Permit application Part III, health Jan 2006

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Regulatory Submittal Part III — Health & Safety Plan Fiterman Hall— 30 West Broadway, New York, New York Airtek Project 05-0867-. January 10.2006

8A ENGINEERING AND ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS

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Each Subcontractor shall be responsible for providing and implementing Engineering Controls as a primary means of ensuring worker health and safety, and shall provide the following minimum controls:

• HEPA-filtered air filtration equipment to reduce area dust levels; • HEPA-filtered Vacuum cleaners; • Fume eductors with HEPA filters for all hand-powered tools; • Torching or cutting activities involving lead-based painted materials shall use adequate mechanical or natural exhaust ventilation; • Barricades, railings or other devices to prevent employee exposure to fall hazards or moving equipment (29 CFR 1926); and • Other task-specific engineering controls as recommended by OSHA guidelines or as recommended by the Contractor CSO or CIH.

8.2 ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS

Each Subcontractor shall be responsible for the provision and/or implementation of the following administrative controls as a secondary means of ensuring worker health and safety:

• Ensure all employees are enrolled in a medical monitoring program as required by OSHA; • Ensure all employees have current fit-test and training certifications; • Implement work practices that avoid generating dust whenever possible; • Require all employees implement decontamination procedures, including washing hands, face, hair and neck upon leaving the work area and before eating, drinking or smoking; • Remove lead based paint or coatings before cutting, grinding or other activities that would be expected to disturb the lead-based materials, or complying with the provisions of 29 CFR 1926.62; and • Require that the Buddy System be utilized required when employees are working within the EZ while performing non-standard tasks as identified by the Subcontractor's Safety Officer.

8.3 WORK ZONES

• Support Zone

This area includes the ground outside of the building and any temporary structures/office spaces. The Support Zone starts at the project/property fence line and extends to the entry to where personnel enter the building to complete the work tasks. All personnel shall wear Level D PPE while in the Support Zone. NOTE: Within this area EZs may be established that require restricted access and/or additional PPE depending on the operations, for example: where material handling is performed, where hoisting equipment is Iocated or where equipment is staged.

• Decontamination Unit/Contamination Reduction Zone (CRZ)

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