Kevitt Companies

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Kevitt Companies Excavation, Demolition, Soil Retention, Utilities

How important is Safety to you? Its our top priority here at Kevitt.
Did you know 5,333 workers died on the job in 2019 (3.5 per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers) — on average, more than 100 a week or about 15 deaths every day.

Some Helpful Tips to keep yourself and fellow co-workers safe during a demolition project:

Use Personal Protective Equipment

– Wear and use appropriate personal protective equipment.
– Inspect personal protective equipment before use.

Plan Your Work Carefully

– Begin demolition of exterior walls and floors at the top of the
structure and proceed downward.
– Do NOT cut or remove structural or load-supporting members on
any floor until all stories above that floor have been removed.
– Remove all roof cornices or other ornamental stonework before
pulling down walls.
– NEVER work where there is risk of structural collapse until the
hazard has been eliminated through shoring, bracing, or other
reliable means.
– Inspect all stairs, passageways, and ladders, and illuminate all
stairways.
– Shut off or cap all electric, gas, water, steam, sewer, and other
service lines, and notify appropriate utility companies.
– Use enclosed chutes with gates on the discharge end to drop
demolition material to the ground or into debris containers.
Observe Rules for Floor and Wall Openings
– Guard wall openings to a height of 42 inches. Cover and secure
floor openings with material strong enough to withstand the loads
it will bear.
– When creating a floor opening for material disposal, be sure the
size of the opening is no more than 25 percent of the floor's total
square footage.