HOW IS ASBESTOS REMOVED FROM THE BUILDING?
During the removal process, contractors take several city mandated precautions to minimize dispersal of asbestos fibers, including wetting the materials and sealing the building’s ventilation system. The contractors place the wet asbestos debris in specially marked bags. Before bringing them out of the abatement area, the sealed bags of debris are washed and then placed in secondary bags that are also marked “Asbestos-Containing Materials”. The sealed bags are placed in locked dumpsters before being transported to a secure landfill that accepts asbestos waste. Only the abatement contractors are allowed to enter the abatement area once the project begins. During the abatement, contractors wear disposable suits, hoods, gloves, shoe covers and respirators. Between the abatement area and the non-abatement area, there is a clean-up/decontamination area where the contractors remove their protective clothing before entering the clean zone. The worker decontamination enclosure is wet and HEPA
During the removal process, contractors take several precautions to minimize dispersal of asbestos fibers, including wetting the materials and sealing the buildings ventilation system. The contractors place the wet asbestos debris in specially marked bags. Before bringing them out of the abatement area, the sealed bags of debris are washed and then placed in secondary bags that are also marked “Asbestos-Containing Materials”. The sealed bags are placed in locked dumpsters before being transported to a secure landfill that accepts asbestos waste. Only the abatement contractors are allowed to enter the abatement area once the project begins. During the abatement, contractors wear disposable suits, hoods, gloves, shoe covers and respirators. Between the abatement area and the non-abatement area, there is a clean-up/decontamination area where the contractors remove their protective clothing before entering the clean zone. At no time does a worker exit the abatement area without properly de
