Draft Order of Commissioner of Health, Oct 2001

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document Fax: Oct 17 2001 07:14 P.08

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all vehicles leaving the WTC site be spray washed, including running boards, bumper, grilles, undercarriage, wheels, at vehicle wash stations located at vehicle access points; and

IT 1$ FURTHER ORDERED that owners and operators of all vehicles caziying debris from the WTC site shall fully cover with a securely fasten^ and impenneable tarpaulin any cargo space that would otherwise be open, except that fiatbed trailers hauling steel structural and building components need not be covered but shall be thoroughly wet washed prior to site egress; and

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that employees and officers of the Department ofHealth and the New York Police Department shall post and distribute copies of this Order at all entry points providing access to the site, to all construction, demolition, rescue, removal and security personnel and workers and to all other visitors to the site, and that this Order shall remain in effect for the duration of the rescue, demolition and removal operations at the WTC site.

For information about how to comply with this Order, please contact Kelly McKinney, P.E., Associate Commissioner, New York City Department of Hekith at 125 Worth Street, Room 616, CN-32, New York, N.Y. 10013; telephone (212) 295-5389 or at the Mayor’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM) Emergency Operations Center, Pier 92,55* Street and 12* Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10019; telephone (646) 756-3063/3064.

Dated: Neal L. Cohen, M.D. Cnrnmis.sionftr

WASsr®£ Failure to comply with an Order of the Commissioner of Health is a misdemeanor and a violation of the Health Code of the City of New York for which you may he subject to civil fines of up to S2,000 per violation and criminal fines, forfeitures and penalties, including imprisonment

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