Asbestos abatement technical specifications, 130 Cedar Street, July 2004

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

Asbestos Abatement Technical Specifications For 130 Cedar Street, New York, NY 2.58 Removal: The stripping of any ACM from surfaces or asbestos components of a facility.

2.59 Renovation: Renovation shall mean an addition, alteration, change or modification of the service equipment of a building that is not classified as an ordinary repair as defined in 27-125 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York.

2.60 Respiratory Protection Standard: Respiratory protection provided to workers in accordance with Personnel Protection Equipment Requirements (OSHA 20 CFR 1926.58)

2.61 Shift: A workers', or simultaneous group of workers', complete daily term of work. `

2.62 Shower Room: A room between the dean room and the equipment room in the worker decontamination enclosure with hot and cold running water controllable at a tap and arranged for complete showering during decontamination.

2.63 Staging Area: The area near the waste transfer air lock where containerized asbestos waste has been placed prior to removal from the work area.

2.64 Strip: To remove friable asbestos from any part of the facility.

• 2.65 Structural Member. Any load-supporting member of a facility, such as beams and load-supporting walls, or any non-load-supporting member, such as ceiling and non-load-supporting walls.

2.66 Surfactant A chemical wetting agent added to water to improve penetration.

2.67 Visible Emissions: Any emissions containing particulate asbestos material that are visually detectable without the aid of instruments.

2.68 Washrooms: A room between the work area and the holding area in the equipment DES where equipment and waste containers are wet cleaned and/or HEPA vacuumed prior to disposal.

2.69 Waste Decontamination Enclosure System: The DES designated for the controlled transfer of materials and equipment, consisting of a washroom and a holding area.

2.70 Wet Cleaning: The removal of asbestos fibers from building surfaces and objects by using cloths, mops or other cleaning tools that have been dampened with water.

2.71 Work Area: Designated rooms, spaces or areas of the project where asbestos abatement activities take place.

2.72 Work Site: Premises where asbestos abatement activity is taking place and that may be comprised of one or more work areas.

Prepared by JLC Environmental Consultants, Inc. Project No. 04-3271 Page 13

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