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Occupational Risk Assessment for Every Demolition Contractor in Dubai


Occupational Risk Assessment for Every Demolition Contractor in Dubai Working in Busy Urban Areas

Busy urban districts in Dubai and the wider UAE are full of high-rise towers, hotels, malls, metro viaducts, utilities corridors, and tightly packed communities. When a building reaches the end of its life and must be demolished, the margin for error is extremely small.

For any demolition contractor in Dubai, occupational risk assessment is not just a document to satisfy Dubai Municipality – it is the backbone of safe, efficient, and commercially successful demolition services in Dubai. Done properly, risk assessment protects:

  • Workers and subcontractors on the demolition site
  • Neighbors, road users, and the general public
  • Adjacent buildings, buried utilities, and critical infrastructure
  • The client’s schedule, budget, and reputation

This guide explains, in practical language, how Stone Beam Demolition approaches occupational risk assessment for building demolition in Dubai – especially in congested urban environments – and what clients should expect from a professional demolition company in Dubai.


1. Why Occupational Risk Assessment Matters in Dubai’s Urban Demolition Projects

1.1 Dense cities, tight sites, zero tolerance for mistakes

Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and other UAE cities are characterized by:

  • Narrow plots with buildings sharing party walls
  • High-value assets within a few meters of the demolition line
  • Elevated roads, metro lines, and bridges near project boundaries
  • Underground networks (DEWA, Etisalat, du, stormwater, district cooling) running under or beside the building footprint
  • Strict environmental expectations for dust, noise, and vibration

In this context, any failure in risk assessment can lead to:

  • Structural instability and unplanned collapse
  • Falling debris into public areas or neighboring properties
  • Service strikes (water, power, telecom, gas) and city-wide disruptions
  • Worker injury or fatality
  • Site shutdowns, fines, and permit withdrawal

Dubai Municipality’s Code of Construction Safety Practice and related local orders require contractors to apply the highest standards of site protection, especially when demolition is carried out in heavily populated areas.Dubai Municipality+1

1.2 Regulatory drivers in the UAE

For a typical urban demolition project in Dubai, authorities will expect:

  • A detailed demolition method statement
  • A specific HSE and emergency plan
  • Risk assessments covering both workers and the public
  • A study of the impact of demolition on neighboring buildings and infrastructureDubai Development Authority

Beyond Dubai Municipality, other regulations and guidelines may apply:

  • Dubai Building Code (DBC) for structural safety and design assumptionsDubai Municipality
  • Local orders and circulars governing construction works and public protectionDubai Land Department
  • Environment, health, and safety requirements from Abu Dhabi and other emirates – often referenced as best practice in the UAE construction sectorDubai Maritime Transport

At international level, OSHA and other bodies emphasize that demolition hazards can be controlled through proper planning, training, and the right protective measures – but only when risks are systematically identified and assessed.OSHA+2OSHA+2

1.3 Stone Beam Demolition’s approach

Stone Beam Demolition positions itself as a leading demolition company in Dubai with an engineered, HSE-led approach. For every urban project, our teams:

  • Start with structured risk assessment workshops involving HSE, engineering, operations, and sometimes the client’s consultant.
  • Combine local regulatory requirements with international best practice (OSHA, EU, and recognized industry guidelines).
  • Use advanced tools – GPR scanning, diamond cutting, robotic demolition, high-reach excavators, wired and wireless sensors – to reduce risk at source rather than relying only on PPE.

The result is a demolition plan that is safer for workers and neighbors, while often faster and more predictable for the client.


