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Health & Safety: Standard Operating Procedures: Dust Control
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The New York City Department of Education (DOE) is committed to providing a safe and healthy work environment for its employees, contractors and subcontractors, as well to the students, teachers, school staff and to all those who utilizes their school buildings.
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Standard Operating Procedures
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Many of DOE’s building maintenance
operations involve the disturbance of existing building materials containing
asbestos (ACBM) or lead base paint (LBP). The disturbance of these materials
without following proper asbestos or lead abatement procedures and in
accordance with applicable Federal, State and City rules and regulations, may
pose health or physical hazards to employees and to others utilizing the school
buildings .
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are being implemented by the DOE in
order to ensure its commitment to providing a safe and healthy work environment
and compliance with all applicable rules and regulations when ACBM and LBP
are disturbed. These SOPs are effective immediately and are designed to avoid
any improper removal or disturbance of ACBM and/or LBP. These new
procedures are to be followed by any individual who is going to perform any work
in a NYC school building that will impact in any way any of the existing building
materials.
Click Here to download a copy of the Standard Operating Procedures
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© 2004 The Division of School Facilities
44-36 Vernon Boulevard Long Island City, NY 11101 Phone: (718) 349-5799
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