Asbestos abatement technical specifications, 130 Cedar Street, July 2004

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Asbestos Abatement Technical Specifications For 130 Cedar Street, New York, NY

• d. A survey of the work areas at a minimum of once per work shift to ensure that the workers, personalI protective equipment is not ripped or torn and that respiratory protection is worn at all times and that engineering systems used minimize exposure to fibers in the work space are in place.

e. Safe work practices including, provisions for inter-room communications and the exclusion of eating, drinking, smoking and any activity that may break a respiratory protection seal.

f. Proper exit procedures from the wdrk space to the outside through the decontamination facility.

g. Methods for packaging, labeling, I9ading, transporting, and disposing contaminated material in a wa that minimizes exposure and contamination.

h. Emergency evacuation procedures for medical or safety reasons (i.e. fire and smoke) so that exposure to ACM shall be minimized.

Provisions for effective supervisio , including personal air monitoring and any general area air monitorind during the work.

4.0 Notification, Variances, Permits, Warning Signs, Labels, and Posters

4.1 Notifications: The Contractor shall provide required notification to regional, state and local authorities having jurisdiction on the project. The Contractor shall also secure all permits required for the work, including disposal of asbestos In an approved landfill.

4.2 Variances: The Contractor shall be responsible for obtaining any variances to perform the abatement work. The variance request shall be submitted to the owner's Environmental Consultant for approval prior to submission to the NYC-DEP. Payment of fees for the proce ing of any variance request; shall be made by the Contractor.

4.3 Warning Signs, Labels & Posters: The Cjontractor shall erect warning signs around the work space and at every point' of potential entry from the outside at least seven days prior to the start of the work. Signs should be in accordance with OSHA standard 29 CFR 1910.1001. The warning signs shall be a bright color so that they will be easily noticeable. The size of the sign and the size of the lettering shall conform to the OSHA requirements.

The contractor shall Provide the OSHA and NESHAPS required labels for all plastic bags and all drums utilized to transport asbestos contaminated material to the landfill.

The contractor shall provide any other signs, labels, warning and posted • instructions that are necessary to protect, inform and warn people of the hazard from asbestos exposure these shall be Posted in a prominent and

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