Asbestos inspection report, 102-104 Greenwich Street

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

6. If approved by the asbestos safety control monitor, the lighting and receptacles in the work area may be used if these are properly protected by ground fault circuit interruptors and can be adequately cleaned following abatement.

The following is a list of equipment and tools for the removal of asbestos by the glove bag technique.

1. Glove bag(s) in suitable number, size and configuration for the specific abatement project. The glove bag is an air-tight, tear-resistant enclosure, designed to enclose an object from which asbestos-containing material is to be removed, constructed of a minimum of six mill polyethylene or other suitable material with inward projecting long sleeved gloves, a tool pouch or other place where tools can be places, and facilities for water application and a HEPA equipped vacuum attachment.

2. A pump-up sprayer (garden type) with a two or three gallon capacity;

3. Wetting agent; amended water (water with a surfactant) or a removal encapsulant;

4. Six mil polyethylene disposal bags or leak-proof containers with the proper markings for asbestos waste;

5. A HEPA filtered vacuum with a capillary tube for insertion into the glove bag;

6. Tools such as a small scrub brush, a utility knife for cutting the insulation, a stapler, wire cutters, smoke tubes with aspirator bulb, a bone saw or other appropriate tool, tin snips, duct tape and wettable cloths;

7. A roll of six mill polyethylene; and

8. An encapsulant (tinted).

Removal procedures shall be conducted as follows:

A visual inspection of the pipe where the work will be performed shall be made to determine if any damaged pipe covering (such as broken lagging, or hanging) exists. If there is damage, then the affected portion of the pipe shall be wrapped in polyethylene and fully secured with duct tape. This procedure will prevent excessive airborne fiber concentrations from occurring during the glove bag work caused by pipe lagging hanging several feet or even several yards away which may be jarred loose by the activity. All dust and debris on the floor and other surfaces which has accumulated due to the abatement project and which contains asbestos shall be cleaned up as necessary, if the pipe is undamaged, one layer of duct tape shall be

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