BUILDING (DEMOLITION WORKS) REGULATIONS

BUILDING (DEMOLITION WORKS) REGULATIONS

BUILDING (DEMOLITION WORKS) REGULATIONS

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

Regulaflon Page

1. Citation ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... C2

2. Application ... ... ... ... ... ...... ... ... C 2

3. Duties of authorized person and registered contractor prior to commencement of
demolition ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... C 2

4...................Provisions as to shoring. etc . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... C 2

5.........................Electric cables. etc. not to remain charged ... ... ... ... ... ... ... C 3

6.......................................Precautions to be taken to prevent danger from fire or explosion. etc. ... C 3

7..................................Provisions in relation to shutes for removal of materials. etc. ... ... ... C 3

8..........................................Demolition works to be carried out under supervision of experienced person C 3

9.......................................Certain operations to be carried out only under competent supervision ... C 4

10....................Floors, etc. not to be overloaded ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... C 4

11.................................Precautions to be taken in relation to cutting of steelwork. etc . ... ... ... C 4

12. Precautions to be taken in re~ine framine ... ... . ... ... ... ... C 5

13. Offences and penalties...... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... C 5





BUILDING (DEMOLITION WORKS) REGULATIONS

(Cap. 123, section 38)

[1 October 1962.1

1. These regulations may be cited as the Building (Demolition
Works) Regulations.

2. These regulations apply to the demolition of a building or
of any substantial or significant part of a building.

3. (1) Before the demolition is commenced, the authorized
person appointed in respect of the demolition works shall-

(a)cause all gas, electricity, water and other meters to be
removed from the building and, save in so far as the same
may be used in the demolition works, cause the supply of
gas and electricity to the building to be disconnected; and

(b)cause any fitting attached to the building in connexion with
any tramway service, system of street lighting, supply of
electricity or other service to be removed.

(2) Before commencing the demolition, the registered con-
tractor appointed in respect of the demolition works shall-
(a)where a wall of the building abuts or fronts upon a street,
service lane or other open area accessible to the public-
(i) erect along that wall, at the level of the first floor of
the building above the level of the street, fans or catch
platforms,
(ii) erect fans or catch platforms at the level of such
other floors of the building as may be necessary to prevent
any nuisance from dust or danger from debris or materials
but so that such fans or catch platforms are sited at vertical
intervals of not more than 10 m with the uppermost fan or
catch platform not more than 10 m below the working
level, and
(iii) erect dust screens to cover the whole of the wall so
as to prevent any nuisance from dust,

(b) seal all sewer and drainage connexions, and

(e) remove all glazed sashes and doors from the building.

4. (1) Save as provided in paragraph (2), before commenc-
ing the demolition and at such times during the carrying out of the
demolition works as may be necessary, such precautions as may be
necessary shall be taken, by the provision of adequate shoring or
otherwise, to prevent, so far as is practicable, the accidental collapse
of any part of the building, or of any adjoining or other building,
the collapse of which may endanger any person.





(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply in relation to a person
actually engaged in placing shoring or other safeguards for the
purpose of compliance with paragraph (1), if such precautions as
are practicable are taken to ensure the safety of that person.

5. No electric cable or other apparatus, other than such a
cable or apparatus used in the demolition works, that is liable to be a
source of danger, shall, at any time during the carrying out of such
works, remain electrically charged.

6. At all times during the carrying out of any demolition
works-

(a)the registered contractor appointed in respect thereof shall
take all practicable steps to prevent danger to persons
employed therein-
(i) from risk of fire or explosion through the leakage or
accumulation of gas or vapour; and
(ii) from risk of flooding from water mains, sewers or
culverts; and
(b)all external openings to or from the building shall be so
protected as to prevent danger to persons employed in the
demolition works.

7. Where shutes are provided for the removal of materials or
debris, they shall be so situated and constructed as to avoid, so far as
practicable, any danger to persons employed in the demolition
works or to any other person.

8. (1) The demolition and all works incidental thereto shall
be specifically placed under the supervision of a person experienced
in the carrying out of demolition works and appointed for the
purpose.

(2) Where 2 or more registered contractors take part in the
demolition works, each such contractor shall appoint a person in
accordance with paragraph (1) and either the same person shall be
jointly appointed by all the contractors taking part or each such
contractor shall make arrangements to ensure that no operation in
the course of the demolition works is undertaken by his workmen
save after consultation between all the persons appointed in accord-
ance with paragraph (1) as to the method by which, and the time at
which, the operation'is to be carried out.

