Work Place Entry and Exit Procedures.
15 RCNY § 1-92
in effect§ 1-92 Work Place Entry and Exit Procedures.
The following procedures shall be followed during the conduct of abatement activities on asbestos projects:
(a) Entrance procedures.
(1) All workers and authorized visitors shall enter the work area through the worker decontamination enclosure system.
(2) All individuals who enter the work area shall sign the abatement contractor's log located in the clean room, upon each entry and exit. The abatement contractor's log shall be permanently bound and at a minimum shall identify fully the building owner, agents, contractor(s), the project, each work area and worker respiratory protection employed, and other pertinent information including daily activities, cleanings and waste transfers, names and certificate numbers of asbestos handler supervisors and asbestos handlers; results of inspections of decontamination systems, barriers, and negative pressure ventilation equipment; summary of corrective actions and repairs; work stoppages with reason for stoppage; manometer readings at least twice per work shift; daily checks of emergency and fire exits and any unusual events. The abatement contractor's log shall be available for examination during abatement activities by the Department, the owner and the workers. A copy of the abatement contractor's log shall be submitted directly to the Department within 72 hours of request.
(3) All individuals before entering the work area shall be familiar with all posted regulations, personal protection requirements and emergency procedures. The abatement contractor's log headings shall indicate, and the signatures shall be used to acknowledge, that the regulations and procedures have been reviewed and understood by all persons prior to entering the work area. The postings and abatement contractor's log headings shall be in English and in the language of the majority of the asbestos handlers.
(4) All individuals shall proceed first to the clean room, remove all street clothing, store these items in clean sealable plastic bags or a locker and don personal protective equipment. Clean personal protective equipment shall be provided by the abatement contractor and utilized by each individual for each separate entry into the work area.
(b) Exit procedures.
(1) Before leaving the work area, each individual shall remove the gross contamination from the outside of the respirators and protective clothing by wet cleaning, and/or HEPA vacuuming.
(2) In the equipment room, all personal protective equipment except respirators shall be removed. Disposable clothing shall be deposited into labeled containers for disposal. Reusable contaminated clothing, footwear, and/or head gear shall be stored in the equipment room when not in use.
(3) Still wearing a respirator, each person shall proceed to the shower room, clean the outside of the respirator and the exposed face area under running water prior to removal of the respirator, and then fully and vigorously shower and shampoo to remove residual asbestos contamination. Respirators shall be washed thoroughly with soap and water or a suitable sanitizing agent. Various types of respirators may require slight modification of these procedures.
(4) After showering and drying, personnel shall proceed to the clean room and don clean disposable clothing if returning to the work area or street clothing if remaining outside the work area.
(c) When abatement activities are located in a confined space the contractor must comply with all the requirements set forth in OSHA 29 C.F.R. 1910.146.and 1926.21(a) and (b).
(Amended City Record 12/7/2018, eff. 1/6/2019; amended City Record 4/28/2022, eff. 5/28/2022)
Source: City of New York, Charter, Administrative Code and Rules (American Legal Publishing XML export, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/newyorkcity/latest/NYCrules/0-0-0-23866Fetched: 10/24/2026