2. Understanding Demolition Risk in Crowded Urban Environments

2.1 Main categories of occupational hazards

On a typical urban demolition site in the UAE, occupational risks fall into several key categories:Hughes & Salvidge+1

  1. Structural hazards
    • Unplanned collapse of slabs, beams, or walls
    • Loss of stability due to incorrect sequencing or temporary works failure
  2. Falling and flying objects
    • Debris dropped from height
    • Rebounding fragments from breakers, shears, or crushers
  3. Work at height
    • Falls from edges of slabs and roofs
    • Falls through fragile surfaces or openings
  4. Plant and equipment risks
    • Contact with moving machinery (excavators, loaders, cranes)
    • Equipment overturning on weak or uneven ground
  5. Dust, silica, and hazardous materials
    • Respirable crystalline silica from concrete and masonry
    • Asbestos, lead paint, or other legacy contaminants
  6. Noise and vibration
    • Hearing damage to workers
    • Nuisance or damage risk to neighbors from vibration
  7. Services and utilities
    • Striking live electrical cables, gas pipes, water mains, or telecom ducts
  8. Traffic interface
    • Vehicle–pedestrian collisions at site gates
    • Reversing plant within confined zones
  9. Fire, explosion, and confined spaces
    • Flammable residues, gas pockets or storage tanks
    • Oxygen-deficient basements, pits, and service corridors

2.2 Why busy urban sites multiply these risks

In crowded neighborhoods, each category of risk intensifies because:

  • Workers operate closer to live public areas, often separated only by hoarding or barriers.
  • There may be ongoing operations in neighboring buildings (hotels, offices, hospitals, schools).
  • Access routes are shared with local traffic, deliveries, and emergency vehicles.
  • Adjacent structures may be old, sensitive, or already compromised.
  • Authorities impose strict working hour windows to manage noise, traffic, and dust.

A demolition risk assessment that would be adequate for a remote industrial site is not enough in Deira, Al Barsha, Dubai Marina, Business Bay, or similar dense districts. The risk profile must be tailored to the reality of central Dubai.


3. Regulatory and Best-Practice Framework for Demolition Safety in the UAE

3.1 Dubai Municipality and other local authorities

Key obligations typically expected of any demolition contractor in Dubai include:

  • Obtaining a demolition permit from the competent authority (Dubai Municipality, DDA, or relevant free zone).
  • Submitting:
    • Detailed method statement with sequencing and equipment specifications
    • Project-specific risk assessments and HSE plan
    • Emergency response and evacuation plan
    • Study of the impact on surrounding buildings and infrastructureDubai Development Authority
  • Providing qualified safety personnel and following the Code of Construction Safety Practice.Dubai Municipality+1

Local orders emphasize safeguarding workers, pedestrians, and adjacent property, and require contractors to implement precautionary measures before and during construction and demolition works.Dubai Land Department

3.2 Abu Dhabi and other emirates – influence on best practice

Although regulations differ slightly across emirates, campaigns such as Abu Dhabi City Municipality’s “Safety in Demolishing Buildings” highlight the importance of implementing robust public safety requirements around demolition sites – from structural reviews to barriers, signage, and community protection.Dubai Maritime Transport

UAE-wide EHS models and risk assessment templates further reinforce the requirement to identify hazards, evaluate risks, and implement explicit control measures before work begins.Dubai Maritime Transport+1

3.3 International standards and guidance

In parallel, Stone Beam Demolition aligns its internal procedures with international guidance, including:

  • OSHA demolition safety guidelines, which stress that proper planning, PPE, and training can control demolition hazards.OSHA+2EHS Leaders+2
  • EU and industry guidance on demolition hazards, dust, noise, and vibration control.OSHwiki+1

This combination of UAE regulations and international best practice forms the framework for Stone Beam’s occupational risk assessment methodology.


4. Key Occupational Hazards in Building Demolition in Dubai

Below is a closer look at the most critical hazards and how a professional demolition company in Dubai should be assessing them.

4.1 Structural collapse and unplanned instability

Risk:

  • Partial or total building collapse due to incorrect sequencing, hidden defects, or overloading temporary supports.

