§ 1-51 Personnel Protection and Hygiene Requirements.
RCNY § 1-51
(a)Prior to project initiation, all workers engaged in abatement activities on an asbestos project or minor project must be certified by DEP and NYSDOL.
(b)At least one asbestos handler supervisor shall be present at the work site while abatement activities are being conducted on an asbestos project or minor project, except that during minor projects the supervisor does not have to be physically present at all times but must be readily available.
(c)Personal protective equipment must be worn by all individuals inside the work place during abatement activities, except that gloves need not be worn during those work place preparation activities which do not involve the disturbance of ACM. Personal protective equipment must meet the following specifications: (1) Disposable clothing including head, hand, foot and full body protection shall be provided by the contractor in sufficient quantities and adequate sizes for all workers and authorized visitors.
(2)Hard hats, protective eyewear, gloves, rubber boots and/or other footwear must be provided by the contractor as required for workers and authorized visitors. Safety shoes and hard hats must be in accordance with the most recent ANSI standards.
(3)Contaminated clothing shall be sealed in impermeable bags and the bags shall be appropriately labeled.
(d)Personal air monitoring shall be performed in accordance with current OSHA regulations. Such records shall be made available within 72 hours to authorized Department representatives upon request.
(e)Personal Hygiene at the work site shall meet the following requirements: (1) There shall be no smoking on any floor of the building where abatement activities are taking place.
(4)If lunch areas are provided, they shall be located outside the work place in an area in which the airborne concentrations are below 0.01 f/cc.
(5)There shall be no eating, drinking, application of cosmetics, or chewing of gum or tobacco inside the work place. There shall be no food or beverages present in the work place.
(6)There shall be no lighters or matches in the work place.
(f)The contractor must have available the following information at the work place: (1) A copy of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regulations for Asbestos, 40 C.F.R. 61 Subparts A and M and a copy of OSHA Asbestos Regulations, 29 C.F.R. § 1926.1101, and 12 NYCRR Part 56; and (2) A list of telephone numbers for local hospital, location of hospital and/or emergency squad, local fire department, the building owner (or representative) and the N.Y.C. Asbestos Control Program, and (3) A copy of these Rules, the most recent Asbestos Abatement Notice (Form ACP-13), asbestos abatement (ATRU) permits, any variance application (Form ACP-9 and all associated documents and drawings) and DEP approval thereof, and (4) A copy of all Safety Data Sheets (SDS) for chemicals used during the asbestos project, and (5) Original New York City Asbestos handler and supervisor certificates, or their digital or electronic equivalent as approved by DEP, and NYSDOL asbestos handler and supervisor certificates, of all workers in the work site, and (6) A copy of the current New York State Department of Labor asbestos handling license of the abatement contractor and air monitoring company.
(7)A copy of any asbestos survey performed in the affected building in accordance with these rules.
(g)The contractor must post signs during all abatement activities. Signs must be posted at all approaches to the work place including internal doorways which provide access to the work place. These signs must include the following information: DANGERASBESTOS MAY CAUSE CANCER, CAUSES DAMAGE TO LUNGSAUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLYWEAR RESPIRATORY PROTECTION AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING IN THIS AREA (h) Warning labels must be affixed to all waste containers containing asbestos material and must include the following information: DANGERCONTAINS ASBESTOS FIBERSMAY CAUSE CANCER, CAUSES DAMAGE TO LUNGSDO NOT BREATHE DUSTAVOID CREATING DUST (Amended City Record 12/7/2018, eff. 1/6/2019; amended City Record 1/15/2025, eff. 2/14/2025)
