LegalView.com recently reported the use of an unapproved method of asbestos removal by the city of St. Louis potentially exposing thousands of residents to asbestos fibres during the demolition of buildings. Full story can be read here.
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Unapproved asbestos method exposes thousands to cancer risk…
Clifford Devlin receives ISO 14001 accreditation…
Demolition contractor, Clifford Devlin, has been awarded ISO 14001 registration following an assessment by the British Standards Institute (BSI) in September 2008. Commenting on the announcement Clifford Devlin’s Safety, Health and Environmental Manager, Paul Clarke-Scholes said: “We specialise in inner-city projects so have always been very conscious of the need to minimise the impact our…Read moreRead more
Colossus of Devonport…
Another feature of Plymouth’s skyline is to vanish with the dismantling of the colossal Devonport crane this weekend. The crane, which has towered over Devonport Dockyard for 25 years is being taken down today and tomorrow in one of the biggest engineering operations the city has ever seen. Read the full story here.
Bendy boom time-lapse…
Not sure where this video was shot but it’s pretty good quality. Not sure about the bendy-boom high reach mind: Demolition Time Lapse from Nick Csakany on Vimeo.
Bring back the dropball…
Archaic, noisy, dusty and old-fashioned…but still remarkably efficient. Building Demolition from videorizing on Vimeo.
Highly unusual demolition application…
Over the years, I have seen buildings, bridges and even ships demolished but this is the first time I have ever seen an aircraft (and a large one at that) demolished.
Implosion insight…
The problem with most implosion videos is that (a) they’re shot from way outside the exclusion zone and (b) are usually obscured by local people trying to capture the moment on camcorders and mobile telephones. This one of the implosion of the Parliament House Hotel in Birmingham, Alabama is nice as it actually shows the…Read moreRead more
The beauty of explosive demolition…
Demolition is more science than art; just ask any true demolition or explosives engineer. However, take a look at this video, particularly around 40 seconds in, and tell me there’s not something vaguely artistic and almost beautiful about the synchronised dropping of the three towers.
Inevitable dust cloud…
Proof, if it were needed, that the public just doesn’t understand the world of demolition. Yes, explosive demolition is an incredible spectacle but NO, it is not a dust-free environment.
Implosion failure explanation…
The Internet is a marvelous invention and it has revolutionised information gathering and global communications. However, if it has one major disadvantage, it is the fact that if you do something wrong in front of a camera, it will still be haunting you a quarter of a century later. And please, please wait for the…Read moreRead more