Occupational impact:

  • Multiple fatalities and major injuries
  • Entrapment of workers and plant
  • Potential collapse into public areas

Risk assessment focus points:

  • Structural surveys, including:
    • Original drawings where available
    • On-site inspection of cracks, deflections, corrosion, and previous alterations
    • GPR scanning to locate concealed beams, slabs, or reinforcements
  • Selection of demolition method (top-down, high-reach, manual strip-out, diamond cutting, or combination).
  • Temporary works design: propping, bracing, and stability checks.
  • Sequencing and load path analysis to ensure the structure always has a safe load path until removed.

Stone Beam’s controls:

  • Use of engineered demolition plans signed off by competent structural engineers.
  • Preference for top-down and section-by-section demolition over uncontrolled mechanical push-downs in urban areas.
  • Deployment of high-reach excavators with reach envelopes designed to keep the machine outside collapse zones where practicable.
  • Strict exclusion zones around the work face, monitored by trained banksmen and safety officers.

4.2 Falling objects and edge protection

Risk:

  • Debris, tools, or cut elements falling from upper levels.

Occupational impact:

  • Head injuries, fractures, and fatal strikes to workers or people outside the site.

Risk assessment focus points:

  • Likelihood of material being dislodged from floors, balconies, and facades.
  • Adequacy of guardrails, toe boards, and debris containment systems.
  • Interface with public roads, footpaths, and neighboring roofs.

Typical controls:

  • Full-height scaffold with debris netting or specially engineered screens where justified.
  • Catch platforms at intermediate levels.
  • Prohibition of storing materials near unprotected edges.
  • Mandatory safety helmets with chin straps and other PPE.

4.3 Work at height

Risk:

  • Falls from edges, through openings, or from temporary access platforms.

Risk assessment focus points:

  • Roof work, parapet demolition, and opening enlargement.
  • Access to high zones for hand demolition or saw-cutting.
  • Stability of working platforms.

Stone Beam’s practices:

  • Using MEWPs (mobile elevating work platforms) and man baskets where possible, reducing the need for workers to stand at slab edges.
  • Installing temporary edge protection systems before any demolition begins on upper levels.
  • Preference for remote-controlled robotic demolition (e.g., Brokk-type machines) working near edges, keeping the operator a safe distance away.

4.4 Plant, equipment, and traffic interaction

Risk:

  • Collision between heavy plant and workers
  • Plant overturning because of buried voids, weak slabs, or uneven ground
  • Interface between demolition plant and road traffic at site gates

Risk assessment focus points:

  • Strength of existing slabs and ground for plant loads.
  • Reversing movements and blind spots.
  • Shared access with deliveries and neighbors.

Controls:

  • Plant load assessments and verification of slab capacity or installation of temporary working platforms.
  • One-way systems and clearly marked pedestrian walkways.
  • Trained plant marshals, reverse alarms, cameras, and proximity sensors.
  • Gate management plans to prevent plant from entering public roads unsafely.

4.5 Dust, silica, and air quality

Risk:

  • Inhalation of respirable crystalline silica from cutting, breaking, and crushing concrete and masonry.
  • Nuisance dust affecting neighbors, vehicles, and nearby businesses.

Demolition dust is now recognized globally as a serious health hazard, not just a nuisance.

Risk assessment focus points:

  • Activities generating high dust (breaking, crushing, loading, stockpiling).
  • Prevailing wind directions and proximity to sensitive receptors (schools, hospitals, residential buildings).
  • Enclosed vs open environments (e.g., basements vs open facades).

Stone Beam’s controls:

  • Mist cannons / fogging systems to capture airborne dust at the source, with droplet sizes designed to bond with fine particles.
  • Localized water sprays on tools and at drop points.
  • Avoiding dry mechanical breaking; using diamond wire or saw cutting where practical to reduce dust and vibration.
  • Air monitoring strategies on sensitive sites to verify dust levels remain within acceptable ranges.OSHAcademy

4.6 Noise and vibration

Risk:

  • Hearing damage to workers.
  • Disturbance to neighbors and risk of cosmetic or structural damage to adjacent properties.

