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Renovation and Demolition Safety
The Renovation and Demolition Safety course offers critical training on managing safety risks during renovation and demolition projects. It covers hazard identification, safety protocols, and regulatory compliance to ensure safe practices and protect workers from potential dangers in these high-risk activities.
What is the Renovation and Demolition Safety?
The Renovation and Demolition Safety course from the American Institute of Safety Professionals provides comprehensive training on the unique and complex hazards associated with renovating existing structures and demolishing buildings and structures. Renovation and demolition are among the most hazardous categories of construction work because they combine structural instability with exposure to legacy hazardous materials that were commonplace in older construction: lead-based paint, asbestos-containing materials, silica, PCBs, mercury, and other contaminants that become airborne when building materials are disturbed, cut, or crushed. A worker performing renovation or demolition faces every Focus Four hazard simultaneously — falls from partially dismantled structures, struck-by from falling debris and collapsing members, caught-between during structural failure, and electrocution from undiscovered live utilities — plus the occupational health hazards from legacy material exposure.
This course integrates OSHA 29 CFR 1926 Subpart T (Demolition) with the hazardous material regulations that govern renovation and demolition projects: OSHA’s lead standard for construction (29 CFR 1926.62), OSHA’s asbestos standard for construction (29 CFR 1926.1101), OSHA’s silica standard (29 CFR 1926.1153), EPA’s Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule for lead paint, and EPA’s asbestos NESHAP (40 CFR 61 Subpart M). Understanding both the structural safety requirements and the hazardous material requirements is essential because renovation and demolition projects must comply with both sets of regulations simultaneously.
The curriculum covers the Subpart T engineering survey requirement (a competent person must conduct an engineering survey before demolition begins to determine the structural condition), utility disconnection and verification, preparatory operations, floor-by-floor demolition sequence planning, structural stability during progressive demolition, wall section removal, chimney and stack demolition, pre-demolition hazardous material surveys (asbestos, lead, PCBs), lead paint management during renovation (EPA RRP Rule and OSHA 1926.62), asbestos management during renovation and demolition (OSHA 1926.1101 and EPA NESHAP), silica exposure control during cutting and crushing operations, debris management and removal, fall protection on partially demolished structures, dust and noise control, public and adjacent property protection, and the environmental compliance that governs demolition waste disposal.
All training is delivered 100 percent online through Microsoft Teams and the American Institute of Safety Professionals Learning Management System (LMS). Upon successful completion, graduates receive an American Institute of Safety Professionals certificate, professional wallet card, and official transcript, all employer-verifiable at amiosp.com/student-verifications.
Who should take this course?
- Demolition contractors and demolition supervisors who plan and execute building demolition
- Renovation contractors working on pre-1978 buildings where lead paint and asbestos may be present
- Safety officers managing demolition or renovation project safety compliance
- Environmental consultants who conduct pre-demolition hazardous material surveys
- Project managers overseeing renovation or demolition within larger construction projects
- Abatement contractors (lead and asbestos) who work within demolition and renovation projects
- Anyone involved in renovation or demolition of buildings constructed before modern hazmat regulations
What will you study?
Core Modules
- 01Introduction to Renovation and Demolition Safety
- 02Hazard Identification
- 03Planning and Preparing for Safe Renovation and Demolition Work
- 04Safe Work Practices for Demolition, Debris Handling, and Material Removal
- 05Use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Safety Controls
- 06Fall Protection, Scaffolding, and Equipment Safety
- 07Emergency Response Plans and Incident Management
- 08Promoting a Safety Culture and Supervisory Oversight on Renovation and Demolition Sites
Optional / Specialized Modules
- 01Advanced Risk Assessment and Hazard Mitigation Techniques
- 02Case Studies on Renovation and Demolition Incidents and Lessons Learned
- 03Supervisory Strategies for Ensuring Compliance and Safety
- 04Integrating Renovation and Demolition Safety into Overall Construction Safety Programs
How will you be assessed?
Candidates can take this exam through an assigned portal from the American Institute of Safety Professionals. A passing score is 70% or higher, and exam results are provided right after by email to the address provided. The exam is open-book, allowing candidates to validate their answers. Any candidates who do not pass have 1 month after their exam to go through the training materials and can take the exam 3 additional times.
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