NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
through the tape. In this manner, the
into the next glove bag without beingcontaminated tools may be placed directly
cleaned. Alternatively, the sleeve with the
tools in it can be placed in a bucket of
water,
without releasing asbestos into the air. This opened underwater and dried
water shall be handled as asbestos-
contaminated waste. Rags and scrub brushes
and should be discarded with the cannot be cleaned in this manner
asbestos-contaminated waste. No more than
one use of a glove bag shall be permitted.
18. With removed insulation I the
bottom of the bag, twist the bag several
tape it to keep the material in the times and
bottom during removal of the glove bag from
the pipe.
19. Slip a six mil disposal bag over
the glove bag (still attached to the pipe).
Remove the tape and open the tope of the
glove bag and fold it down into the
disposal bag.
20. All surfaces in the work area
should be cleaned using disposable
with wetting agent. These cloths shall be cloths wetted
disposed of or rinsed thoroughly to
eliminate visible accumulation of debris.
Then, when these surfaces have been
allowed to dry, all surfaces shall be cleaned
again using a HEPA filtered
vacuum. If no mini-enclosure was built,
then the entire room shall be cleaned.
21. Place any contaminated articles or
debris into the bag with the waste.
22. Twist the top of the bag closed,
fold this over, and seal with duct tape.
the bag with labels prescribed by 40 Label
CFR Part 61, Subpart M of the USEPA,
CFR 1926 of OSHA and 49 CFR — Parts 29
100-199 of the US DOT Hazardous
Waste Hauling regulations.
G. ENCAPSULATION (Not Applicable)
Encapsulation constitutes spraying friable asbestos
sealant (not including paint) that helps bind -containing material with a liquid
the asbestos together with other
components to adhere it firmly to the building material
structure.
1. The requirements of this section
are set forth in order to prevent the
contamination of the building environment which
may be caused by improperly
performed asbestos encapsulation work.
i. Encapsulation shall not be performed
where:
a. Asbestos-containing material is
friable, damaged, or deteriorating;
b. Effective long-term inspection of
the encapsulated site cannot be assured;
c. The source of asbestos is highly
accessible to building occupants and
damage to materials is possible;
d. The asbestos-containing material
does not adhere well to the substrate;
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