NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
December 17, 2002 114 LIBERTY STREET
REMOVAL OF DUST, DEBRIS, AND CONTAMINATED MATERIALS
05 AIR AND WIPE SAMPLING
PART 1 - GENERAL
1.01 RELATED DOCUMENTS:
A. Air and Wipe Sampling for Work Area clearance is also described in Section 14 Work Area
Clearance.
1.02 DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK:
A. This section describes work being performed by the Owner. This work is not in the Contract
Sum.
B. This section describes air and wipe sampling carried out by the Owner to verify that the building
premises beyond the work area and the outside environment remains uncontaminated.
C. All sampling described in this section shall be performed by qualified industrial hygienists, who
shall also be trained and certified as Asbestos Air Sampling Technicians, and shall be conducted
under the guidance and supervision of a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH).
D. Any air monitoring that is required by OSHA is the responsibility of the Contractor and is not
covered in this section.
1.03 AIR MONITORING DURING WORK:
A. The purpose of the Owner's air monitoring is to detect faults in the work area isolation such as:
1. Contamination of the premises outside of the work area with contaminated dust and
debris.
2. Failure of filtration systems or rupture in the differential pressure system.
B. Should any of the above occur, immediately cease abatement activities until the fault is
corrected. Do not recommence work until authorized in writing by Ambient Group, Inc.
1.04 STOP ACTION LEVELS:
A. When visible emissions occur outside the work area, or any air sample has indicated a
determinant level of fiber concentrations equal to or greater than 0.01 f/cc by Phase Contrast
Microscopy (PCM) via the NIOSH 7400 method, work shall stop for inspection. Ambient Group,
Inc. shall inspect and determine the source of the high reading and notify the Contractor
immediately.
B. If the high reading was the result of a failure of Work Area isolation measures, initiate the
following procedures:
1. Clean the affected area in accordance with Section 13 Project Decontamination.
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