§ 1-111 Preliminary Clean-up Procedures.
RCNY § 1-111
The following clean-up requirements shall be followed during the conduct of abatement activities on asbestos projects: (a) (1) All waste generated shall be bagged, wrapped or containerized immediately upon removal. The personal and waste decontamination enclosure systems and floor and scaffold surfaces shall be HEPA vacuumed and wet cleaned at the end of each work shift at a minimum.
(2)Visible accumulations of asbestos-containing waste material shall be containerized utilizing non-metallic dust pans and non-metallic squeegees or HEPA vacuums.
(3)Metal shovels shall not be used to pick up or move accumulated asbestos-containing waste material or any other debris in the vicinity of isolation or surface barriers.
(b)The waste decontamination enclosure system shall be wet cleaned twice using wet cleaning methods upon completion of waste removal. When the worker decontamination enclosure shower room alternates as a waste container wash room, the shower room shall be washed immediately with cloths or mops saturated with a detergent solution prior to wet cleaning.
(c)The worker decontamination enclosure system shall be wet cleaned / HEPA vacuumed, as appropriate, after each shift change and meal break.
(d)If there is free standing water or if flooding occurs in the work area, work must stop until the water is collected and safely and properly removed. (Amended City Record 12/7/2018, eff. 1/6/2019)
