NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
units that can be immediately used in the event of the failure of one or more
negative air units not resulting from a power outage or other outside cause.
E. If loss of electric power should occur, abatement shall stop immediately until
power is restored.
2.8 PROJECT PHASING
All proposed phasing by the abatement contractor shall be submitted to Ambient Group,
Inc. with this bid (and shall be approved by the owner) prior to the start of any work for
review and approval by Ambient Group, Inc. and Cushman and Wakefield, Inc.
2.9 WORKER PROTECTION
All workers shall be certified asbestos handlers and shall bring to the Work Area and
present for inspection each day their handler certificate, copies of documentation
indicating successful completion of their initial training courses and any necessary
refresher courses and copies of their most recent medical evaluation.
Asbestos Handlers entering the enclosure(s) shall:
A. Remove all street clothes and don disposable suits (provided by the Abatement
Contractor) at the Worker Decontamination facility, then proceed directly to the
Work Area.
B. Wear appropriate NIOSH-approved HEPA filter personal respiratory equipment,
as deemed necessary by the work being performed.
C. Prior to exiting the enclosure(s), handlers shall remove their disposable suit(s) and
proceed directly to the Decontamination Unit shower room, where full
decontamination procedures shall be performed (i.e. showering).
D. Personal air monitoring of all workers in accordance with OSHA regulations is
the sole responsibility of the Abatement Contractor.
2.10 DISPOSAL REQUIREMENTS
All asbestos waste including the containment plastic, all plastic sheeting utilized in
critical barrier construction, disposable suits and any other debris deemed contaminated
by the Environmental Consultant, shall be wet with amended water then placed in clean 6
mil plastic ACW bags. These bags shall be wet wiped and/or HEPA vacuumed. Each bag
shall then be placed in an additional properly labeled, clean 6-mil plastic ACW bag and
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