NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
Asbestos Abatement Technical Specifications
For 130 Cedar Street, New York, NY
equipment not equipped with HEPA filters, shall not be
used.
~7 If tent is inside of the building, install two layers of polyethylene
sheeting outside and around the window frame and caulking,
sealing it to form an airtight barrier between the window and
caulking and the exterior of the building. If tent is outside of
the building, install two layers of polyethylene sheeting inside
and around the window frame and caulking, sealing it to form
an airtight barrier between the window and caulking and the
interior of the building.
j. All modified tents shall be fully framed (including horizontally
across the top, if applicable) with 2x3 (minimum) wood or metal
studs spaced not more than 36 inch center-to-center vertically
around all sides (except at the entry/exit which shall not exceed
36 inch width). Tents shall be constructed to a size, which Is
able to effectively manage the large size of the window frame.
k. All tents shall be lined with 2 layers of plastic sheeting (6-mil
thickness at a minimum).
A minimum of one air volume change per 15 minutes through
each modified tent shall be maintained.
• m. An airlock having at least 3 feet length between the two
curtained doorways shall be constructed at the entrance to
each and every tent.
n. Located within each airlock there shall be extra clean and
uncontaminated disposable protective suits (e.g., Tyveks), and
one such clean suit shall be worn by each worker in the airlock,
immediately after removal of the outer suit, before each worker
exits any airlock.
o. After tent enclosure successfully passes the Authority's
Environmental Consultant Pre-Removal inspection, including
smoke testing, the removal of the frame can commence.
p. Remove frame and bag or wrap with one layer of polyethylene
and seal airtight within the tent.
q. After the ACM removal and bagging/wrapping, the
bagged/wrapped waste shall be HEPA-vacuumed then wet
cleaned and transferred into the airlock or into the shower
room for double bagging/wrapping, and thereafter the double-
bagged/wrapped waste shall be transferred outside the airlock
or outside the clean room for its final transfer for storage in an
enclosed waste container.
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Prepared by JLC Environmental Consultants, Inc. Project No. 04-3271 Page 54
NYC-WTC 000125632
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