Risk assessment focus points:

  • Noise output of each item of plant.
  • Proximity to residential or noise-sensitive facilities.
  • Vibration transmission paths through soil and structures.

Typical controls:

  • Task rotation and hearing protection to manage occupational exposure.
  • Choosing low-vibration methods – e.g., diamond cutting instead of impact breaking, where feasible.
  • Vibration monitoring on critical structures and real-time alarms when thresholds are approached.

4.7 Utilities and underground services

Risk:

  • Striking live power, gas, telecom, or water networks, with severe hazards for workers and the public.

Risk assessment focus points:

  • Reviewing as-built utility drawings and authority records.
  • Conducting GPR scanning and cable detection before excavation or foundation removal.
  • Confirming isolations and disconnections with the relevant authorities.

Controls:

  • Methodical permit-to-dig systems.
  • Controlled trial pits and hand digging in high-risk zones.
  • Physical lock-out/tag-out for electrical and mechanical services.

4.8 Asbestos, lead, and other hazardous materials

Risk:

  • Worker exposure and environmental contamination from legacy materials.

Risk assessment focus points:

  • Pre-demolition surveys for asbestos, lead paint, PCB-containing equipment, and refrigerants.
  • Management of contaminated residues in tanks, ducts, or plant rooms.

Controls:

  • Licensed hazardous materials removal before bulk demolition begins.
  • Segregated waste streams and authorized disposal routes.
  • Specialist PPE and decontamination procedures.

5. The Demolition Risk Assessment Process Used by Stone Beam Demolition

5.1 Step 1 – Information gathering and pre-demolition surveys

Before touching the structure, Stone Beam’s engineering and HSE teams collect and verify:

  • Client brief, scope, and constraints (time, budget, operational limitations).
  • Available structural drawings and geotechnical reports.
  • Utility maps from DEWA, RTA, telecom providers, and district cooling operators.
  • Neighboring building data: foundation type, sensitivity, occupancy profile.
  • Pre-demolition surveys for hazardous materials (asbestos, lead, etc.).

This information feeds into a Pre-Demolition Information Pack that underpins all later risk assessments.

5.2 Step 2 – Hazard identification (HAZID) workshops

Multidisciplinary workshops bring together:

  • Project manager and site engineer
  • HSE manager / safety officer
  • Structural engineer or temporary works designer
  • Specialist subcontractors (e.g., GPR scanning, hydrodemolition, robotics)

Using drawings, 3D models, and photos, the team systematically identifies hazards by work phase:

  1. Pre-works (hoarding, services disconnection, scaffolding)
  2. Soft strip and interior demolition
  3. Structural demolition (superstructure, then substructure)
  4. Processing, crushing, and removal of debris
  5. Final cleaning and handover

Each hazard is recorded in a risk register with its cause, potential consequence, and groups at risk (workers, neighbors, traffic, public).

5.3 Step 3 – Risk evaluation and prioritization

Stone Beam applies a quantitative risk matrix (likelihood × severity) to each hazard, classifying it as low, medium, high, or intolerable. High and intolerable risks demand:

  • Immediate re-engineering of the method
  • Additional controls
  • Potential redesign of sequences or plant selection

This approach mirrors UAE EHS guidance that risk assessments must identify hazards, evaluate them, and generate a documented plan of safe work procedures.Dubai Maritime Transport+1

5.4 Step 4 – Selecting control measures (hierarchy of controls)

Instead of jumping directly to PPE, Stone Beam follows the hierarchy of controls:

  1. Elimination – Can we remove the hazard entirely?
    • Example: Preferring off-site pre-fabrication of temporary steel elements instead of on-site hot works.
  2. Substitution – Can we replace the method with a safer one?
    • Example: Using diamond wire cutting instead of jackhammering to reduce dust and vibration.
  3. Engineering controls – Can we isolate people from the hazard?
    • Example: Remote-controlled robotic demolition for high-risk zones.
  4. Administrative controls – Can we change the way people work?
    • Example: Restricted zones, detailed permits, training, and supervision.
  5. PPE – Final barrier for residual risks.

