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 56-11 - Special Projects Section › Section 56-11.8 - Abandoned pipe/duct/conduit wrap and cut removal

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
The following Phase II abatement procedures shall apply
						for wrap and cut removal of asbestos- containing or ACM covered abandoned
						pipes/ducts/conduits. All other requirements of this Part shall apply:
(a) Air sampling and analysis. Air sampling
					 and analysis on an asbestos project conducted under this section shall be
					 conducted in accordance with the requirements of Subpart 56-4 of this
					 Part.
(b) Regulated abatement work
					 area preparation.
(1) Establishment of
					 regulated abatement work areas. Each regulated abatement work area shall be
					 established and signage posted as per the requirements of section
					 56-7.4 
					 of this Part. Each regulated abatement work area shall remain vacated except
					 for certified workers until satisfactory clearance air sampling results have
					 been obtained or the asbestos project is complete.
(2) Preliminary preparation. Regulated
					 abatement work area preparation shall also comply with sections
					 56-7.1
					 through
					 56-7.11(d) 
					 of this Part.
(i) Exception. For exterior
					 regulated abatement work areas with ACM, PACM or asbestos material intact,
					 establishment of negative air systems as per section
					 56-7.8  of
					 this Part, and installation of isolation barriers as per section 56- 7.11(b) of
					 this Part is not required. Remote personal decontamination system enclosures
					 are allowed for exterior regulated abatement work areas.
(3) Critical barriers. Prior to the placement
					 of critical barriers, affected surfaces shall be pre-cleaned using
					 HEPA-filtered vacuum equipment and wet cleaning methods. All critical barriers
					 shall be installed as per section 56- 7.11(a) of this Part and all seams of
					 HVAC or other system components that pass through a regulated abatement work
					 area shall be sealed prior to beginning Phase II B work for each regulated
					 abatement work area on the project. The critical and isolation barriers shall
					 be removed only after satisfactory clearance air sampling results have been
					 obtained.
(4) Limitations. Full
					 regulated abatement work area negative pressure enclosure preparation as per
					 section
					 56-7.11(a),
					 (b) and (e)  of this Part is not required if
					 the following removal conditions are followed:
(i) The ACM, PACM or asbestos material must
					 be intact, and the wetted pipe/duct/conduit shall be wrapped in two independent
					 layers of at least six mil fire-retardant plastic sheeting and sealed
					 airtight.
(ii) A one-layer
					 dropcloth of at least six mil fire-retardant plastic sheeting shall be utilized
					 below the ACM, PACM or asbestos material during all wrapping
					 operations.
(iii) Insulation
					 removals to allow for cuts of pipe/duct/conduit and cuts for removal of ACM
					 pipe/duct/conduit or sections thereof shall be performed using glovebag
					 procedures within a negative pressurized tent enclosure, per section
					 56-8.4(a) 
					 of this Part.