Residential Air Sampling Contract Intro, WTC Dust, July 2002

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

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A. ItttrodBetlon f All work performed under this contract must be in compliance with all applicable, relevant, aid appropriate regulations, including but not limited to those of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),i foe United States Department of Labor Occupational Safety rnd Health Administration (OSHA), t|e New York State Department of Labor (NYS DOL), and foe New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). ■ H The USEPA and DEP will solicit participation in a di^^t assist^^^rogram for resioents and residential building owners south of Canal Strwt who are concerned that their apartments may have debris/dust from foe collapse of foe World Trade Center (WTC). A DEP/USEPA telephone hotline has been established to receive requests from foe pAlic. The assistance will include various options, including foe cleaning within apartments and common spaces by licensed asbestos contractors wifo follow-up asbestos sampling, asbestos air sampling only, and providing high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) vacuums. i

NYS DGL licensed asbestos contractors shall perform clean up activities for residents who wish to have their homes cleaned. OA third party Monitoring Contractor will schedule and monitor the woik, perform a visual inspectif, aid perform asbestos air sampling when the clean up is completed,

The purpose of this contract is to acquire the services of a NYS DOL licensed asbestos contractor with DEP and NYS DOL certified workers for the performance ofclean-up activities at residential buildings impacted by the collapse of the World Trade Center. The scope of work for the clean-up activities

B. Roles and Rcsuoi. ihiliri The EPA has overall res; ojsibility for insuring that work conducted as part of the Indoor Air Residential Assistan x Proj im Is completed safely, efficiently and in compliance with the Scope of Worit and all applicable les and reflations. As such, EPA shall have the following authorities relatingsl^Mork conductec inder this contract: ■ liOl ■

/, The authority tojKp work for health and safety reasons or for non-compliance w'ith <he Scope of Work.

2. Theachc^^to d|»ect foe contractor in the performance of foe work. ;

3. The authority to ifiew and approve or disapprove of foe qualifications of foe contractor personnel involve! in foe work.

4. The right to inspect and accept or reject any work .

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