NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
The Project Monitor must have access to translation services to conduct scheduling visits with
residents.
Technicians
Air monitoring technicians must possess valid NYS Asbestos Project Sampling Technician (APST)
certificates. Technicians must have performed air sampling for at least 6 months.
D. Specifications
Clean up activities shall be scheduled for 20 to 30 units per day. Air sampling shall also be provided at 10
to 20 units where clean up activities are not scheduled. Sufficient personnel shall be available for project
monitoring and sampling.
Sampling equipment must be in sufficient quantity to provide the amount and type ofsamples required for
this proj ect. At a minimum the following equipment are required; air-sampling pumps with flow rate
capacities of 10 liters per minute, tripods, rotometers, sample cassettes with mixed cellulose ester filters
having pore size of0.45um. Contractors should be prepared to go to 0.8um filters if0.45um filters clog.
The contractor shall prepare a Health and Safety Plan (HASP) in accordance with 29 CFRl 910.1001
and 29 CFR1926.58. All personnel involved in residential cleaning and monitoring activities shall follow
the contractor Health and Safety Plan (HASP) prepared by their employer. EPA shall be provided with
a copy ofthe employer HASP prior to the start ofwork. Individuals performing clean up activities may
wear personal protective equipment or respirators in accordance with their employer’s health and safety
plan. All cleaning operations will be conducted in accordance with the Cleaning Contract Scope ofWork.
Copies of all invoices for work conducted under this contract shall be provided to USEPA and DEP.
The Project Monitor shall direct and coordinate all services and report all findings to USEPA. The scope
of this project will be as follows:
1. The Project Monitor shall be responsible for accessing a secure EPA Website (url, user name and
password to be provided by EPA). In coordination with the USEPA OSC, the Project Monitor
will access residential services requested from the Website and schedule clean-up activities and
air sampling with the tenants/owners, project monitors, asbestos abatement contractors and air
monitoring technicians to the various apartments. The Project Monitor will then supply relevant
information on activities back into the EPA Indoor Air database via the secure EPA website.
Data to be input may include but is not limited to start and completion dates for the
cleaning, sampling dates and sample identification numbers.
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