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Stuyvesant High School
Chambers Street, New York, NY
SCA Project #:M477-15217, LLW#: 29881
Auditorium Carpet Removal 1 Chair Upholstery Cleaning Protocol
Revised August 23.2002 Revision #2
1. Shut down the heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system(s) for the
auditorium.
2. Attached personal/waste decontamination unit(s) will be constructed and located at
the main entrance (s) to the auditorium (work area). Full enclosure(s) shall be
constructed to enclose all carpeted floor surfaces within the auditorium. The full
enclosure(s) shall be constructed using a framework consisting of 2inch x 3 inch.
studs. (36 inch. O.C.) lined with 2 layers of 6-mil plastic sheeting.
3. Negative pressure ventilation equipment will be installed inside the full enclosure(s)
in order to establish a minimum static negative-pressure differential of 0.02
inches water column.
4. All penetrations that can be reached using an 8 foot ladder (such as windows,
doorways, supply air diffusers, return air grilles, etc.) shall be sealed with 2 layers
of 6-mil plastic sheeting sealed with tape.
5. A thorough visual inspection will be performed by a third party consultant to verify
that required engineering controls are in place and working correctly.
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6. Ciean the chair upholstery and associated floor surfaces twice using HEPA filtered
vacuum equipment.
7. After the chair upholstery and associated floor surfaces have passed a thorough
visual inspection, all seating systems shall be covered with two layers of 6-mil
plastic sheeting and sealed with tape.
8. All carpeted floor surfaces within the full enclosure(s) shall be saturated with an
approved lock-down encapsulant and then covered with two layers of 6-mil plastic
sheeting sealed with tape.
9. The plastic covered carpet shall be continually misted with amended water while it is
being cut into manageable sections and rolled up. When a section of carpet has
been rolled up, it shall be misted with amended water ands sealed with two layers
of 6-mil plastic sheeting. The sealed carpet section shall be transported to the
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