NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
Regulatory Submittal Part I — Work Plan
Fiterman Hall — 30 West Broadway, New York, New York
Airtek Project 05-0867 — January 10, 2006
As described below, the piston effect of the elevators and their potential to expel
interior air into the outside environment will be addressed through the installation
of engineering controls, and the application of monitoring specific to this
operation.
Engineering Controls: Elevator banks in the building currently vent
pistoned air to the elevator machine rooms and then to the outside air
through louvers. The forcing of air to the exterior of the building will be
prevented by: 1) the installation of critical barriers (two layers 6-mil poly
and plywood, caulked at the edges); 2) the opening of alternate vents at the
top of the shafts to allow air to vent into the top floor of the building, and
the installation of negative air filtration devices in that space to filter and
control the vented air, 3); the reduction of elevator velocity to reduce the
piston effect.
Monitoring: Air monitoring for asbestos (TEM) and Metals (NIOSH
7300) will be conducted on a daily basis at the exterior of the critical
barriers for each elevator at the roof level. An airlock will be installed at
the roof access point to allow a NYS Certified Asbestos Air Sample
Technician to conduct monitoring. This testing will be in addition to the
environmental community air monitoring described in the ECAMP.
5.0 Monitoring:
5.1 Personal Monitoring:
Each Contractor and Subcontractor accessing the site will conduct Personal
Exposure Monitoring as required by OSHA. Requirements for monitoring will be
established by each employer.
5.2 Work Area Monitoring:
Project monitoring and asbestos air sampling will be conducted throughout the
Remediation Phase of the Project. Project Monitoring will be conducted in strict
accordance with ICR 56, subsection 56-17 and any provisions set forth in the
Variance Application. All sample analyses will be by TEM. Project air
monitoring is further detailed in Regulatory Submittal Part II — Environmental
Community Air Monitoring Plan.
5.3 Environmental Community Air Monitoring
Community Monitoring will be conducted as detailed in Regulatory Submittal
Part II— Environmental Community Air Monitoring Plan.
6.0 Remediation Phase
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