f. Fabric covered furniture will be vacuumed and then cleaned with a water extractions
cleaner after consultation with and if approved by owner. Water extraction cleaning will
not be conducted if it would cause damage to the furniture.
§• All surfaces including but not limited to floors, walls, curtains, fabric window
treatments, upholstery and other materials that are not cleaned by wet methods (wet
wiping and water extraction cleaning) will be HEPA vacuumed two times. Fabric
covered furniture that is not cleaned by wet methods will be vacuumed using an
appropriate brush attachment.
h. Intake/discharge registers of HVAC systems (ifpresent) will be removed/cleaned. The
first foot of duct work will also be vacuumed; then the register will be reinstalled and
covered with a layer of 6 mil polyethylene sheeting.
i. Window and room air conditioners will be vacuumed, wet wiped and removed from
their housing to allow access to internal portions of the air conditioner. The internal
portions of the air conditioner and housing will then be vacuumed. Filters will be
vacuumed and reinstalled. Air conditioners will be reassembled and reinstalled after
cleaning.
j- Paperwork and books will be HEPA vacuumed.
k. Electrical outlets will be vacuumed.
1. Appliances such as refngerators and stoves will be cleaned and moved. The floor
footprint of the appliances will be cleaned and the appliance will be reinstalled in their
original positions.
m. Refngerator cooling tubes will be brushed and vacuumed.
n. The first foot of all exhaust duct work (including stove, dryer and bathroom vents)
where accessible, will be vacuumed. Exhaust fans will be vacuumed and wiped
o. Closet floors will be vacuumed.
P- Solid objects (electrical equipment, exercise equipment, etc.) will be wet wiped, moved
to allow cleaning of the underlying surface and will be returned to their original
location.
q- Dishwasher toe plates will be removed and the floor beneath the appliance will be
cleaned.
r. Baseboard heaters will be cleaned. Protective covers on finned radiant heaters and
baseboard heaters will be removed to expose heat elements. Fins are to be brushed and
vacuumed to remove dust.
s. All cleaning equipment will be vacuumed and/or wet wiped after completion of the
cleaning and before removal from the work area.
HEPA air filtration devices (AFDs) will run continuously during all cleaning activities, as
appropriate given site conditions. AFDs shall be installed and operated to provide a minimum
of one air change every 15 minutes.
A minimum of one asbestos supervisor shall be present in each building during work.
A Cleaning Checklist (to be developed by EPA) will be completed by the cleaning contractor
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NYC-WTC_000139048Source: NYC Law Department, mirrored locally
Informational fact sheet describing the voluntary World Trade Center residential dust cleanup program, including contractor certification and testing phases.