Richard Vann is the managing director of RVA Group — a specialist project management and environmental, health, and safety (EHS) organization that has completed more than 770 complex decommissioning, decontamination, dismantling, and demolition projects worldwide (Richard.Vann@rvagroup.org). With over 35 years of experience, he is past president of the Institute of Demolition Engineers and of the Institute of Explosives Engineers. He is a notable speaker in this field and was the keynote speaker at the World Demolition Summit 2017.