Mole Method Statement !!!

[Gravy 18]

Hi, 

Have been given a job for mole trapping in a 10-acre field, but for a client who uses a land agent.

 

They require a copy of my insurance - no problem there, have 5 million

They also need my risk assessment and method statement, now not too sure what this actually entails.

Can you help please or pm me any examples?

 

ATB

 

Gravy

 

[Devon Minnow 152]

It's not to hard to do.

Method statement is how you are going to do the job. For example.

Address of trap site.

Map of area.

Date of your visit start/finish

Survey the area for possible trap site.

Probe ground to locate mole run.

Excavated ground with spade, trowel,knife or what ever you use.

Clean out run ready to insert trap or traps.

Set trap or traps.

Cover and mark trap site.

Check traps every 24hours.

Removal of all traps

Nearest hospital

Risk assessment is basically is there any hazards to.

1 The environment.

2 Other land uses ie trip hazards caused by your activities.

3 To livestock ie digging hole causing possible broken legs to livestock.

4 Risk of catching non target animals.

5 Risk of personal injury ie trip,falls,trapping your own fingers.

6 Possibility of damaging services ie water pipes, gas pipes, fibre optic lines and electric cables. Even thou the are minimum depths that these services are supposed to be install at I have hit quite a few electric cables just inches under the surface.

Remember what ever you put in writing you must follow cause if anything goes wrong it can be used against you because you didn't follow your own method/risk assessment. There may be other things I have missed, once you have done one method/risk assessment they become straight forward. All the best and I hope what I have written has helped.

[Gravy 18]

Thank you, thought it was more complicated than that!!

[Torquemada 288]

Every 24hrs to check traps??? Nonsense.

[tilimangro 1,013]

It was just an example

however when a fecking mole catcher has to do something like this to catch moles you can see why the countries fecked

[trappa 518]

Id have foooked that job off in a heartbeat. Method statement for mowdy catching......sod that

[LuckOrJudgement 437]

I have twice been asked to sign a 'gagging'  document before a mole job which states I will not disclose or discuss anything that I see or hear on site, but  never for a method statement.

I was told the otherday  by the housekeeper for one rich customer to "turn my back" while she entered the combination on a gate lock.

Is that land with public access? Or do they have race-horses on it?

[Phil Lloyd 10,738]

How the feck did it all come to this...

[earth-thrower 493]

On 11/23/2017 at 16:39, Gravy said:

Hi, 

Have been given a job for mole trapping in a 10-acre field, but for a client who uses a land agent.

 

They require a copy of my insurance - no problem there, have 5 million

They also need my risk assessment and method statement, now not too sure what this actually entails.

Can you help please or pm me any examples?

 

ATB

 

Gravy

 

Hope your on a proper 'price' for this one ,.....for all that trouble ?

[earth-thrower 493]

On 11/26/2017 at 12:14, trappa said:

Id have foooked that job off in a heartbeat. Method statement for mowdy catching......sod that

I tend to agree, mate,.....unless i was offered or could negotiate, some 'funny money' ? (for the inconvenience, possibly ?)