NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
Asbestos Abatement Technical Specifications
For 130 Cedar Street, New York, NY
2.7 Ambient Air Monitoring: Measurement or determination of airborne asbestos
fiber concentrations outside of, but in the general vicinity of the work site.
2.8 Amended Water. Water to which a surfactant has been added.
2.9 ANSI: The American National Standards Institute, 1430 Broadway, New
York, New York 10018
2.10 Area Air Sampling: Any form of air sampling or monitoring where the
sampling device is placed at a stationary location.
2.11 Asbestos: Any hydrated mineral silicate separable into commercially usable
fiber, Including but not limited to Chrysotile (serpentine), Amosite
(cummingtonite-grunerite), Crocidolite (riebeckite), Tremolite, Anthrophyllite,
and Actinolite.
2.12 Asbestos Contaminated Objects: Any objects that have been contaminated
by asbestos fibers.
2.13 Asbestos Containing Material (ACM): Pure asbestos or any material
containing more than or equal to one (1) percent asbestos by weight.
2.14 Asbestos Containing Waste Material: ACM or asbestos contaminated
objects requiring disposal.
2.15 Asbestos Project: Any form of work performed in connection with the
alteration, renovation, modification or demolition of a building or structure
which will create friable ACM.
2.16 Asbestos Project Air Sampling Technician: Any person who performs air
sampling at an asbestos abatement project.
2.17 Asbestos Removal Plan: A plan which will be undertaken as to prevent
so
asbestos from becoming airborne in the course of the alteration, renovation,
modification of demolition of any building or structure. --- -
2.18 Approved Safety and Health Program: A program that provides training in
the handling and use of ACM, details the safety and health risks inherent in
such handling and use, discusses methods for minimizing the exposure of
workers and the public to asbestos fibers, and includes instruction in
applicable Federal, State and Local Laws and Regulations pertaining to
asbestos related work.
2.19 ASTM: The American Society for Testing and Materials, 1916 Race Street,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 19103
2.20 Authorized Visitor. The client, his representative and any representative of a
regulatory or other agency having jurisdiction over the project.
2.21 Background Level Monitoring: A method used to determine airborne
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