HSE CHECKLIST FOR DEMOLITION OPERATIONS
Demolition Procedure HSEOP-20-01
Project Name
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Project Number
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Location of Structure to be Demolished
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Controlling Contractor
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Demolition Subcontractor
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Person Completing Checklist
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Date
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Month
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Date
1. Prior to permitting employees to start demolition operations, has a competent person completed an engineering survey of the structure to determine the condition of the framing, floors, walls and possibility of unplanned collapse of any portion of the structure?
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Yes
No
N/A
2. Have adjacent structures where employees may be exposed also been surveyed by a competent person?
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Yes
No
N/A
3. Has documentation of the surveys above been maintained to show that such surveys have been performed?
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Yes
No
N/A
4. Prior to initiating demolition activities, has a demolition plan and engineering, asbestos, and lead surveys been completed? (Note: some jurisdictions hmay require this to be done by a registered professional engineer.)
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Yes
No
N/A
5. Have all electric, gas, water, steam, sewer, and other service lines been shut off, verified to be clear and capped or otherwise controlled outside the building line before demolition is started?
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Yes
No
N/A
6. Has it been determined if any hazardous building materials such as asbestos, lead, mercury, PCBs, hazardous chemicals, gases, explosives, flammable materials, or other hazardous substances were used in any building contruction, pipes, or tanks?
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Yes
No
N/A
7. Have the floors and walls been shored or braced as deemed necessary by a structural engineer?
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Yes
No
N/A
8. Are all test results from engineers, and others who performed surveys and sampling, on file in their final signed versions?
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Yes
No
N/A
9. If employees are to work within a structure to be demolished that has been damaged by fire, flood, explosion, or other cause, have the floor and walls been shored or braced as per the engineer's instructions?
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Yes
No
N/A
10. Have employee entrances to multistory structures being demolished been adequately protected (e.g. sidewalk sheds, canopies, or both)?
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Yes
No
N/A
11. Is the designated means of access and egress indicated on the demolition plan?
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Yes
No
N/A
12. Are continuing inspections by a competent person being conducted during demolition to detect hazards resulting from weakened or deteriorated floors or walls or loosened material?
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Yes
No
N/A
13. Are chute openings into which debris is dumped protected by a guardrail that is 42 inches above the floor or other surface on which peronnel stand to dump the material?
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Yes
No
N/A
14. Are signs warning of the hazard of falling materials posted at each side of the debris opening at each floor?
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Yes
No
N/A
15. Are front window guards used on mobile equipment that is exposed to falling debris or material that could be caught in the tracks of an excavator or other equipment?
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Yes
No
N/A
16. Has a competent person been assigned to control operation of the chute gate and the backing and loading of trucks?
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Yes
No
N/A
17. Is the area surrounding the discharge end of the chute closed when operations are not in progress?
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Yes
No
N/A
18. Are chutes designed and constructed of such strength as to eliminate failure due to impact of materials or debris loaded therein?
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Yes
No
N/A
19. Do floor openings have curbs or stop-logs to prevent equipment from running over the edge?
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Yes
No
N/A
20. Are masonry walls, or sections of masonry, prevented from falling in such quantities as to exceed the safe carrying capacities of the floors?
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Yes
No
N/A
21. Are employees prohibited from working during hazardous weather?
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Yes
No
N/A
22. Are floor openings within 10 feet of any wall being demolished planked solid except when the area beneath is barricaded to prevent workers from being exposed to falling objects?
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Yes
No
N/A
23. Is debris and other material removed from the floor arches, beams, and adjacent areas before demolishing?
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Yes
No
N/A
24. Are safe walkways provided and used by personnel to enable them to reach any point without walking on exposed beams?
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Yes
No
N/A
25. Do plank ends overlap by at least 1 foot when laid together over solid bearing surfaces?
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Yes
No
N/A
26. Have planks been provided and used by personnel to enable them to reach any point without walkiung on exposed beams?
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Yes
No
N/A
27. Is steel construction dismantled column-by-column and tier-by-tier?
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Yes
No
N/A
28. Are structural members being dismembered in proper sequence to avoid overstressing and failure?
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Yes
No
N/A
29. Are all persons prohibited from being in areas affected by demolition when balling or clamming is being done?
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Yes
No
N/A
30. Is the weight of the demolition ball within 50% of the crane-s rated capacity at the operating configuration?
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Yes
No
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31. Is the ball attached to the load line with a swivel connection to prevent twisting, and is it protected against accidental disconnection?
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Yes
No
N/A
32. Are all roof cornices or other ornamental stonework removed before pulling walls over?
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Yes
No
N/A
Comments
Signature of Competent Person
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Signature of PCL District HSE Manager or Representative
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