes and harnesses from sharp building edges, chemical
exposure, and friction welding zones.
 • 5. Operational Safety & Environmental Limits
• • Weather Constraints: Cease all operations immediately if wind speeds exceed 25 mph (or local
regulatory limits), or during heavy rain/electrical storms.
• • Sway Control: Utilize tag lines or suction stabilizing cups to steady the cradle platform against
the building facade during high-altitude tasks.
• • Housekeeping: Maintain a clear, slip-free platform deck. Secure all hand tools with lanyards to
prevent accidental drops.
• • End of Shift: Lower the cradle to the ground safe-zone, isolate the primary power supply, and
neatly coil/store all lines securely.
• 6. Emergency Response & Rescue Plan
• • Rescue Kit Readiness: Maintain a dedicated, certified high-angle rescue kit directly on site,
easily accessible by the ground supervisor.
• • Suspension Trauma Prevention: Train all operatives on suspension trauma mitigation and rapid
self-rescue/assisted rescue procedures.
• • Communication Link: Ensure clear, continuous radio contact between the platform workers,
the ground safety warden, and facility management.
• • Emergency Contacts: Display critical numbers (Local emergency services, Site Safety Director)
prominently at the main rooftop access point.

METHOD OF WORK: GENERAL PRACTICES

1. All Technicians working on site must be subjected to an induction as required by site management.

2. The supervision of the cradle element for the work carried out will be the responsible individual for the
team.
3. Before any work takes place a permit to work must be obtained (subject to site requirernents) and all
other trades must be informed that there is work at height taking place within the work area.

4. All technicians will wear and use any item of PPE as required by the site rules and indicated as a result
Of an assessment.
5. All technicians and staff will observe site signage and adhere to them.

6. No smoking anywhere on site except in designated areas.

. All food brought to site to be contained within approved metal containers and only consumed in the
designated canteen facility

7. Nobody from the staff will be allowed to enter any unauthorised areas and if they do then our
disciplinary process and procedures will be used to discipline them.
8. Officer who would then incorporate any changes made which will be incorporated within the written
Risk Assessment.
 9. The Site supervisor will then present a briefing ("toolbox talk") to all Technicians which shall be recorded,
per to "ETS t' Rules & Regulations prior to any work commencing to ensure all technicians are aware of
work procedures, including rescue scenarios, which are being carried out on site and if any changes have
been made to the previous procedures. This document must be signed by all parties involved in the
task and filed within the Pack
10. All equipment and material will be stored within the designated areas agreed prior for " workers
11. When applicable a total safety cordon beneath the works should be in place thereby creating an
exclusion zone. As a bare minimum tinsel barrier's and signage will be used to create awareness in order
to notify the member of public and this will be clearly visible exclusion zone beneath the work area. The
GC (Ground Crew) will be the responsible individual.
12. Only "ETS Technicians wearing site specified PPE will be allowed to enter the cordon. The GC (Ground
Crew) will make awareness to all pedestrian access routes that are restricted. a physical presence will be
required to escort members of the public and other tradesman past any foreseen hazards. Where it is not
possible to set up a total exclusion zone " accept no responsibility for any injury or damage to pedestrians
entering this area whilst work is being carried out above them if they fail to acknowledge signs placed for
awareness.
13. Cradle Anchor Points, Connectors, Descender Devices, Back up Devices, Harnesses and any other
specialist cradle equipment including any lifting and or rigging equipment, shall be subject to pre -use
checks before the commencement Of any work. This includes commencing work after any rest or meal
break or breaks due to inclement weather.
14. Should there be any change of work scope, work location or a fundamental change to the associated
Risk assessment, then this Method statement will be reviewed and modified accordingly.
15. In the event that a technician becomes incapacitated through injury or becomes unconscious during the
work procedure, they will be recovered by another colleague of theirs as well as the trained medical
individual's (Supervisor) attention would immediately be appointed (First Aider Certified). Where need
be paramedics (Emergency Services) would also be called upon the site to assist and recover,
16. A rescue plan is detailed further in this document. It is specific to the '[Link] tasks and environment
detailed in this statement.

