NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
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Roof Clean-Up
Application: This procedure utilizes wet
with asbestos containing material methods and careful hygiene protocol for cleaning
(ACM). roofs contaminated
1. The entire roof shall be
considered the work area for entry/access
performed by NYSDOL licensed determinations. All abatement AiIl be
contractors with NYC ,DEP certified workers.
For no! gravel or stone covered roofs
with localized accumulations of visible
specified ("specified area") by DE?. debris, the clean-up areas shall be
For gravel/stone covered roof
surfaces, the entire roof shall be included in
The gravel/stone shall be to en to a the specified roof area for clean-up.
filtered, and discharged into the clean-up staging area on the roof and washed.
Water shall be collected,
drain/sewer as applicable.
2. A changing area Consisting of
two adjacent step-off pads located
entrPlce/exit. This area shall consist of a clean on the roof immediately adjoining the roof
bu!7ding interior access way (or at pad and a change pad. The clean pad
the point of entry to the roof for shall be adjacent to the
djacent to the contaminated roof areas. exterior access). The change pad shall be
mil reinforced plastic on the Each pad (change pad and clean pad) shall
roof/access way surface and shall be large consist of two layers of 10-
decontamination as described herein. A minimum of enough to facilitate changing and
be specific to the roof 4' x 4' is recommend, though the exact
configuration will
3. Workers shall first step from
the building interior (or exterior at the
clean pad. On the clean pad, point of entry to the roof) directly onto the
each worker shall be double suited
gloves, and head coverings Rubber with disposable coveralls, plastic booties,
boots may be used instead of the plastic
wiped and HEPA vacuumed prior to booties. The boots shall be wet
Ieaving the roof. Each worker shall wear
purifying respirator equipped with HEPA a minimum of a half face air-
cartridges.
4. All penetrations at the roof within
10 feet of the specified roof area
wet methods/1-MPA vacuum and included i+ri the clean-up shall be cleaned by
sealed with 6-mil polyethylene sheeting.
S. Roof cleanup shall begin
at the entrance/exit and proceed in a
Water shall be the primary engineering path working away from the entrance/exit.
ct;-ttrol to minimize the potential for fiber
release.
6. Roof surfaces shall be
wetted and .her wet cleaned using wet
brushes, etc. HEPA vacuuming may also wiping techniques with water, mops, rags,
be used as alternative to or in
combination with wet cleaning.
7. Throughout the
procedure, all personnel entering or
decontamination practices. Attention shall be existing the roof shall observe the
paid to persona]
material an the roof. These personal limiting unnecessary walking on or disturbance of
minimize the potential for spreading decontamination procedures shall be strictly adhered
contamination to the interior of the buildings. to, in order to
8. Solid nonporous objects,
such as metal patio f'.urtirw'e, plant
wiped with damp rags. Wooden objects such as potters, and plastic furniture e
br; ]r~ cl with a bristle brush decking shall be HEPA vacuumed, wet
utilizing simultaneous misting and local w-i'ped,shall
and blight y
'tither be disposed as ACM or HEPA exhaust. Woven materials shall
bagged and
1901. 1001. Potted plants with visual removed off-site for proper laundering in accordance with 29 CFR
requests decontamination, contamination should be disposed as ACM
bagsts will be waste unless the owner
runoff water (i.e. ACM disposal
an rinsed, and provisions shall be
m ade to catch the
or by using rags HEPA wet-vacuums).
9. After completion of the
above, the specified area roof shall be
carefully washed_
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