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Asbestos Abatement Guidelines and Policies <br />Page 01563-2 <br /> <br /> <br /> 8. If the decontamination area is located within an area containing friable asbestos <br />on overhead ceilings, ducts, piping, etc., provide the area with a minimum 3/8- <br />inch plywood "ceiling" with two layers of polyethylene sheeting covering the top <br />of the "ceiling." <br /> <br /> 9. Visual Barrier: Where the decontamination area is immediately adjacent to and <br />within view of occupied areas, provide a visual barrier of opaque plastic sheeting <br />so that worker privacy is maintained, and work procedures are not visible to <br />building occupants. Where the area adjacent to the decontamination area is <br />accessible to the public, construct a solid barrier on the public side of the sheeting <br />to protect the sheeting. Construct barrier with wood or metal studs, max. 16 <br />inches on center, covered with minimum 3/8-inch plywood. <br /> <br />B. Equipment Decontamination Units: <br /> <br /> 1. Provide an equipment decontamination unit consisting of a serial arrangement of <br />rooms, clean room, holding area, and washroom, each room separated by a <br />minimum of three curtain doorways, for removal of equipment and material from <br />work area. Do not allow personnel to enter or exit work area through equipment <br />decontamination unit. <br /> <br /> 2. Washroom: Provide washroom for cleaning of bagged or drummed asbestos- <br />containing waste materials passed from the work area. <br /> <br /> 3. Holding Area: Provide holding area as a drop location for sealed drums and <br />bagged asbestos-containing materials passed from the washroom. <br /> <br /> 4. Clean Room: Provide clean room to isolate the holding area from the building <br />exterior or occupied areas. <br /> <br /> 5. Equipment or Material: Obtain all equipment or material from the work area <br />through the equipment decontamination unit according to the following <br />procedure: <br /> <br /> a. When passing contaminated equipment, sealed plastic bags, drums, or <br />containers into the washroom, close all doorways of the equipment <br />decontamination unit, other than the doorway between the work area <br />and the washroom. Keep all outside personnel clear of the equipment <br />decontamination unit. <br /> <br /> b. Once inside the washroom, wet-clean the bags and/or equipment. <br /> <br /> c. When cleaning is complete, insert bagged material into a clean bag/drum <br />during the pass between the washroom and holding area. Close all <br />doorways except the doorway between the washroom and holding area. <br /> <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 09980A3B-0691-41B4-854D-3865F2287392