Lab report transmittal cover sheet from Milcott Associates, Oct 2001

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document WV V L»c.r r OA I vx I V

Preliminary Report on the II&S Evaluation of the Fresh Kills Landnn Project Supporting the VVTC Disaster Recovery TNTRODUCTrON;

On 27 September, 2001, representatives of Emilcott Associates, Inc. (Dale Wilson, CIII, Doug Ogden and Bruce Groves, CIH) conducted a walkthrough survey of the Fresh Kill Landfill operation supporting the WTC disaster. Emilcott was asked by the NYPD Detectives Endowment Association (DEA) to conducted a 3’^ party evaluation of the operation to identify areas that may impact the health and safhiy of the NYPD detectives working at the landfill.

Emileott recognizes that this is an emergency operation responding to a horrific disaster where many lives have been lost Overall, we were highly impressed and humbled by the energy and willingness of all personnel involved in this operation to g« the job done and to do the right thing. Everyone also showed (hdr commitment to make continual improvements in the health and safely procedures of the operation to; improve the quality of life for the people onsite; follow good health and safety practices; and meet basic compliance to health and safety regulations and requirements. Ilie cooperation displayed by all members of the NYPD and other agencies we spoke with was extraordinary.

The comments and recommendations presented below focus on items that need immediate attention and are designed to make the greatest improvements to the health and safety program ofNYPD personnel working at this operation.

S& 1. Personal air sampling of FBI agents performing similar tasks to NYPD personnel (raking debris) showed asbestos levels greater than tite OSHA Pcrnusstble Exposure Level -PEL (0.1 fibers/cc - for an 8-hour period or 0.067 fibcrs/cc fore I2“hour p«iod). Twenty-one (21) personnel air samples for asbestos were taken by Public Health Service (PHS) industrial hygienists. Twelve (57%) of these samples had results greater then the OSHA 12-hour PEL (permissible exposure limit) for asbestos. The samples were taken on 18 and 19 September and the results were reported to the FBI on 25 September, but not given to the NYPD until Emilcott s review on 27 September 2001.

This data underscores the fact that this debris has the potential to produce significant asbestos exposures.

There has been no exposure assessment (air sampling) data that can determine the expected exposures to asbestos, dust, and other coniarainants to the NYPD detectives perfonning the various tasks in this operation. Emilcott conducted six four-hour air samples (NYPD personnel and area samples) for asbestos on 27 September. The results ranged from non-detected to 33% of tire 12-hour OSHA PEL.

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