METHOD OF WORK: END OF SHIFT PROCEDURE

I. At tie end of each shift equipment shall be made safe to be kept away from other trades or the public.

2. If deemed necessary, ropes will be secured to a suitable anchor at base/ground level to prevent them
from billowing in the wind.
3. All safety cordons and signage (where appropriate to do so) will be removed and stored.
 METHOD OF WORK: COMPLETION OF WORKS PROCEDURE
l. Upon cornpletion of the work, will require the customer's representative to sign our quality assurance
form, to establish that a satisfactory standard has been obtained.
2. On completion of works all protective sheeting, access equipment, tools and waste materials will be
removed from site.
3. UMJ personnel will then dismantle and remove safety cordon/exclusion zones. leaving site clean and
tidy.

HEALTH & SAFETY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Health & Safety is paramount within our organization and is considered to be the prime responsibility
of all our employees, with the site safety representative being the key responsible individual it is there
job to ensure the implementation of all Health & Safety Environment programs is carried out that suits
the scope of work that is required for each and individuals site as this varies place to place. The method
of i HSE procedures is then docked to the standard required per site.
All work shall be performed in accordance with the requirements of Company's EHSMS document and
the clients Health & Safety Environment Management system.
All Equipment must comply with Company's PPE equipment requirements
All our cradle Technicians personally hold valid Cradle certification and are fully trained in rescue
procedures should an incident arise. In addition, all workers equipment used (i.e. copes, harnesses,
ascenders, descenders, etc.) have appropriate certificates of conformity and are Subjected to mandatory
visual inspections ona six monthly basis as per Valid Cradle - certificates of conformity and inspection
records are all available upon request.

WORK ACTIVITY RIS€ASSESSMENT

All potential hazards have been identified and appropriate safety measures have be placed as well
as recorded in the form of a "Risk Assessment". A Dynamic Risk Assessment shall be carried out by
Technician site supervisor to ensure conditions have not changed since the original risk assessment was
carried out prior to any implementation of work that will be carried out. The Supervisor will ensure that
any potential hazards have been assessed and remedial action is taken using the amendment form. This
amendment form should then be assessed and approved by the Health & Safety Officer The work
activity risk assessment is then relayed to all our Technicians during daily toolbox talks.
 The diagram to the left shows operation instruction for the cradle .

METHOD OF WORK: USE OF THE IN-SITU FALL ARREST SYSTEM

QUALIFIED Cradle TECHNICIANS OF ALL LEVELS MAY USE THE IN-SITU FALL ARREST SYSTEMS IN
ORDER TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AGAINST THE EFFECTS OF A FALL WHILST CARRYING OUT WORK
AT HEIGHT ON THE CATWALKS AT THE FRONT AND REAR ELEVATIONS OF THE BUILDING. THE
METHOD FOR THIS AS FOLLOW:

1. THE FALL ARREST SYSTEM SHALL BE INSPECTED, CERTIFIED AND TAGGED AS SAFE FOR USE -
OTHERWISE IT MUST NOT BE IJSED
2. A pre-use check of the users fall arrest equipment shall be carried out
3. A pre-use check of the fall arrest system shall be carried out by the user

4. THE FALL ARREST SYSTEM SHALL BE USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS SUPPLIED BY
THE INSTALLER AND AS PER THE CRITERIA LAID OUT FOR CERTIFICATION.

5. THE NUMBER OF USERS (OF THE SYSTEM), AS LAID OUT BY THE CERTIFIER OF THE SYSTEM MUST BE
ADHERED TO.

Method Of Work:
I. All hand tools will be attached directly to the technicians harness using a lanyard. Th1S will prevent
the tool bang dropped from height
Where work is being carried out [Link] catwalks the extend the technicians reach.
During Work all area barricade-
All cleaning manually with Applicator & squeegee,
After all finish Job all area proper clean
Frames will be Wiped with a cloth

