NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
Regulatory Submittal Part III — Health & Safety Plan
Fiterman Hall — 30 West Broadway, New York, New York
Airtek Project 05-0867 — January l0, 2006
8.0 ENGINEERING AND ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS
8.1 ENGINEERING CONTROLS
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. NOTI✓t 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 located or where equipment is
staged.
• Decontamination Unit/Contamination Reduction Zone (CRZ)
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