1.3.8
Hazard Communication
Adhere to all parts of 29 CFR 1926.59 and provide the Contracting Officer
with a copy of the Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for all materials
brought to the site.
1.3.9
Asbestos Hazard Abatement Plan
Submit a detailed plan of the safety precautions such as lockout, tagout,
tryout, fall protection, and confined space entry procedures and equipment
and work procedures to be used in the [encapsulation] [removal] [and
demolition] of materials containing asbestos. The plan, not to be combined
with other hazard abatement plans, shall be prepared, signed, and sealed by
the PQP. Provide a Table of Contents for each abatement submittal, which
shall follow the sequence of requirements in the contract. Such plan
shall include but not be limited to the precise personal protective
equipment to be used including, but not limited to, respiratory protection,
type of whole-body protection [and if reusable coveralls are to be employed
decontamination methods (operations and quality control plan)], the
location of asbestos control areas including clean and dirty areas, buffer
zones, showers, storage areas, change rooms, [removal] [encapsulation]
method, interface of trades involved in the construction, sequencing of
asbestos related work, disposal plan, type of wetting agent and asbestos
sealer to be used, locations of local exhaust equipment, planned air
monitoring strategies, and a detailed description of the method to be
employed in order to control environmental pollution. The plan shall also
include (both fire and medical emergency) response plans. The Asbestos
Hazard Abatement Plan must be approved in writing prior to starting any
asbestos work. The Contractor, Asbestos Hazard Control Supervisor, and PQP
shall meet with the Contracting Officer prior to beginning work, to discuss
in detail the Asbestos Hazard Abatement Plan, including work procedures and
safety precautions. Once approved by the Contracting Officer, the plan
will be enforced as if an addition to the specification. Any changes
required in the specification as a result of the plan shall be identified
specifically in the plan to allow for free discussion and approval by the
Contracting Officer prior to starting work.
1.3.10
Testing Laboratory
Submit the name, address, and telephone number of each testing laboratory
selected for the [sampling,] analysis, and reporting of airborne
concentrations of asbestos fibers along with [evidence that each laboratory
selected holds the appropriate State license and/or permits and]
certification that each laboratory is American Industrial Hygiene
Association (AIHA) accredited and that persons counting the samples have
been judged proficient by current inclusion on the AIHA Asbestos Analysis
Registry (AAR) and successful participation of the laboratory in the
Proficiency Analytical Testing (PAT) Program. Where analysis to determine
asbestos content in bulk materials or transmission electron microscopy is
required, submit evidence that the laboratory is accredited by the National
Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) under National Voluntary
Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) for asbestos analysis. The
testing laboratory firm shall be independent of the asbestos contractor and
shall have no employee or employer relationship which could constitute a
conflict of interest.
1.3.11
Landfill Approval
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