NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
Asbestos Abatement Technical Specifications
For 130 Cedar Street, New York, NY
5. At the base of the building, directly below the parapet wall to be
• abated, a restricted area shall be established. This space shall be
plasticized with one (1) layer of 6-mil plastic from 6 inches up the
building exterior wall to the edge of the sidewalk at least 5 feet away.
It shall be cordoned off with clearly identified asbestos hazard tape. At
the end of each shift, the plastic shall be cleaned, removed, and
disposed as asbestos waste.
6. The remote DES shall be constructed in accordance with Attachment
D and shall be erected on the roof of the building. This unit shall be
maintained in the work place for the duration of the abatement.
7. Each work area shall be supplied with appropriate tools, rags, a
portable supply of amended water and a HEPA vacuum. After the
ACM coping stone caulking is adequately wetted It shall be stripped
using hand tools. The stripped joints shall be HEPA vacuumed and
wet wiped to remove any loose debris still in place or on the
polyethylene. All exposed joints shall be coated with a clear
encapsulant.
8. All ACM shall be bagged directly upon detachment from the substrate.
9. One (1) area sample per shift shall be taken in the work area during
removal. A minimum of three (3) samples for small projects and a
minimum of five (5) samples for large asbestos project shall be
• collected.
10. Personnel performing the work shall be NYS/NYC certified asbestos
handlers. A NYS/NYC certified asbestos handler/supervisor shall be
in the work place at all times during the ACM tar abatement. The
asbestos supervisor shall establish and maintain a log as required in
15 RCNY.
11. Upon completion of the stripping work, the parapet wall surfaces shall
be cleaned and HEPA vacuumed to ensure no visible ACM debris in
the work area. All plastic shall be removed and properly disposed of
as asbestos waste.
12. All tools shall be wet cleaned then HEPA vacuumed and removed
from the work area upon completion.
13. The work area shall be allowed to dry completely before the visual
inspection is conducted. This inspection, to be performed by the
independent third party air monitoring firm/consultant, shall confirm the
absence of ACM or debris in the work area prior to the removal of the
hazard tape/barriers.
8.5 Removal of Exterior Window Caulking, Exterior Door Caulking, Spandrel
Flashing and Window Lintel Caulking.
Prepared by JLC Environmental Consultants, Inc. Project No. 04-3271 Page 47
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