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HS&E MAP practice question: Demolition and structural stability (3 of 4)

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A scaffold has been put up around a building being demolished.

Can the exclusion zone be made smaller because of the scaffold?

Choose one answer.

  1. A. Yes, by about half, as the scaffold will catch most debris
  2. B. Yes, the zone can be removed altogether
  3. C. Only at weekends
  4. D. No
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Answer: D

  • A. Wrong: Wrong. The scaffold doesn't reduce the zone.
  • B. Wrong: Wrong. The zone is still needed.
  • C. Wrong: Wrong. The zone is needed whenever there is a risk.
  • D. Right: Right. HSE says a scaffold does not allow the exclusion zone to be reduced.

Explanation

Exclusion zones depend on the demolition method. A scaffold doesn't justify making them smaller.

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