Often Unsafe Pre-existing conditions |SID Utility Legacy Disconnections

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SID Utility Legacy Service Connections & Their Risks

Uitlity Type	Legacy Service Connection Characteristics	Primary Risk Profile	SID Safety Implications	Required Governance Actions
Gas	Pre demolition gas pathways with unknown pressurization, undocumented branch lines, aging valves, corrosion, shared feeds between structures.	High energy ignition and explosion risk; hidden branch lines; incomplete shutdowns; residual gas in abandoned lines.	Shapes method envelope; restricts mechanical operations; requires evidence based verification; cannot rely on verbal shutdown assurances.	Identify → Verify isolation → Purge → Pressure test → Document → Monitor
Water	Legacy domestic, fire, irrigation, or process water systems with undocumented tie-ins, shared mains, abandoned but charged lines, underground routing not shown on plans.	Pressurized discharge; slab undermining; soil washout; biological hazards; unexpected activation of fire systems.	Influences collapse behavior; affects environmental stability; impacts sequencing and access; requires structural caution.	Locate → Pressure test → Isolate → Drain → Document → Monitor
Power	Pre demolition electrical systems with abandoned but energized circuits, mislabeled panels, shared feeds, temporary power, underground conduits not documented.	Electrocution; arc flash; energized abandoned circuits; equipment damage; lethal invisible hazards.	Treated as energized until proven otherwise; shapes equipment selection; requires strict lockout/tagout; high consequence verification.	Trace → Test → De-energize → Lockout/Tagout → Document → Monitor
Communications	Legacy fiber, copper, coax, data, and security lines crossing properties, serving multiple tenants, sharing conduits with power, remaining active despite canceled accounts.	Legal liability; operational disruption; shared conduit hazards; accidental service interruption to critical facilities.	Influences neighbor impact; affects sequencing; requires coordinated shutdown; prevents unintended service outages.	Identify → Coordinate shutdown → Verify → Protect → Document → Monitor

Utilities are the purest form of Legacy Service Connections because they are inherited, frequently undocumented, and often unsafe pre-existing conditions. Each utility type introduces a distinct risk profile, but all share the same SID requirement: No assumptions. Only evidence.
They must be:
· Discovered
· Verified
· Neutralized
· Documented
· Governed
before demolition operations can proceed.

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