l. Make sure all involved are aware of the procedure to be carried out and their role within it
Contingency plan covering possible complications
Tvpes of rescue
There are five general options for dealing with an emergency which requires an injured or
incapacitated person to be recovered to safety. They are presented here in order of preference
(bearing in mind the immediate aim is to recover casualty to the nearest point of safety):
1. Lowering a remote casualty
Raising a remote casualty
2. Self-evacuation by descent
3. Rescuing another in descent (AKA an Intervention rescue)
4. Combination of horizontal and vertical hauling and lowering
In all cases it is recommended that the rescuer is not involved in descent or suspension — for
example a rescue system is recommended operated from a safe location remote from the casualty.
Therefore, options I and 2 are preferable to 4.
Option I is (generally) preferred to option 2 because it is more straightforward and physical easter to
lower a load than to raise one.
 Lowering or Raising the casualty technician can be simplified by pre-rigging of the rescue
system to the extent that the system, under normal conditions is used for access and egress
to the work location i.e. it is the normal working equipment. In the event of an emergency the
same system/s will be available to carry out the lowering/ratsing operation — this is called
Rigging for Rescue.
Rescue systems can be broadly divided into two types:
A. Rig for rescue. where a team implements using a pre-rigged lowering or hauling system
B. Intervention rescues where a technician is able to pick off a casualty and performs an
accompanied ascent or descent, passing any obstructions they may encounter or transferring
to another set of ropes in order to completely avoid a hazard or obstruction
Some rescue plans may require a combination of the two types. Rescue plans should consider
using rig for rescue systems where possible.
Rig for rescue is generally the fastest and safest method Of rescue. It usually does not expose
the rescuer to the same potential hazards which the casualty may have been exposed to — it
reduces the risk for the rescuer to compronnise their own safety. 2 technician's loadings on
equipment can also be avoided. This method will only usually work vhere the ropes lie
vertically without either fixed changes of direction (re-anchors or deviations) or physical
obstructions above or below the worker.
The potential for a casualty to be located over an edge should be considered. Any rescue will
be further complicated where edges and obstructions are involved. Recovery over an edge
will:
• Increase the effective load in raising operations due to additional friction Create risks of
cutting or abrasion of the anchor rope
Interfere with the operation of rescue equiprnent the above should be considered when
selecting equipment to ensure that it will still operate effectively in the conditions required.

Rescue equipment and Rescue kits

Ecific rescue equipment should always be present at the worksite. This equipment should
be sufficient to carry out a rescue of an individual from any situation on site. Rescue systems
may be designed specifically for rescue or for evacuation and may allow only lowering, only
raising or both, When selecting items of equipment for use in rescue situations you need to
satisfy yourself -that the item is suitable for your specific application or applications. All teams
have rescue equipment available. Options on availability depend upon the rescue plan and
are:
• Rig for rescue
Place rescue kits at strategic locations on site (including ropes) (i.e. Stadium project)
• Carry a separate rescue kit (including rescue ropes)
Use of working equipment for rescue

ANNEX C: SPECIFIC RESCUE PLAN (FALL ARREST SYSTEM)

In the event that a worker becomes incapacitated whilst using the in-situ fall arrest system, a
rope rescue system may be required in order to move the worker to a safe location.
Prior to this taking effect, the supervisor should assess the situation and begin the relevant
process for such a rescue. If the injured person remains positioned on the structure (i.e. has
not fallen over an edge), then the person can be simply assisted horizontally along the
 structure to the nearest safe location. In addition to physically assisting the casualty, the
rescuer/s will also need to ensure that the casualty remains correctly attached to the fall arrest
system. The rescuer/s must also ensure that they themselves also remain correctly attached
to the fall arrest system,
In the event that the injured person has fallen from the structure and is suspended by his Il
arrest
4lanyard's, a rope rescue system will be required in order to move the worker to a safe location

Rescue from Fall arrest equipment (from above using extra ropes):

I. Create the rescue bridle. Back up device (appropriate for a 2 person load) attached to the
rescuers harness sterna! point
2. Descend the extra ropes making sure they are within 0.6m/2ft laterally of the casualty.
3. Stop level with the casualty.
4. Attach the rescuers spare cowstail to the casualties harness sternal or dorsal attachment point
(dependent on harness type in use).
5, Attach casualties harness sternal point to the rescue bridle.
6. If necessary, create a 2:1 mechanical advantage hauling system in order for the rescuer to
ascend the ropes with the casualty.
7. Detach or remove the casualties fall arrest lanyard from his harness
Attach a spare Krab to the rescue bridle and redirect the control rope for extra friction.
8. Descend

The diagram above shows a rescuer descending with an incapacitated person.

 This Method Statement and its annexes have been issued, read and understood by the
following Technicians:

Name (Print) Signature Date

1. Ayyoub Fattati Ayyoub 07/08/2026

2. Amr Talaat Amr 07/08/2026

3. Yasin Saad Haridi Yasin 07/08/2026

4. Mohamed Ashraf Mohamed A 07/08/2026

5. Mohamed Ehab Mohamed E 07/08/2026

6. Maged MOHAMED Maged 07/08/2026