NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
V as long as manual methods which do
not render
material and not visible dust is created by the the material non-intact are used to remove the
removal method used. In determining whether a
job involves less than 25 square feet, the contractor
performed on the same roof on the same day.
shall include all removalandrepair
work
When removing cementitious asbestos
-containing
containing ACM on building exteriors (with the siding and shingles or transite panels
ensure that the following work practices are exceptions noted above) the contractor shall
followed:
• Cutting, abrading or breaking siding,
shingles, or transite panels, shall be prohibited
unless the contractor can demonstrate that
release cannot be used. methods less like to result in asbestos fiber
• Each panel or shingle shall be sprayed
with amended water prior to removal
• Unwrapped or unbagged panels or
shingles
via covered dust-tight chute, crane or hoist, shall be immediately lowered to the ground
or placed in an impervious waste bag or
wrapped in plastic sheeting and lowered to the
shift. ground no later than the end of the work
• Nails shall be cut with flat, sharp
instruments.
WASTE REMOVAL PROCEDURES
A. All asbestos and asbestos contaminated
in two properly marked 6-mil polyethylenewaste, after thorough wetting, shall be placed
waste too large to place in these containers bags, a properly marked drum, or items of
shall be
polyethylene sheeting, as permitted by applicable wrapped with two layers of 6-mil
regulations.
B. The bags shall be independently twisted and
sealed. Wrapped items shall have each layersealed. Drums shall be closed and
of polyethylene sealed with duct tape.
C. The asbestos containers shall then be moved
to the debris port and stockpiled until a
sufficient quantity is acquired for removal
operations.
D. Prior to removal operations, remove the
duct tape from all doors of the waste decon.
E. A workman in the sealed work area shall
use
gross asbestos from each debris container andbrushes or HEPA vacuums to remove
passing it through the door of the first chamberthen rinse it with a water spray prior to
A worker in the Packaging Area of the waste (Packaging Area) of the waste decon.
decon shall hold open a 6-mil
polyethylene bag into which the worker in the work
zone shall place the cleaned
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