NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
K. FLOORING ABATEMENT (Not Applicable)
For removing vinyl and asphalt flooring
materials which contain ACM or for which in
constructed no later than 1980, the contractor buildings
has not verified the absence of ACM,
shall ensure that employees comply with the the contractor
following work practices and that employees
trained in these practices. are
• Flooring or its backing shall not be sanded.
• Vacuums equipped with HEPA filter,
disposable dust bag, and metal floor tool (no
shall be used to clean floors. brush)
•Resilient sheeting shall be removed by cutting
during delamination. Rip-up of resilient with wetting of the snip point and wetting
sheet floor material is prohibited.
• All scraping of residual adhesive and/or
backing shall be performed using wet
methods.
• Dry sweeping is prohibited.
• Mechanical chipping is prohibited
unless performed in a negative pressure enclosure.
• Tiles shall be removed intact, unless
the employer demonstrates that intact
possible. removal is not
• When tiles are heated and can be removed
intact, wetting may be omitted.
• Resilient flooring material including
associated mastic and backing shall be
be asbestos-containing unless an assumed, to
industrial hygienist determines that it is
using recognized analytical techniques. asbestos-free
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