NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
December 17, 2002 114 LIBERTY STREET
REMOVAL OF DUST, DEBRIS, AND CONTAMINATED MATERIALS
13 PROJECT DECONTAMINATION
PART 1 - GENERAL
1.01 RELATED DOCUMENTS:
A. Removal of Gross Debris is integral to the performance of abatement work and as such is
specified in Section 15 Removal of Contaminated Dust, Debris and Materials.
B. Air testing and other requirements that must be met before release of Contractor and re
occupancy of the Work Area are specified in Section 14, Work Area Clearance, and Section 05,
Air and Wipe Sampling.
PART 2 - PRODUCTS (Not Applicable)
PART 3 - EXECUTION
3.01 FIRST CLEANING:
A. After completion of the removal phase, all surfaces from which contaminated materials have
been removed shall be scrubbed using nylon or bristle brushes and wet sponges, or cleaned by
an equivalent method to remove all visible dust. During this work, the surfaces being cleaned
shall be kept damp using an amended water solution. All disposable equipment shall be
packaged for disposal.
B. All equipment, machinery, scaffolding, tools, etc. within the isolated Work Area shall be wet-
wiped and HEPA vacuumed, moved to the equipment room, and properly removed from the
Work Area.
C. Prior to the application of any sealant or encapsulating material, and after all visible material has
been removed from the substrate. Ambient Group will perform a pre-sealant inspection. The
Contractor shall notify Ambient Group, in writing, 24 hours prior to the time the work will be ready
for inspection.
D. Following acceptance of first cleaning by Ambient Group, apply a thin coat of pigmented
encapsulant to all surfaces in work area where asbestos-containing materials have been removed.
Allow a minimum of 4 hours, or as further required by the encapsulant manufacturer, for sealants
to dry.
E. Remove the cleaned and encapsulated layer of plastic surface bamers and dispose of as
asbestos-containing waste materials.
F. Wait 12 hours to allow negative air machines to clean air of any airborne asbestos fibers.
3.02 SECOND CLEANING:
A. Perform second wet cleaning and HEPA-vacuuming of all surfaces in work area.
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PROJECT DECONTAMINATION
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