Demolition Man    

 
Date: 6/27/2025

Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST

Credit: 1 hour

Demolition: Construction in Reverse, with Additional Hazards

 
Demolition is the dismantling, razing, destroying or wrecking of any building or structure or any part thereof. Demolition work involves many of the hazards associated with construction. However, demolition involves additional hazards due to unknown factors in which demolition work particularly dangerous. These may include:

• Changes from the structure's design introduced during construction;
• Approved or unapproved modifications that altered the original design;
• Materials hidden within structural members, such as lead, asbestos, silica, and other chemicals or heavy metals requiring special material handling;
• Unknown strengths or weaknesses of construction materials, such as post-tensioned concrete;
• Hazards created by the demolition methods used.

To combat these, everyone at a demolition worksite must be fully aware of the hazards they may encounter and the safety precautions they must take to protect themselves and their employees.
 
Field of Study: Structural  
Level: Basic
Presenter:
Ronald Finger
Prerequisites: 
None