The outcome is a project-specific risk control strategy, not a generic checklist.

5.5 Step 5 – Integration with method statements and temporary works

The assessed risks and agreed controls are embedded into:

  • The demolition method statement, including sequencing, access, and plant.
  • Temporary works designs for propping, bracing, crash decks, and working platforms.
  • Traffic management plans and logistics layouts.
  • Emergency response plans, including worst-case scenarios such as partial collapse, utility strike, or serious injury.

Authorities in Dubai expect to see this integration when assessing permit applications and HSE submissions.Dubai Development Authority+1

5.6 Step 6 – Communication, training, and pre-task briefings

Even the best risk assessment is useless if workers do not understand it. Stone Beam emphasizes:

  • Pre-start toolbox talks before each phase of work, using drawings and photos.
  • Method-specific training (e.g., for high-reach excavator operators, robotic demolition operators, GPR technicians).
  • Translation of key instructions into workers’ common languages, ensuring comprehension.
  • Signage on site reminding workers of critical controls (PPE, exclusion zones, access routes).

5.7 Step 7 – Monitoring, review, and dynamic risk assessment

Risk assessment is not a one-off document – it is living. During the project, Stone Beam’s HSE and site teams:

  • Conduct regular inspections and audits.
  • Update risk assessments when conditions change (e.g., new plant, altered sequence, unexpected structural conditions).
  • Record incidents, near misses, and lessons learned.
  • Use real-time monitoring (vibration, dust, noise, settlement) to verify that risks remain under control.

6. High-Risk Scenarios in Urban Demolition – and How Stone Beam Manages Them

6.1 Scenario 1 – Tower demolition beside live roads and utilities

Project context (example):
A mid-rise building in a business district sits between two live arterial roads and above multiple buried services.

Key risks:

  • Falling debris over hoarding into the carriageway
  • Vibration or settlement affecting adjacent roads and utility corridors
  • Dust and noise affecting motorists and nearby offices

Stone Beam’s risk-based solution:

  1. Early engagement with authorities – coordination with Dubai Municipality, RTA, and utility providers.
  2. Engineered hoarding and crash-deck systems to catch debris and protect the road.
  3. High-reach excavator working from the safest side of the building, keeping the machine outside the collapse radius.
  4. Vibration and settlement monitoring at critical points to ensure values remain within agreed limits.
  5. Dust suppression cannons oriented away from roads, with controls to prevent water pooling and skid risk.
  6. Night or off-peak work windows for high-noise operations, coordinated with authorities to minimize traffic impact.

This integrated risk assessment ensures occupational safety and protects the client from complaints, stop-work orders, and claims from neighbors.

6.2 Scenario 2 – Interior demolition in an operating mall or hotel

Project context (example):
Selective demolition inside a shopping mall or hotel that remains partially operational.

Key occupational and public risks:

  • Interface between demolition workers and the public
  • Dust and noise migrating into trading or guest areas
  • Fire risk from hot works during fit-out demolition

Stone Beam’s risk-based solution:

  • Zoned segregation using fire-rated temporary partitions and controlled access points.
  • Negative pressure and filtration units to prevent dust escape from the work area.
  • Very detailed noise management, with schedule coordination to avoid peak guest or trading hours.
  • Permit-to-work systems for hot works, with fire watches and temporary firefighting equipment.
  • Immediate cleanup and housekeeping to avoid slips, trips, and confusion.

The risk assessment focuses on both occupational HSE and business continuity for the owner, ensuring demolition is invisible to guests and tenants as much as possible.

6.3 Scenario 3 – Demolition adjacent to sensitive or heritage structures

Project context (example):
Demolition of a low-rise block next to a heritage building or glass-clad landmark.

