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

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

i. Person enters clean room and removes street clothing, puts on protective clothing and a respirator, and passes through shower room into equipment room.

ii. Any additional required clothing and equipment previously deposited in the equipment room is put on.

iii. Person proceeds to work area.

iv. Before leaving the work area, the person shall remove all gross contamination and debris from the coveralls using a vacuum with a high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter. In practice, this is usually carried out by one person assisting another.

v. The person then proceeds to equipment room and removes all clothing except approved respirators. Extra clothing may be stores in contaminated end of the unit. Disposable coveralls are placed in a bag for disposal with other material.

vi. The person then proceeds directly into the shower room. Respirators shall be taken off last to prevent inhalation of fibers during the removal of contaminated clothing, and shall not be removed until they have been washed free of dust.

vii. Respirators are picked up, washed thoroughly, and disinfected as required, wrapped and stored in the clean room.

4. - The contractor shall ensure that filters in cartridge type respirators used during the preparation and abatement phase of the project are removed, wetted, and discarded as contaminated waste. All new filters shall be in place in the respirator prior to reuse. For powered air purifying respirators or supplied air respirators, the manufacturer's instructions shall be followed about the proper decontamination sequence.

5. There shall be no smoking, eating, or drinking in any contaminated areas (shower room, equipment room, and work area). Respirators shall be worn in all contaminated areas. 6. Non-disposable footwear shall remain inside the contaminated area until completion of the activity, and shall be thoroughly cleaned at that time.

NYC-WTC 000104864