A Core Interactive demolition course delivering 12 interactions and 6 validated competencies across teardown sequencing, structural collapse, hazardous materials, utilities, and debris control. Learners practise bringing a structure down in order rather than on someone.
For the workers and operators doing the demolition. Where the awareness anchor explains why demolition is uniquely high-risk and the survey course plans it, this course is the methods and controls during the demolition itself.
Give the workers and operators carrying out a demolition the methods and the controls that keep the work in control: the three demolition methods (manual, mechanical, selective deconstruction) and when each fits; the controlled top-down /…
At a glance
Format: Online, self-paced and interactive
Length: about 50 minutes, 6 modules
Pass mark: 80% on the final test
Certificate: QR-verified, valid for three years
Jurisdiction: Manitoba law and standards
Who this course is for
Workers on demolition and strip-out crews dismantling structures, and the trades exposed to demolition hazards nearby.
Labourers, general workers, and helpers carrying out demolition and strip-out work
Excavator and high-reach machine operators doing mechanical demolition
Ground crew and spotters working on or near an active demolition
Demolition leads and lead hands directing the methods and controls on the floor
What you will learn
Distinguish the three demolition methods — manual, mechanical, and selective deconstruction — and when each is appropriate
Apply the controlled top-down / reverse-of-construction sequence, never undercutting or removing a support before what it holds has come down
Establish and respect the exclusion / drop zone so no worker, member of the public, or adjacent occupant is in the fall or swing zone
Work safely around the demolition machine — struck-by and crush, never under the boom or load, and never undermining the surface you or the machine sit on
Control dust, debris, floor loading, and the openings and edges demolition creates during the work
Course outline
The Three Methods — Manual, Mechanical, and Selective Deconstruction — Demolition uses three methods, each for different work: manual (hand and small powered tools) for tight, precise, or near-live-service…
Top-Down, In Sequence — Never Take a Support Before Its Load Is Down — A controlled demolition runs top-down, in the reverse of construction: confirm the engineered plan and the day’s stability; work from the…
The Exclusion / Drop Zone — Keeping Everyone Out of the Fall and Swing — The exclusion / drop zone is the single control that prevents the struck-by: the taped, signed area around what is coming down and around…
Working Around the Machine — Struck-By, Crush, and the Ground You Stand On — Working around the demolition machine has three absolutes: never under the boom or the load, never on or below what is being removed, and…
Dust, Debris, Floors, and Edges — Controlling What the Work Creates — The demolition work itself creates hazards all shift that must be controlled: dust (water suppression / misting at the source plus…
Putting the Controls Together — One Disciplined Demolition — The methods and controls come together as one discipline: whichever method is used, the demolition runs top-down in the controlled…
Laws and standards covered
Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health Act (C.C.S.M. c. W210)
Manitoba WSH Regulation MR 217/2006
CCOHS — demolition methods, dust control, and struck-by guidance
OSHA 1926 Subpart T
Certificate and renewal
Passing the final test issues a QR-verified certificate, valid for three years.
This certificate records completion of knowledge training in demolition methods and hazard controls. It does not authorize the holder to carry out demolition on any particular structure. Demolition work remains governed by the engineered demolition plan for the project and by the competent-person oversight and daily stability monitoring the employer must provide. This training does not cover the pre-demolition survey or hazardous-materials abatement, which are separate competencies.
Common questions
How long does Demolition Methods & Hazard Controls take?
About 50 minutes online, over 6 modules, at your own pace. It ends with a final test that needs 80% to pass.
How long is the Demolition Methods & Hazard Controls certificate valid?
Three years from the day you pass. Demolition methods and controls knowledge is best refreshed every 3 years, and sooner after a collapse, struck-by, or machine-through-the-floor incident, when a worker or operator is newly assigned to demolition, or when the structure type or method changes materially.
Which laws and standards does Demolition Methods & Hazard Controls cover?
Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health Act (C.C.S.M. c. W210); Manitoba WSH Regulation MR 217/2006; CCOHS — demolition methods, dust control, and struck-by guidance; and 1 more listed on this page.
Is the online certificate enough on its own?
This certificate records completion of knowledge training in demolition methods and hazard controls. It does not authorize the holder to carry out demolition on any particular structure. Demolition work remains governed by the engineered demolition plan for the project and by the competent-person oversight and daily stability monitoring the employer must provide. This training does not cover the pre-demolition survey or hazardous-materials abatement, which are separate competencies.