WTC debris handling memo from Liberty Street, June 2002

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

City of New York Department of Design and Construction

WTC EMERGENCY PROJECT Environmental Health and Safety Protocol 06-1 June 13,2002

HANDLING OF WTC RECOVERY MATERIAL FROM 130 LIBERTY STREET 130 Liberty sustained damage as a result of the World Trade Center towers attacks on September I L Wil. As a result of the collapse of die towers, materials were deposited on several'floors'in the Wlding: /Theie-was an'inidal seamh'of^tem^eritfby^uni^^^'Sem and ultimately die building was returned to the owner, Deutsche Bank. Recently, human remains were identified in materials located at 90 West Street. Based bn this discovery, FDNY requested to re-enter buildings along Lil^rty Street. Severn buildings were re-entered and the remaining WTC recovery materials in those buildings were searched. As part of this process, a scope of work was developed for 130 Liberty.

After the property at 130 Liberty was returned to Deutsche Bank, the bank began evaluating their property using environmental consultants. Preliminary testing was conducted and as a result of FDNY’s interest in certain areas of the building, Deutsche Bank conducted additional testing of the WTC recovery material. The results of the environmental sampling are attached to this protocol.

Removal of WTC recovery materials in outlying buildings to the WTC Emergency site has been handled m accordance with the WTC Emergency Project Environmental Safely and Health Plan, ^vision i, February 7,2002. This protocol applies to Bovis Lend Lease (BLL) employees, subcontractors, and other WTC recovery personnel performing WTC recovery material removal from 130 Liberty Street, as a continuation of work aKitivities associated with the WTC Emergency Project In order to accommodate concerns of Deutsche Bank, this protocol was prepared. At the same lime, Deutsche Bank has filed with NYC DEP an Asbestos Project Notification for additional work in the buiWng not related to the removal of recovery materials. These are two separate projects and this protocol does not apply to work covered under the notification.

Medical Surveillance « No special medical surveillance requiremenls specific to this protocol exist beyond the need for respiratory medical qualifications and fit testing associated with the use of negative pressure air-purifying half-mask respirators.

Safety Protocols are considered a part of the WTC Emergency Project ESH Plan.

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