NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
amended water shall be sprayed on as many times and as often as necessary to
ensure that the asbestos material is adequately wetted throughout (especially
that asbestos nearest the substrate) to prevent dust emission.
1. As a method of organizing the asbestos removal work, workers shall begin working on
the areas nearest to the decontamination unit and work towards the HEPA equipped air
filtration units. If this is not feasible, the asbestos safety control monitor firm shall
approve an alternative to this requirement.
2. The wet material form each section shall be packed and sealed into labeled six mil
polyethylene bags and double bagged with visible labels or placed in labeled, leak-
proof containers, prior to starting the next section. Water-soaked fallen material shall
be picked up while wet.
3. Contaminated material containing sharp edged items shall be cut to manageable size
while adequately wet, and then placed in suitable leak tight and puncture-proof
containers or wrapped individually into two separate polyethylene sheets and double
bagged.
4. Bags and drums shall be marked with the label prescribed by 40 CFR
Part 61, Subpart M of the US EPA, 29 CFR 1926 of OSHA, and 49 CFR-Parts 100-199
of the US DOT Hazardous Waste Hauling regulations. The outside of all containers
shall be wet-cleaned or HEPA vacuumed before leaving the work area.
5. After completion of this removal phase (stripping), all surfaces from which asbestos has
been removed shall be scrubbed using nylon or bristle brushes and wet sponged or
cleaned by an equivalent method to remove visible asbestos-containing material.
During this work, the surfaces being cleaned shall be kept wet using amended water or
a removal encapsulant. All disposable equipment shall be packaged for disposal.
Containers shall be washed with amended water or a removal encapsulant and shall
have all exterior particulate matter removed prior to removal from the contaminated
area.
6. All accessory equipment shall be moved to the equipment room and
decontaminated for removal,
i. All free water (in contaminated areas) shall be retrieved and added to
asbestos-contaminated waste and/or placed in plastic lined leak-tight drums
and/or solidified with an acceptable polymer or it shall be filtered using a five
micron filter and disposed of in the sanitary drain, if allowed by local
treatment works by regulation or as allowed by permit.
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