New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter I - Industrial Board Of Appeals › Subchapter A - The Industrial Code › Part 56 - Asbestos › Subpart 56-8 - Phase Ii B Asbestos Abatement › Section 56-8.4 - Handling and removal procedures

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) Glovebag procedures. Glovebags are
					 allowed to be utilized for abatement of pipe or duct insulation within negative
					 pressurized regulated abatement work area enclosures. Glovebags may only be
					 used on piping and ducts up to 150° F. The following procedures must be
					 followed for glovebag use:
(1) Size. When
					 abating pipe or duct insulation, the pipe or duct insulation diameter worked
					 shall not exceed one half the bag working length.
(2) Sealing. Duct tape shall be placed
					 securely around the area of abatement to form a smooth seal. The glovebag shall
					 then be secured to the duct tape and sealed airtight.
(3) Seal testing. After placement, each
					 glovebag shall be subjected to and pass a smoke test as follows:
(i) Smoke testing should not be completed
					 using a positive pressure test. The glovebag, once secured in place, should be
					 placed under negative pressure, utilizing the HEPA-vacuum, and a smoke tube
					 should be aspirated to direct smoke at all seals and seams from outside the
					 glovebag.
(ii) If there are any
					 leaks, they will be detected by the smoke entering the bag. All leaks shall be
					 duct taped airtight.
(4)
					 Surface irregularities. If material adjacent to the work section is damaged, or
					 if it terminates, is jointed or contains an irregularity adjacent to the work
					 section, the material shall be wrapped in at least six mil fire-retardant
					 plastic sheeting and sealed airtight with duct tape.
(5) Post-stripping wetting. After the
					 asbestos material has been stripped, the surface from which it has been removed
					 shall be wetted with amended water and scrubbed with a brush or abrasive pad to
					 remove all visible asbestos material. The surfaces from which it has been
					 removed, the interior of the bag, the affected area and the tools shall then be
					 thoroughly wetted with amended water.
(6) Sealing of pipe ends. When abating pipe
					 insulation, any pipe insulation ends created shall be sealed with wettable
					 cloth or otherwise encapsulated with a non-asbestos product.
(7) Collapsing of the glovebag. A HEPA-vacuum
					 shall be used to collapse the glovebag.
(8) Tool segregation. With the glovebag
					 collapsed and the asbestos material in the bottom of the bag, twist the bag
					 several times and duct tape the twist to seal that section. The tool pouch
					 shall be separated from the bag by twisting it several times, taping the twist
					 and thus sealing the pouch. Alternately, the tools may be segregated using one
					 or both glove inserts and pulling the tools through, thus turning the glove
					 inside out. The glove(s) shall then be twisted several times, duct taped and
					 thus sealed.
(9) Sealing the
					 contaminated items. The glovebag shall be tied off to contain the asbestos
					 material prior to the glovebag being detached from the area where the asbestos
					 was removed within the bag.
(10)
					 Containerizing the glovebag. The sealed glovebag shall be placed into at least
					 a six mil plastic bag, sealed airtight and transferred from the regulated
					 abatement work area as per section
					 56-8.9 
					 of this Subpart, for disposal as asbestos waste.
(11) Failure. The requirements of section
					 56-8.2(g) 
					 of this Subpart shall be complied with in the event of glovebag losing seal or
					 integrity.