This section addresses the act of demolition and the inherent hazards presented. General OSHA uses the term demolition to describe”… preliminary operations, engineering survey, utility location, medical services, and first aid, fire prevention and protection, special structures demolition, and safe blasting procedures.” The act of demolishing structures carries much the same hazards as construction with the addition of numerous unknown factors such as structural deviations or modifications. Therefore in any demolition assignment, it is of utmost importance for…