Environmental Health and Safety Plan draft for Staten Island Landfill,

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

Staten Island Landfill Debris Disposal Operation Health and Safety Program

4.7 MONITORING

4.7.1 Air Monitoring

This section describes the collection, analysis and interpretation of personal exposure monitoring air samples. The USEPA, in conjunction with the USCG has been conducting perimeter air monitoring on a regular basis. Data from the perimeter monitoring will be posted on a regular basis, and will be available from the USEPA representative.

The purpose of personnel exposure monitoring is to assess individual exposures to chemicals that occur during work shifts while workers are performing a defined work activity. Data collected is compared to established time weighted averages, based on 8-hour work shifts, promulgated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), or other industry-recognized organizations. These standards are health-based, and are typically considered the concentration belowwhich a worker could be exposed to without experiencing adverse health effects. Since the project requires 12-hour work shifts, it will be necessary to adjust exposure criteria appropriately. This may include the adjustment of the allowable exposure limit, or adjusting air data to compensate for the longer work shift.

Methods- The potential of worker exposure is dependent on several key variables:

Work activities - The establishment of job classifications will be used to assess different groups of workers having similar potential exposure issues. Assessment of work groups will be periodically reviewed and may be re-defIned as process methods are modified. Potential parameters may vary from one work group to another, and therefore, the chemical parameters being sampled for may vary between different work groups. The following work groups have been identified:

Hand sorters - This includes workers using hand tools to manually sift through debris on the ground.

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