Fax cover sheet from J.C. Broderick & Associates, Oct 2001

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

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C. DECONTAMINATION PROCEDURES

1. The contractor shall provide an adequate decontamination unit consisting of a serial arrangement of rooms or spaces adjoining the work area or a decontamination trailer. Each airlock shall be clearly identified and separated from the other by three polyethylene crossover sheet doors designed to minimize fiber and air transfer as people pass between areas. A minimum of two layers of polyethylene sheeting shall be required for floors, walls, and the ceiling for on- site constructed decontamination units. Polyethylene crossover sheet doors shall have at least three layers of polyethylene sheeting and be weighted so as to fall into place when people pass through the area. Decontamination chamber doors shall be of sufficient height and width to enable replacement of equipment that may fail and to safely stretcher or carry an injured worker from the site without destruction of the chamber or unnecessary risk to the integrity of the work area. Such doors must be at least four feet wide, and the distance between sets of doors must be at least four feet.

2. The decontamination unit shall consist of the following:

i. Clean room: In this room persons remove and leave all street clothes and put on clean disposable coveralls. Appropriate NIOSH approved respiratory protection equipment is also picked up in this area. No asbestos contaminated items are permitted in this room. The front entrance shall be equipped with a lockable louvered door to prevent unauthorized entry.

ii. Shower room: this is a separate room used for transit by cleanly dressed people entering the work area from the clean room and for showering by them after they have undressed in the equipment room. This is a contaminated area.

iii. Equipment room: Work equipment, footwear, and all other contaminated work clothing shall be stored here. This is also a change and transit room for people. All areas between the shower room and work area shall be considered part of the equipment room. This is a contaminated area.

iv. Each room shall be separated by individual airlock.

3. In order to prevent contamination of the environment, the contractor shall be responsible for controlling access at the work area and shall maintain a daily log of personnel entering the work area. A list of names of workers shall be posted with, their start and stop times for each day. In addition, the contractor shall ensure that all persons who enter the work area shall observe the following work area entry and exit procedures.

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