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Asbestos Management

2020 EIC Training

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Asbestos Management

Trainer

Jonathan Bass, Environmental Specialist

Office of Construction

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Standard Specifications Section 210

Removal and Disposal of Asbestos-Containing Materials (Buildings, Bridges & Highways)

✓ Buildings – Thermal Insulations, Siding, Roofing, Caulks, Sealers,

Flooring, Plasters, Ceiling Tile, etc.

✓ Bridges/Culverts – Bond Breakers, Joint Fillers, Caulks, Suspended

& Encased Utilities, Steel Coatings, Masonry Coatings, etc.

✓ Highways – Buried Utilties, Sidewalk Joint Filler, etc.

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Thermal System Insulation

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Thermal System Pipe Insulation

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Transite Siding

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Asbestos Roofing

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Asbestos Floor Tile & Mastic

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Asbestos Ceiling Tile

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BEARING PADS

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Suspended Transite Pipes

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Suspended Coated Utility

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Steel Coating – Up Close

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Steel Coatings – Outside Bays

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Masonry Coating

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Route 30 Mine Kill Masonry Coating Abatement

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Mazur Furniture – I287 Westchester Masonry Coating

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Railbed Curbing

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Railbed Curbing – Close up

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Defunct Residency – Copper Salvage

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Sheetpacking

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Transite Expansion Joint Housing

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Joint Filler

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Culvert Coatings

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NYSDOT Blanket Variance 14

• Statewide Application to Bridges and Highways

• Applies to Non-friable Asbestos-Containing Materials (ACMs) on

Bridges and Highways (no application to buildings).

• Applicable to NYSDOT, Thruway, Canal Corp. and County Highway

Projects (can also be used by private sector or municipal utility

companies working within listed agency, authority or county right-of-

way)

• Cities, Townships and Villages Can Use as Model for Site Specific

Variance Applications

• Requires Renewal by Department Every Three Years

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Project/Air Monitoring

• Provided through Asbestos Term Agreement Consultant Forces

• Three (3) Zonal Agreements (Upstate East, Upstate West & Downstate)

• Managed by Main Office Consultant Management Bureau

• Acts as EIC Inspection Staff for All Asbestos Abatement Work

• Request for Use Made by Regional Construction Environmental

Coordinator or Regional Environmental Unit

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Section 210-3 Construction Details

“The Contractor shall schedule a coordination meeting

between the Asbestos Subcontractor and the

Department Contracted Asbestos Project Monitor to be

held at least two (2) weeks before the start of any

asbestos abatement work.”

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Recordkeeping

• Project Record Documentation is Generated by Both the Asbestos

Abatement Contractor and Project Monitoring Firms

• Following Completion of Asbestos Abatement Work, Copies of All

Asbestos Abatement Documentation is Retained by the Department

for Project Record

• Asbestos Bridge Abatement Project Records are Particularly

Important Because of Future Rehabilitation and Demolition Work

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Waste Disposal

• All Friable Asbestos Waste Must Be Transported Under a Waste

Shipment Record and Disposed of at a Waste Disposal Facility

Permitted to Accept Friable Asbestos Waste (NYSDEC maintains

a current list of permitted NYS facilities)

• Friable Asbestos Waste Transport Also Requires a NYSDEC

Permitted Hauler

• Non-Friable Asbestos Waste May Be Disposed of at Sites

Approved to Accept Construction & Demolition (C&D) Debris

• Non-Friable Asbestos Waste Does Not Require A Waste

Shipment Record or a NYSDEC Permitted Hauler for Transport.

However, recent Part 360 revision does now require registration

and tracking for C&D

• C&D Disposal Receipts are Required

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EB 16-048 – Section 210 CIM

II. Procedure (Project Monitor Responsibilities)

1. Reviewing & Approving Asbestos Contractor Pre-Abatement Submittals

2. Maintaining Daily Asbestos Abatement Project Documentation for the EIC

3. Ensuring Regulatory and Contractual Compliance by the Asbestos Contractor

4. Conducting Any Necessary Compliance Air Monitoring & Lab Analysis

5. Conducting Any Necessary Additional Bulk Sampling & Lab Analysis

6. Performing All Final Clearance Inspections (authorizing 75% item payment)

7. Verifying and Documenting All Removal Quantities for the EIC

8. Reviewing & Approving Asbestos Contractor Post-Abatement Submittals

9. Compiling All Asbestos Project Documentation for EIC Into Electronic File

(includes waste disposal documentation and authorizing final 25% item

payment)

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EB 16-048 – Section 210 CIM

III. Documentation Retention

• Retain All Interim Daily Asbestos Abatement Project Documentation as

Attachments to Corresponding DWRs. Together With Approved Pre-

Abatement Submittals, This Represents the Project Record.

• Final Electronic Asbestos Abatement Close-Out File(s) Received From

the Project Monitor Shall be Retained for Long-Term Storage on

Corresponding Project-Wise Folders. Construction Environmental

Coordinator (CEC) Responsibility.

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I81 State Street Demo

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I81 State Street Demo

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Region 7 Masonry Coating Abatement

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Region 7 Masonry Coating Abatement

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Region 9 Route 17 Steel Coating Abatement

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Masonry Coating Shrouded Tool Abatement

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Steel Coating Shrouded Tool Abatement

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More Steel Coating Shrouded Tool Abatement

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Cross Westchester Transite Pipe Abatement

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Cross Westchester Transite Pipe Abatement

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Cross Westchester Transite Pipe Abatement

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North-South Arterial

Controlled Demolition

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North South Arterial Controlled Demolition

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North South Arterial Controlled Demolition

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Questions???

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Poll Question #1

NYSDOT Blanket Variance 14 is not applicable to

Asbestos Abatement for which Government Entity(s)?

1. NYSDOT

2. NYS Thruway

3. NYS Canal Corp.

4. County Highways

5. City, Town & Villages

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#1 Answer

5. City, Town & Villages

* Mention NYC Asbestos Regulations & NYSDOT Applicability (Region 11 and NYC Watershed)

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Poll Question #2

According to Standard Specification 210, the Contractor

is responsible for coordinating an asbestos abatement

start-up meeting between the Asbestos sub-contractor

and the Department Project Monitor a minimum of how

many weeks prior to the start of abatement work?

1. One

2. Two

3. Three

4. Four

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#2 Answer

2. Two Weeks

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Poll Question #3

Non-Friable Asbestos Waste Transport and Disposal

Requires NYSDEC Permitted Haulers and Waste

Shipment Records.

TRUE OR FALSE?

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#3 Answer

FALSE

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Poll Question #4

The Department-Contracted Asbestos Project Monitor

Acts as Separate Inspection Staff for the EIC and is

Responsible for the Following:

1. Pre-abatement Submittal Review & Approval

2. Regulatory and Contractual Compliance by the

Asbestos Abatement Sub-contractor

3. Verification/Documentation of All Removed Asbestos

Material Quantities

4. Final Asbestos Close-out Reporting

5. All of the Above

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#4 Answer

5. All of the Above

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Poll Question #5

Long Term Retention of Asbestos Abatement

Documentation in Project Wise is the Responsibility of

Who?

1. EIC

2. Project Monitor

3. Asbestos Abatement Sub-contractor

4. Construction Environmental Coordinator (CEC)

5. None of the Above

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#5 Answer

4. Construction Environmental Coordinator