Demolition

5 articles

CDM Regulations and Demolition: Principal Contractor Duties, F10 Notification and Construction Phase Plan

CDM 2015 for demolition: F10 notification thresholds (30 working days/20 workers or 500 person-days); duty holder roles; Construction Phase Plan content; HSE L153 ACOP; domestic client obligations
Demolition Adjacent to Existing Structures: Party Wall Act Notices, Underpinning Risk and Monitoring

Party Wall etc. Act 1996: Section 3 (2 months notice) and Section 6 (1 month); three-metre and six-metre excavation rules; Schedule of Condition surveys; BS 5228-2 vibration PPV limits; underpinning risk management
NFDC Membership and Standards: Chartered Institute vs NFDC, Competency Requirements and Industry Scheme

NFDC principal UK demolition trade body: Full vs Associate membership; DICS card scheme (Operative to Manager); NVQ/SVQ Level 2-3 qualifications; BS 6187 demolition code of practice; CITB levy
Pre-Demolition Audit: Structural Survey, Services Disconnection, Hazardous Material Survey and Waste Audit

Mandatory R&D asbestos survey (Reg 7 CAR 2012/UKAS); structural survey scope; services disconnection (4-8 week lead times); waste audit; Hazardous Waste Consignment Note per consignment (Hazardous Waste Regs 2005)
Structural Demolition Sequence: Top-Down vs Bottom-Up, Progressive Collapse Prevention and Temporary Propping

Top-down vs bottom-up demolition; progressive collapse prevention; BS 5975 Temporary Works Coordinator/Designer/Checker system; high-reach excavator exclusion zones (20-30m standard); unexpected structural conditions