NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
An independent Monitoring Contractor will perform air monitoring. The Personal air monitoring
will be performed by the Monitoring Contractor on a minimum of one employee of the Cleaning
Contractor per shift per apartment during the first 6 weeks of cleaning operations. Thereafter,
personal air samples will be taken randomly at a rate of one sample per day. The results of this
sampling shall be sent immediately to EPA, OSHA and the cleaning contractor. The cleaning
contractor shall make these results available to the employees or their designated representatives
for their review in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.1020 and 29 CFR 1926.1101.
The Monitoring Contractor is responsible for:
1. Scheduling and coordinating the cleaning and monitoring work with residents, building
owners, the Cleaning Contractor and EPA;
2. HVAC system evaluation and inspection;
3. Oversight of the Cleaning Contractor;
4. Inspection of the Cleaning Contractor's work;
5. Area air monitoring; and
6. Personal air monitoring.
The Cleaning Contractor is responsible for cleaning residences, common spaces and portions of
HVAC systems identified by the Monitoring Contractor.
C. Oualifications
This contract requires that only a NYS DOL licensed asbestos contractor and only NYC DEP and
NYS DOL certified workers will be allowed to perform any of the cleaning activities under this
contract. This requirement also applies to any subcontractors involved in the cleaning. A copy
of these licenses and certificates must be available on-site during the performance of work and
must be presented upon request.
The HVAC system cleaning contractor shall be a certified member of the National Air Duct
Cleaners Association (NADCA) or shall maintain membership in a nationally recognized non-
profit industry organization dedicated to the cleaning of HVAC systems. If the cleaning
contractor is not a member of the NADCA, a subcontractor that is a member may perform the
HVAC system cleaning.
All contractors and subcontractors involved in the cleaning activities under this contract are
responsible for completing a background check on their employees and for screening
unacceptable candidates from the pool of on-site workers. Background checks shall be
completed with 30 days of the award of the contract. Thereafter, background checks shall be
completed prior to employees beginning on-site work. EPA will provide guidelines for
evaluating the background information collected. Contractors are required to maintain records of
background checks for 4 years and to make them available to the DEP and EPA when requested.
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