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

0 SECTION FIVE: DECONTAMINATION ENCLOSURE SYSTEM

1.0 Construction of Decontamination Enclosure System

1.1 For each work area the Contractor shall provide decon facilities located in a location agreed upon by the Owner(s)/Client. The decontamination facilities shall include one (1) DES (DES) for every six workers and another for loading asbestos out of the work area for transportation to the landfill. Decon facilities should be constructed in accordance with the applicable Federal, State and Local regulations including applicable variances.

1.2 The DES for workers and authorized visitors shall consist of three rooms equipped with three (3) air locks as follows: 1) clean room at entrance and air lock, 2) shower room at center and airlock, and 3) equipment room/decon room leading to the work area and airlock.

1.3 The DES for transporting asbestos out of the removal area shall consist of the following 1) an air lock from the work area followed by, 2) a bag wash and wipe room area, and 3) an air lock/load out area leading into the non- contaminated clean area.

1.4 The Contractor shall provide or post the following in the clean room:

a. A copy of the (US EPA) Regulations for Asbestos, 40 CFR 61 Sub Parts A and M and a copy of OSHA Asbestos Regulations, 29 CFR 1926.5.

b. A list of telephone numbers for local hospitals, location of hospitals and/or emergency squad, local fire department, the Owner(s) and the NYC-DEP Asbestos Control Program.

c. A copy of all Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for hazardous chemicals used during the asbestos project.

d. Provide lockers or pegs for storage of workers' street clothes In the clean room. Provide in the same room uncontaminated disposable protective clothing and equipment. The dean room shall be used to change from street clothes in into disposable protective clothing prior to entering into the contaminated area. Additionally, the clean room shall be used to dress into street clothing after they have showered and dried in the shower room as they exit from the contaminated area.

e. Provide shower facilities with hot and cold water arranged to provide complete showering of workers and visitors as they exit contaminated areas. Provisions shall be made to prevent contaminated water run- off from the shower room. The shower room facilities and size shall be adequate to allow decontamination and thorough washing of all workers and authorized visitors within the 15 minutes escape time allowed in the event of air compression failure.

Prepared by JLC Environmental Consultants, Inc. Project No. 04-3271 Page 32

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