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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 .
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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