Asbestos permit application correspondence, 130 Cedar Street, Feb 2005

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document NYC DEP ACP Fax:7185953648 Feb 28 2005 17:07 P.16

NYC DEP Asbestos and Lead Control Program VAR #

ATTACHMENT EC

APPLIES To VARIANCE FROM TITLE 15, CHAPTER 1, OF THE RULES OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, SECTIONS 1-41(c), 1-41(d), 1-81(m), 1-82(a), 1-53(a), and 1-91. (For Small Projects exclude 1-81(m), 1-82(a), 1-83(a), and 1-91, and add 1-l06) REQUIREMENTS FOR ABATEMENT OF ACM CAULKING MATERIALS FROM BUILDING FACADES

1. All windows and other openings within 20 feet of the affected ACM caulking material shall be fully closed or otherwise sealed with*two layers of plastic. This includes openings on the same floor and also openings on immediately adjacent floors above and below.

2. The inside frames of the windows and other openings within the affected adjacent interior space shall, be fully plasticized with one (1) sheet of 6-mil plastic. The seal shall be airtight between the window (or other opening) and the building interior.

3. Any scaffolding erected shall be constructed, maintained, and operated in accordance with the applicable federal, state, and city rules and regulations.

4. At the base of the scaffolding (either upon the sidewalk tunnel or at grade level), a work place or restricted area shall be established. This space shall be plasticized with one (1) layer.of 6-mil plastic from one (1) foot up the building exterior wall to the edge of the sidewalk tunnel or at least five (5) feet away, whichever is greater. It shall cordoned off with clearly identifiable asbestos hazard tape. This space (except the decon) shall be replasticized at the end of each shift.

S. The remote worker/waste decontamination enclosure system, constructed in accordance with Attachment D, shall be erected at ground level. This unit shall be maintained in the work place for the duration of the abatement.

6. The elevated platform shall be at least one (1) foot below the surface or joint to be abated. This work area shall be plasticized with a single layer of 6-mil plastic. The plastic shall extend up from the platform to a minimum height of two (2) feet on three sides. The plastic on the side facing the facade shall be attached directly to the building just below the surface or joint to be abated.

7. At the begin ng

of each shift, an area sample shall be taken on the scaffolding to obtain at least one (1) sample. Independent third parties shall perform air sampling.

8. If area air samples taken within the building interior are below 0.01 f/cc, or the measured background level, no further clearance air samples will be required.

9. Personnel performing the work shall be NYS/NYC certified asbestos handlers. An NYS/NYC certified asbestos handler/supervisor shall be in the work place at all times during the ACM caulking abatement. The asbestos handler/supervisor shall establish and maintain a log as that term is. defined at 15 RCNY 9 1-02.

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