NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
Appendix M
Cleaning Procedures for Residents
Opting to Have Their Residences Cleaned
Cleaning Scope of Work
Procedures 8
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Common Cleaned If requested by the building Cleaned If requested by the building owner.
Areas owner. Procedures included Procedures included vacuuming, wet wiping,
vacuuming, wet wiping, and cleaning of and cleaning of carpets using a water
carpets using a water extraction extraction cleaner. Additionally, all surfaces
cleaner. Surface not cleaned by wet except for carpet and fabric covered furniture
methods to be vacuumed two times. to be cleaned a second time.
HVAC HVAC systems determined to be HVAC systems determined to be impacted by
Systems impacted by WTC dust to be cleaned in WTC dust to be cleaned in accordance with a
accordance with a site-specific scope of site-specific scope of work prepared by the
work prepared by the monitoring monitoring contractor and approved by EPA.
contractor and approved by EPA. In Work to be completed before initiation of
the event that the entire HVAC system cleaning of common spaces and residences
needs cleaning, a separate site-specific in the building.
contract will be awarded by N YCDEP
for the work. Work to be completed
before initiation of cleaning of common
spaces and residences in the building.
Residences Cleaned using HEPA vacuums, water Cleaned using HEPA vacuums, water
extraction cleaners, and wet wiping. extraction cleaner, and wet wiping. First foot
First foot of all exhaust duct work to be of all exhaust duct work to be vacuumed.
vacuumed. Additionally, all surfaces except for carpet and
fabric covered furniture to be cleaned a
second time.
Worker No specific measures described in the Residents not allowed in work areas, except
Protection scope of work. residente may be present in their residence
during cleaning when the work area can be
isolated by barriers.
Asbestos abatement procedures to be
employed include, among others: use of
personal protective equipment including
respirators, a properly enclosed
decontamination system, posting of warning
signs, isolation barriers to seal off openings,
and all waste generated during the cleaning
being treated as asbestos-containing waste
and disposed in accordance with applicable
rules and regulations.
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