NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
December 17,2002 114 LIBERTY STREET
REMOVAL OF DUST, DEBRIS, AND CONTAMINATED MATERIALS
25. Industrial Hygiene: shall mean that science and art devoted to the recognition, evaluation, and
control of those environmental factors or stresses, arising in or from the work place, which may
cause sickness, impaired health and well being, or significant discomfort and inefficiency among
worker or among the citizens of the community.
26. Industrial Hygienist: shall mean an individual having a college or university degree or degrees in
Engineering, Chemistry, Physics or Medicine, or related Biological Sciences who, by virtue of
special studies and training, has acquired competence in industrial hygiene. Such special
studies and training must have been sufficient in all of the above cognate sciences to provide
the abilities;
a) To recognize the environmental factors and to understand their effect on people and
their well being; and
b) To evaluate, on the basis of experience and with the aid of quantitative measurement
techniques, the magnitude of these stresses in terms of ability to impair people's health
and well being; and
c) To prescribe methods to eliminate, control, or reduce such stresses when necessary to
alleviate their efforts.
27. MSHA: shall mean the Mine Safety and Health Administration, Approval and Certification
Center, PC Box 251, Route 1, Philadelphia, WV 26059.
28. Negative Air Pressure Equipment shall mean a portable local exhaust system equipped with
HEPA filtration. The system shall be capable of creating a negative pressure differential
between the outside and inside of the work area.
29. NIOSH: shall mean the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health CDC - NIOSH,
4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45226.
30. Occupied Area: shall mean an area of the worksite where abatement is not taking place and
where personnel or occupants normally function or where workers are not required to use
personal protective equipment.
31. OSHA: shall mean the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington DC 20210.
32. Person: shall mean any individual, partnership, company, corporation, association, firm,
organization, governmental agency, administration, or department, or any other group of
individuals, or any officer or employee thereof.
33. Personal Protective Eguipment (PPE): shall mean appropriate protective clothing, gloves, eye
protection, footwear, head gear, and approved respiratory protection acceptable to the
Department.
34. Physician: shall mean a person licensed or otherwise authorized under Article 131 Section
65.22 of the New York State Education Law.
35. Plasticize: shall mean to cover floors and walls with plastic sheeting as herein specified or by
using spray adhesive.
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