745 SECTION 681 ASBESTOS ABATEMENT
681.1 -GENERAL : 681.1.1 -Description of Work: The work to be performed under this section of the specifications comprises the furnishing of all labor, materials and equipment for completion of all work as shown elsewhere within this Special Provision and/or the Contract Plans. This work includes handling and removal of asbestos containing materials, and the incidental procedures, materials and equipment required to protect workers and/or occupants of the structure and adjacent areas from contact with airborne asbestos containing materials. All asbestos materials shall be disposed of in a landfill approved by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Water and Waste Management, Solid Waste. This work is to be performed by a Certified/West Virginian Licensed Asbestos Abatement Contractor.
681.1.2 -Definitions: Except as specifically defined otherwise, the following definitions apply generally to the work of this section.
Abatement: Procedures to control fiber release f rom asbestos containing materials, including removal of asbestos containing material (ACM) as per this specification.
Air Monitoring: The process of measuring the fiber content of a specific volume of air in a stated period.
Amended Water : Water to whi ch a surfactant has been added.
Asbestos : Fibrous silicates with a crystalline structure, including chrysotile, amosite, crocidolite, tremolite, anthophyllite and actinolite.
Asbestos Abatement Contractor : Certified/WV Licensed Asbestos Contractor.
Asbestos Fibers : Asbestos fibers having an aspect ratio of 3:1 and longer than five (5) micrometers.
Authorized Visitor : WVDOH personnel, Authorized Agent of the WVDOH or a representative of any regulatory agency having jurisdiction over the project.
Class I Project : A Class I project as defined in OSHA as being abatement of asbestos containing insulating, surfacing and/or thermal surfacing materials.
Class II Project : A Class II project as defined in OSHA as being th e abatement of any asbestos containing material other than insulating, surfacing and/or thermal surfacing materials.
Clean Room : An uncontaminated area or room, which is part of the worker decontamination enclosure system, with provision for storage of w orkers street clothes and protective equipment.