Technical Working Group

Demolishing and Debris removal management

Monday18th November 2013
Crab House @ 2.00pm

Minutes

Attendance:

  • UNDP
  • IOM

The purpose of the meeting is to finalize the leaflet for demolishing and debris removal management

A. DISCUSSION OF DRAFT CARTOON

The draft cartoon as attached was discussed and changes as mentioned below were made. It is the aim to have a finalized leaflet by the end of the week.

A leaflet produced by UNEP/OCHA Environment Unit in regards to “Initial clearing of debris and solid waste” and “Where best to deposit waste” will be translated and shared with all partners. (see attachment)

DESIGN

TITEL: A NEW LIFE FOR JUNJUN & INDAY

TIPS ON HOW TO MANAGE DEBRIS SAFELY

Note 1: use always same drawing for Junjun and Inday (repeat the same people to each drawing; can be Jujun in one drawing and Inday in another)

Note 2: incorporate text into drawing so it is more one composition

Note 3: use less colours and more simple drawings

Note 4: A4 format double sided.

Drawing 1: engineer talking to Junjun is ok (would put drawing of hut in the back ground not concrete house)

Text: Step 1: Has the shelter been assessed by the relevant engineers at municipal level? Municipality engineers will come and check your house!

Drawing 2: drawing is ok,but put Inday or Junjun in front

Text: Step 2: look out for high risk building elements: Awareness of collapsing parts of the house (e.g. columns, beams, roof, walls, windows…

Drawing 3: drawing is ok,but put Inday or Junjun in front, one house with tin roof one with nippa roof

Text: Step 3: Possible threat from and to other houses? Are there other houses nearby? Or other leaning objects like posts, trees, fences, electricity posts…

Drawing 4: should be a new drawing. This should show a site where rubble needs to be sorted out in different piles, the different types of rubble are:

  • Wood
  • Concrete and cement blocks
  • Tin roofs
  • Furniture/personal belongings

The following two should be placed to the most accessible area of the site: can be showed that these piles are next to the entrance of a site

  • Scrapped metal
  • Basura/waste materials

For each pile it should be mentioned what needs to be done with the rubble:

  • Wood – to be re-used
  • Concrete and cement blocks – used as filling materials
  • Tin roofs – to be re-used
  • Furniture/personal belongings (up to HH)
  • Scrapped metal – can be re-used or sold
  • Basura/waste materials – to be collected regularly and deported to dumpsite to be identified by Municipality

Text: Step 4: Identify and clear place for temporary storage of demolished and salvaged materials

Drawing 5: should be a new drawing. Drawing 6 can be used but use wooden house instead of concrete house in the back. All tools as mentioned in the toolkit should be on the drawing.

Text: Step 5: Appropriate use of tools, the right tool for the job.

Drawing 6: should be a new drawing. Group of people (including Junjun and Inday who are working and using all the safety equipment as mentioned in the toolkit.

Text: Step 6: Always bear in mind “SAFETY FIRST” while doing the job. Wear Personal Protection Equipment.

Drawing 7: Add the table below but it needs to a lot smaller

Tool Kit: Recovery Rubble Removal
Tool Type / Specification
General (per household)
Claw Hammer / Local specification
Timber saw / SAW, for timber, 400mm blade/ SAW, bow type, for wood, 450mm blade
Nails / Common wood nails, umbrella nails, (roofing with rubber washers) 40mm/75mm
Wire - Tie wire / Galvanised, diam. 1.5 mm(gauge 18), 25m, roll
Rope / Polipropilene,12 mm twisted
Clean up and rubble removal (per 5 households)
Empty rice bags / Local
Wheelbarrow / Approx. 90l dry solids, strong solid wheel
Hack saw - blades / Steel bar frame, wood handle, wing nut, L. 300mm/ 24”
Bolo – Philippine knife / Local specification
Barra / Twisted Steel Bar with a chisel on the end
Crow bar / With angled beak, 300 mm length/with angled beak, 500 mm length
Cold Chisel / Flat 20mm, for masonry, 300mm length/1”
Sledge hammer (using gloves, goggles, mask and boots) / Hardened steel, wood handle, 4800g, 900mm/hardened steel, wood handle, 1200g, 250mm
Shovel /Spade / Square faced shovel total length approx.1m
Personnel protection (per 5 households)
Gloves / Protection, heavy duty soft leather, size 11, pair
Goggles / Plastic, with rubber string, eyes protection
Mask / Vapour and dust protection, FPP2 disposable half mask (1 box)
Boots / Heavy duty plastic rubber, pair, size various