{"id":"2ff4d764-d0df-4812-b250-0cb7271a5538","task":"Determine When a PE-Stamped Engineered Demolition Plan Is Required","domain":"osha.gov","steps":["Start from the OSHA baseline: 1926.850(a) requires an engineering survey by a 'competent person' of the structure's framing, floors, and walls before demolition begins, with written evidence retained on site — this does not by itself require a licensed PE.","Check whether the owner, insurer, permitting authority, or project complexity (large/complex structure, explosive demolition, structure abutting occupied buildings) requires a PE-stamped plan beyond the OSHA minimum.","For federal or federally funded work, confirm whether the applicable agency safety manual requires a Registered Professional Engineer's survey, which is stricter than the general OSHA competent-person standard.","When a PE stamp is required or elected, have the PE document structural sequencing, temporary shoring/bracing, and load path assumptions, not just a general condition assessment.","Retain both the OSHA-required written survey evidence and any PE-stamped plan in the project file, since local permitting agencies may request the stamped plan separately."],"gotchas":["OSHA's 'competent person' standard for the engineering survey is a lower bar than a licensed PE — OSHA compliance alone does not satisfy a contract or jurisdiction that separately requires a PE stamp.","Local building departments increasingly require PE-stamped demolition plans for permit issuance even where OSHA's competent-person survey would be legally sufficient — check the permitting agency's requirement independently."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T16:27:25.349Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/2ff4d764-d0df-4812-b250-0cb7271a5538"}