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Special Forces experts can handle all of
your needs from interior to exterior, selective (partial removal) to complete
demolition (the total removal of a structure, including its foundation). We
especially enjoy working with clients in preserving historical structures,
including facades and artwork.
Our trained professionals are well versed
in environmental and safety concerns. A site safety supervisor is assigned to
each project to oversee and enforce all OSHA and client-specific safety rules
and regulations.
Each demolition project is unique and a site specific
Health & Safety Plan (HASP), along with an OSHA engineering survey must be
developed. A brief description of common steps, practices and methods of
demolition is provided below
The typical razing of a building,
structure, plant, factory, etc. is accomplished as follows
- Obtain all necessary permits
- Install Soil and Erosion Control Measures as
necessary
- Isolate demolition area / perform all utility
disconnects
- Perform asbestos abatement when necessary
- Removal all lights, ballasts, mercury switches,
freon, etc. for recycling
- Removal all hazardous materials when necessary
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Demolition Operations:
Hydraulic
excavators may be used to topple one-or two-story buildings by means of an
undermining process. The strategy is to undermine the building while
controlling the manner and direction in which it falls. The demolition project
manager/supervisor will determine where undermining is necessary so that a
building falls in the desired manner and direction. The walls are typically
undermined at a building's base, but this is not always the case as building
designs may dictate otherwise. Safety and cleanup considerations are also taken
into account in determining how the building is undermined and ultimately
demolished.
In some cases a crane with a wrecking ball is utilized to
demolish the structure down to a certain manageable height. At that point
undermining takes place as described above in first paragraph
In order
to control dust, fire hoses will be utilized to maintain a wet demolition.
Hoses may be held by workers, secured in fixed location, or attached to lifts
to gain elevation.
Loaders or dozers may also be used to demolish a
building. These loaders and bulldozers are typically equipped with "rakes"
(which are thick pieces of steel which could be an I-Beam or thick steel tube)
that is used to ram building walls. Skid loaders and loaders will also be used
to load materials out and sort steel.
Safety is always paramount on each
project. A site safety officer is assigned to each project and enforces all
OSHA and client specific safety rules and regulations.
- Comply with all applicable environmental, health and
safety (EHS) laws and regulations, including federal, state and local
requirements.
- Provide a healthy and safe environment for all
employees, contractors, and visitors with the goal of zero accidents.
- Promote pollution prevention, including the
conservation of energy, water and raw materials resources, and ensure that all
waste is handled and disposed of responsibly.
- Provide employees with initial and refresher training
in occupational health and safety, hazardous
- Provide employees with initial and refresher training
in occupational health and safety, hazardous materials management, fire
prevention and response, and environmental awareness, consistent with the
highest standards of professional practice.
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