Description

• Asbestos is a natural mineral. Asbestos Containing Material (ACM). “Asbestos” shall mean any hydrated mineral silicate separable into commercially usable fibers, including but not limited to chrysotile (serpentine), amosite (cumingtonite-grunerite), crocidolite (riebeckite), tremolite, anthophyllite and actinolite. 
  Two families of asbestos minerals are recognized. Amphiboles represent one family with five members and serpentine (chrysotile) is the other family, amounting to 95 % of all asbestos used worldwide. The amphiboles (amosite, anthophyllite, actinolite, crocidolite, and tremolite) are characterized by being straight and needle-like fibers. The only commercially important varieties have been amosite and crocidolite. The serpentine or white asbestos (chrysotile) looks wavy under the microscope and has made up about 90–95 % of all asbestos used around the world. The number of products made over time containing asbestos has been estimated to be between 3000–5000.
  Asbestos-containing waste material. “Asbestos-containing waste material” shall mean asbestos-containing material or asbestos-contaminated objects requiring disposal.
  Asbestos-contaminated objects. “Asbestos-contaminated objects” shall mean any objects which have been contaminated by asbestos or asbestos-containing material.
  
  

Baseline

• All projects must first be tested for asbestos or presumed positive for asbestos as part of the environmental testing procedure. 
• Presumed Asbestos Containing Material (PACM). “Presumed Asbestos Containing Material” shall mean all Thermal System Insulation and Surfacing Material as described in 15 RCNY § 1-38. PACM is considered to be ACM unless proven otherwise by appropriate bulk sampling and laboratory analyses.  
• Asbestos-containing material. “Asbestos-containing material” (ACM) shall mean asbestos or any material containing more than one percent asbestos.
• If materials are found to contain friable asbestos fibers, they must be abated through removal and cannot be encapsulated.   
• PACT projects will abate impacted asbestos containing materials (“ACM”) during the construction period. The removal and/or abatement of ACM from structures must occur in strict compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. [PACT]
• If model unit construction will impact lead-based paint or asbestos, the PACT Partner must submit an abatement plan to NYCHA approval prior to work starting.  [PACT]

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Specifications

02 82 00 – Asbestos Abatement for Kitchens and Bathrooms

02 82 13 – Asbestos Abatement

02 82 13-1 – Asbestos Abatement for Louvers and Windows

02 82 13-2 – Asbestos Abatement for Roofing and Waterproofing

02 82 14-1 – Asbestos Abatement for Facade Repair

02 82 14-2 – Asbestos Abatement of Exterior Building Components

Asbestos Abatement Work Plan Template (General)

Details

H-DT_Asbestos Abatement Details - Temp. Waterproofing [H-103.00]

H-DT_Asbestos Abatement Plan Legend & Notes

H-EL_Asbestos Abatement Bulkhead Elevations