(3) A notice in the prescribed form specifying the name of the
person or persons appointed in accordance with paragraph (1) shall
be posted up in a prominent position on the site of the demolition
works.





9. (1) The operations specified in paragraph (2) shall be
carried out only-

(a)under the immediate supervision of a competent foreman
with adequate experience of the particular kind of works;
or

(b)by workmen experienced in the kind of work and under the
direction of a competent foreman with adequate experi-
ence of the particular kind of work.

(2) The following operations are specified for the purposes of
paragraph (1)-

(a)the actual demolition of the framework of a building or of
any floor, wall, roof or staircase, save where there is no risk
of a collapse of any part of a building in the course of, or as
a result of, the demolition works, so as to endanger any
person employed in the demolition works, other than a risk
which could not reasonably have been foreseen;

(b)the actual demolition of any part of a building where there
is a special risk of collapse. whether of that part of the
building or of any part of a building, in the course of, or as
a result of, the demolition works, so as to endanger any
person employed in the demolition works.

(e)the cutting or breaking up or dismantling of reinforced
concrete, steelwork or ironwork forming part of the struc-
ture of a building;

the use of any powered mechanical plant or equipment in
actual demolition work.

(3) Where powered mechanical plant or equipment is used in
demolition work, the operator of that plant or equipment shall be-

(a)experienced in the operation of the particular plant or
equipment, and

(b)under the immediate supervision of a competent foreman
with adequate experience in demolition work.

10. (1) No floor, roof or other part of a building that is being
demolished shall be so overloaded with debris or materials as to
render it unsafe or liable to become unsafe.

(2) No debris or materials from demolition shall be permitted
to accumulate against any fence, hoarding or wall so as to render it
unsafe or liable to become unsafe.

11. Where. during the carrying out of any demolition works,
steelwork or ironwork is being cut or released or dismantled,
precautions shall be taken, so far as is practicable, to prevent any
danger from a sudden twist, spring or collapse.





12. Where, during the carrying out of any demolition works,
any part of the framing is being removed from a framed or partially
framed building, all practicable precautions shall be taken to pre-
vent danger from collapse of the structure.

13. (1) An. authorized person who contravenes regulation
3(1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary
conviction to a fine of 525,000.

(2) A registered contractor who contravenes regulation 3(2)
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary
conviction to a fine of 525,000.

(3) A registered contractor who contravenes regulation 6(a) or
regulation 8(2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on
summary conviction to a fine of 5 100,000 and to imprisonment for 2
years.

(4) In the event of a contravention of regulation 4(1), 5, 6(b),
7, 8(1) or (3), 9(1) or (3), 10, 11 or 12, the registered contractor
appointed in respect of the demolition works shall be guilty of an.
offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of
$100,000 and to imprisonment for 2 years.
G.N.A. 74/62. L.N. 112/64. L.N. 190/74. L.N. 170/79. L.N. 358/80. Citation. Application. L.N. 358/80. Duties of authorized person and registered contractor prior to commencement of demolition. L.N. 190/74. L.N. 358/80. Provisions as to shoring, etc. L.N. 112/64. Electric cables, etc. not to remain charged. Precautions to be taken to prevent danger from fire or explosion, etc. Provisions in relation to shutes for removal of materials, etc. Demolition works to be carried out under supervision of experienced person. Form 37. Certain operations to be carried out only under competent supervision. L.N. 358/80. L.N. 358/80. Floors, etc. not to be overloaded. L.N. 358/80. L.N. 358/80. Precautions to be taken in relation to cutting of steelwork, etc. Precautions to be taken in removing framing. Offences and penalties. L.N. 190/74. L.N. 170/79. L.N. 358/80.

G.N.A. 74/62. L.N. 112/64. L.N. 190/74. L.N. 170/79. L.N. 358/80. Citation. Application. L.N. 358/80. Duties of authorized person and registered contractor prior to commencement of demolition. L.N. 190/74. L.N. 358/80. Provisions as to shoring, etc. L.N. 112/64. Electric cables, etc. not to remain charged. Precautions to be taken to prevent danger from fire or explosion, etc. Provisions in relation to shutes for removal of materials, etc. Demolition works to be carried out under supervision of experienced person. Form 37. Certain operations to be carried out only under competent supervision. L.N. 358/80. L.N. 358/80. Floors, etc. not to be overloaded. L.N. 358/80. L.N. 358/80. Precautions to be taken in relation to cutting of steelwork, etc. Precautions to be taken in removing framing. Offences and penalties. L.N. 190/74. L.N. 170/79. L.N. 358/80.

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