Asbestos abatement technical specifications, 130 Cedar Street, July 2004

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Asbestos Abatement Technical Specifications For 130 Cedar Street, New York, NY 2.73 Worker DES: That portion of a DES designated for controlled passage of workers and other personnel and authorized visitors, consisting of a clean room, shower room and equipment room separated from each other and from the work area by curtained doorways and air locks.

3.0 Applicable Standards and Guidelines

3.1 All work under this contract shall be done in strict accordance with all applicable Federal, State and Local regulations, standards and codes governing asbestos abatement.

3.2 The Contractor shall comply with all applicable Federal, State and Local regulations and guidelines of asbestos removal, including, but are not limited to, the following:

a) Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Publications:

1. 29 CFR 1910.1001 Asbestos, Tremolite, Anthophyllite, Actinolite 2. 29 CFR 1910.134 Respiratory Protection 3. 29 CFR 1926 All Sections 4. 29 CFR 1910 All Sections

b) American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Publications:

• 1. Z9.2-79 Fundamental Governing the Design and Operation of Local Exhaust Systems 2. Z88.2-80 Practices For Respiratory Protection

c) Title 15; Chapter 1 of the Rules of the City of New York

d) Title 16; Chapter 8 of the Rules of the City of New York

e) Local Law No. 21 of the City of New York

f) Industrial Code Rule No. 56 (ICR-56) of the State of New York

g) United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP).

4.0 Work Procedures

4.1 General Abatement Techniques

a) ACM must be wetted down thoroughly and as often as necessary to prevent the emission of fibers. The ACM removal shall begin within areas closest to the decon unit and proceed towards the HEPA filtration units.

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Prepared byJLC Environmental Consultants, Inc. Project No. 04-3271 Page 14

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