Key risks:

  • Vibration-induced cracking or settlement of the heritage structure
  • Damage to architectural finishes or glazing from flying debris
  • Reputational damage to the client and city authorities

Stone Beam’s risk-based solution:

  • Pre-condition surveys with detailed photo records of adjacent structures.
  • Selection of low-vibration methods (diamond sawing, wire cutting, controlled dismantling).
  • Buffer zones and protective scaffolding or crash screens erected between structures.
  • Continuous vibration monitoring with agreed threshold values; alarms trigger immediate reassessment of methods.
  • Collaboration with the client’s structural engineer and, where needed, heritage consultants.

Through detailed occupational and third-party risk assessment, demolition proceeds safely while preserving the neighboring asset.

6.4 Scenario 4 – Raft foundation removal below water table

Project context (example):
After building demolition, a thick raft foundation must be cut and removed for future redevelopment, with groundwater present near the formation level.

Key risks:

  • Workers exposed to confined, wet environments
  • Plant instability on saturated soils
  • Uncontrolled flooding or uplift pressure

Stone Beam’s risk-based solution:

  • Hydrodemolition or segmental cutting of the raft to reduce mechanical breaking.
  • Dewatering and water management plans coordinated with authorities.
  • Pump alarms and standby units to avoid unplanned flooding.
  • Proper access ramps, drainage, and safe escape routes for workers and plant.

By analyzing geotechnical and hydrogeological data within the risk assessment, Stone Beam protects workers while achieving the client’s formation level requirements.


7. Engineering and Technology that Reduce Occupational Risk

A modern demolition company in Dubai must do more than supply excavators and labor. Stone Beam invests in technology that directly lowers risk scores in the occupational risk assessment.

7.1 GPR scanning and digital surveying

  • Detects hidden beams, voids, and utilities, reducing the chance of collapse or service strikes.
  • Feeds into BIM or 3D models for clash analysis and method planning.

7.2 Robotic demolition

  • Remote-controlled machines work in hazardous zones – unstable floors, confined spaces, or high-heat areas.
  • Operators stand at a safe distance, sharply reducing fall and crush risks.

7.3 High-reach excavators

  • Purpose-built high-reach machines allow controlled top-down demolition of tall structures while the machine sits outside the debris field.

7.4 Diamond cutting and wire sawing

  • Produces clean, controlled cuts with less vibration and dust than impact breaking.
  • Ideal for partial demolition, openings, and foundation segmentation.

7.5 Real-time monitoring and data logging

  • Vibration, dust, settlement, and sometimes noise sensors feed into online dashboards.
  • Alerts trigger immediate review of activities and adjustment of controls.

These technologies are not marketing extras; they are embedded into the risk assessment to justify that risks are reduced to as low as reasonably practicable (ALARP).


8. Practical Checklist: What Clients Should Expect in a Demolition Risk Assessment in Dubai

When you hire a demolition contractor in Dubai, ask to review their risk assessment package. It should clearly demonstrate:

  1. Project-specific, not generic
    • Hazards and controls must reflect your actual building, neighbors, and constraints.
  2. Clear link between hazards and methods
    • Each critical activity (e.g., facade removal, core demolition, foundation removal) should have a corresponding hazard analysis.
  3. Compliance with Dubai Municipality and other authorities
  4. Hierarchy of controls applied
    • Evidence that the contractor seeks to eliminate or substitute hazards, not just rely on PPE.
  5. Temporary works and stability considerations
    • Propping, bracing, and sequencing integrated into the risk assessment.
  6. Interface with neighbors and the public
    • Hoarding, barriers, traffic management, working hours, and complaint handling.
  7. Emergency response planning
    • Scenarios (collapse, fire, utility strike) and clear response actions.
  8. Monitoring and review
    • Plans for inspections, audits, and sensor-based monitoring where appropriate.

If a contractor cannot demonstrate these elements, their demolition services in Dubai may expose you to unacceptable occupational and third-party risks.


