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 f. There shall be one (1) shower per six (6) full-shift abatement personnel calculated on the basis of the largest shift.

g. Provide the equipment room with storage for contaminated clothing and equipment. In this room, workers and authorized visitors shall dispose of their protective clothing except the respirator, as they prepare to enter the shower room.

h. The asbestos contaminated waste bags wash and wipe room shall be equipped with the facilities to wash and wipe the outside of the bags prior to removing them from the work area for transportation to the landfill. Provisions must be made to prevent any contaminated water run-off from the bag wash and wipe room.

i. All asbestos contaminated water shall be filtered or treated as asbestos containing waste. The water shall be drained, collected and filtered through a system with at least 5.0 micron particle size collection capability. A system containing a series of several filters with progressively small pore sizes shall be used to avoid rapid clogging of the filtration system by large particles. Filtered wastewater shall be discharged into a sanitary sewer. Used filters shall be disposed of asbestos containing waste. as

2.0 Work Place Entry and Exit Procedures

2.1 The Contractor shall provide all personnel with the specified protective clothing and gear prior to entrance into work area.

2.2 The contractor shall ensure that all personnel entering and exiting the work area or site abide by the following procedures:

a. All workers and authorized personnel shall enter the work area through the worker DES.

b. Before entering the work area a personnel shall read and be familiar with all posted regulations, personal protection requirements (including work place entry and exit procedures) and emergency procedures. A sign off sheet shall be used to acknowledge that these have been reviewed and understood by all personnel prior to entry.

c. All personnel shall proceed to the clean room, remove all street clothes and don appropriate respiratory protection.

d. Personnel wearing designated personal protective equipment shall proceed from the clean room through the shower room and equipment room into the main work area.

e. While inside the work area there shall be no smoking, eating, drinking, chewing of gum or tobacco or wearing of jewelry.

Prepared by JLC Environmental Consultants, Inc. Project No. 04-3271 Page 33

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