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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 for Dust control.
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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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