9. How Stone Beam Demolition Adds Value Through Occupational Risk Assessment

Choosing Stone Beam Demolition means you are not just appointing plant and labor – you are securing an engineered risk management partner.

9.1 Early involvement in project planning

Stone Beam supports developers, consultants, and main contractors from concept stage by:

  • Reviewing feasibility options (partial demolition vs full clearance).
  • Providing risk-informed method options and budget estimates.
  • Advising on permit strategy, including Dubai Municipality and free zone requirements.

9.2 Integrated HSE and engineering teams

  • Structural engineers, demolition managers, and HSE professionals collaborate to ensure that risk assessment and engineering design are fully aligned.
  • Lessons learned from previous urban demolition projects in Dubai are captured in internal knowledge bases and applied to new projects.

9.3 Transparent communication with stakeholders

During execution, Stone Beam:

  • Shares risk assessments and monitoring results with the client and consultant.
  • Participates in coordination meetings with authorities and neighbors where required.
  • Provides clear documentation for audits, insurance, and handover.

9.4 Focus on commercial outcomes

Robust occupational risk assessment does more than reduce incidents – it also:

  • Minimizes stop-work orders and rework.
  • Reduces the likelihood of claims from neighbors or authorities.
  • Supports predictable programme and cost outcomes, which is vital in competitive UAE markets.

10. FAQ – Occupational Risk Assessment for Demolition in Dubai

1. What is a demolition risk assessment?
A demolition risk assessment is a structured process to identify hazards, evaluate risks, and define control measures for demolition work. It covers workers, neighbors, public areas, and surrounding assets, and is mandatory before starting building demolition in Dubai.Lindström Group+1

2. Who is responsible for risk assessment on a demolition site in Dubai?
The demolition contractor in Dubai is primarily responsible for preparing and implementing project-specific risk assessments, under the oversight of the client and consultant. Authorities may review these as part of permit approvals.Lindström Group+1

3. Does Dubai Municipality require risk assessments for demolition permits?
Yes. Permit applications typically require a detailed method statement, specific HSE and emergency plans, and risk assessments, along with a study of the impact on neighboring buildings.Dubai Development Authority+1

4. How are workers protected from dust and silica during demolition?
Controls include water-based dust suppression, mist cannons, local exhaust ventilation where relevant, task-specific PPE (such as respirators), and sometimes air monitoring to verify compliance with exposure limits.OSHAcademy

5. What is the difference between occupational risk and public risk in demolition?
Occupational risk relates to workers and subcontractors on site, while public risk covers neighbors, road users, and passers-by. A robust risk assessment addresses both – for example, by combining fall protection for workers with hoarding, debris netting, and controlled access for the public.

6. How often should demolition risk assessments be reviewed?
Risk assessments should be reviewed whenever there is a significant change – new plant, altered sequence, unexpected structural conditions – and at regular intervals defined in the HSE plan. They are living documents, not one-time submissions.

7. Are explosives commonly used for demolition in Dubai’s urban areas?
Controlled explosive demolition is rarely used in dense urban areas due to the extreme risk profile and regulatory constraints. Mechanical and engineered top-down methods, often using high-reach excavators and robotic demolition, are typically preferred.

8. How does Stone Beam Demolition reduce noise and vibration risks?
By selecting low-impact methods (diamond cutting, wire sawing, robotic demolition), scheduling loud activities for approved windows, and deploying monitoring equipment to track vibration and noise against agreed thresholds.

9. What should I look for when choosing a demolition company in Dubai for a busy urban site?
Focus on demonstrable demolition risk assessment capability, engineered methods, previous experience in similar environments, regulatory compliance, advanced equipment, and transparent HSE reporting.

10. Can Stone Beam support us before we even apply for a demolition permit?
Yes. Stone Beam can help you refine your demolition strategy, prepare preliminary risk assessments and method concepts, and support your consultant in developing a permit-ready submission to Dubai Municipality and other authorities.


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