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PART 3 EXECUTION 3.1 Inspection
3.2 Preparation
A. Temporary Support: Provide temporary support of work to be cut.
B. Protection: Protect existing construction during cutting and patching to prevent damage. Provide protection from adverse weather conditions for portions of the Project that might be exposed during cutting and patching operations.
C. Avoid interference with use of adjoining areas or interruption of free passage to adjoining areas.
D. Avoid cutting existing pipe, conduit, or ductwork serving the building but scheduled to be removed or relocated until provisions have been made to bypass them.
3.3 Performance
A. General: Employ skilled workmen to perform cutting and patching. Proceed with cutting and patching at the earliest feasible time and complete without delay.
1. Cut existing construction to provide for installation of other components or performance of other construction activities and the subsequent fitting and patching required to restore surfaces to their original condition.
B. Cutting: Cut existing construction using methods least likely to damage elements retained or adjoining construction. Where possible, review proposed procedures with the original Installer;
comply with the original Installer’s recommendations.
1. In general, where cutting, use hand or small power tools designed for sawing or grinding, not hammering and chopping. Cut holes and slots as small as possible, neatly to size required, and with minimum disturbance of adjacent surfaces. Temporarily cover openings when not in use.
2. To avoid marring existing finished surfaces, cut or drill from the exposed or finished side into concealed surfaces.
3. Cut through concrete and masonry using a cutting machine, such as a Carborundum saw or a diamond-core drill.
4. Comply with requirements of applicable Division 2 Sections where cutting and patching requires excavating and backfilling.
5. Where services are required to be removed, relocated, or abandoned, by-pass utility services, such as pipe or conduit, before cutting. Cut-off pipe or conduit in walls or parti-tions to be removed. Cap, valve, or plug and seal the remaining portion of pipe or conduit to prevent entrance of moisture or other foreign matter after by-passing and cutting.
C. Patching: Patch with durable seams that are as invisible as possible. Comply with specified toler-ances.
1. Where feasible, inspect and test patched areas to demonstrate integrity of the installation.
2. Restore exposed finishes of patched areas and extend finish restoration into retained adjoining construction in a manner that will eliminate evidence of patching and refinishing.
3. Where removing walls or partitions extends one finished area into another, patch and repair floor and wall surfaces in the new space. Provide an even surface of uniform color and appearance. Remove existing floor and wall coverings and replace with new materials, if necessary, to achieve uniform color and appearance.
a. Where patching occurs in a smooth painted surface, extend final paint coat over entire unbroken surface containing the patch after the area has received primer and second coat.
4. Patch, repair, or rehang existing ceilings as necessary to provide an even-plane surface of uniform appearance.
D. Plaster Installation: Comply with manufacturer’s instructions and install thickness and coats as indicated.
1. Unless otherwise indicated, provide 3-coat work.
2. Finish gypsum plaster to match existing adjacent surfaces. Sand lightly to remove trowel marks and arises.
3. Cut, patch, point-up, and repair plaster to accommodate other construction.
3.4 Cleaning
A. Clean areas and spaces where cutting and patching are performed. Completely remove paint, mortar, oils, putty, and similar items. Thoroughly clean piping, conduit, and similar features before applying paint or other finishing materials. Restore damaged pipe covering to its original condition.
END OF SECTION
Section 01098 - Codes, Regulations, Standards and Submittals PART 1 – GENERAL
1.1 Related Documents
A. Building system drawings and general provisions of Contract, including General and Supplemen-tary Conditions and other Division-1 Specification Sections, apply to this section.
1.2 Definitions
A. MIT has engaged a construction management company to act as its agent and representative for the completion of this project. For the remainder of this document, the construction man-agement company will be referred to as the “Construction Manager”.
B. MIT has engaged an environmental consulting firm to act as its representative for environmen-tal assessment activities and related technical services. For the remainder of this document, the environmental consulting firm will be referred to as the “Environmental Consultant”.
1.3 Summary
A. This section identifies notifications, permits, licenses, training, and documentation, which are required by Federal, state and local government regulations.
1. Contractors are responsible for:
• Obtaining and maintaining all permits and licenses relevant to environmental, health, safety and demolition regulations.
• Submitting all environmental, health and safety notifications to the appropriate cognizant government agencies in a timely manner.
• Training employees in relevant environmental, health and safety issues.
• Creating and maintaining environmental health and safety records and documents.
•- Developing and implementing required environmental, health and safety written programs and policies to comply with all applicable regulatory requirements and to ensure the successful completion of their work on this project.
2. Contractors will provide copies of all environmental, health and safety permits, licenses, and notifications to the Construction Manager. In addition, they will provide assurances that all relevant training has been provided and that required documentation is on file and available to the Construction Manager.
a. The purpose of these submittals is to assure MIT and/or the Construction Manager thatlegally required actions have been properly accomplished.
b. Neither MIT nor the Construction Manager, nor the Environmental Constultant will review or certify the accuracy or adequacy of any documents prepared by contractors pursuant to government regulations.
1.4 Codes, Regulations and Standards
A. General Applicability of Codes, Regulations and Standards: Except to the extent that more ex-plicit or more stringent requirements are written directly into the Contract Documents, all appli-cable codes and regulations have the same force and effect (and are made a part of the contract documents by reference) as if copied directly into the Contract Documents, or as if published copies are bound herewith.
B. Contractor Responsibility: The Contractor shall assume full responsibility and liability for the compliance with all applicable Federal, state and local regulations pertaining to work practices, hauling, disposal, and protection of workers and visitors to the site, and persons occupying areas adjacent to and in the vicinity of the job site. The Contractor is responsible for providing medical examinations and maintaining medical records of personnel as required by the applicable Fed-eral, state and local regulations. The Contractor shall hold MIT, Construction Manager, Environ-mental Consultant and any third party harmless for the Contractor’s, Contractor’s employees or subcontractor’s failure to comply with any applicable work, hauling, disposal, environmental, safety, health and/or other applicable regulation.
C. Federal Requirements: which are relevant to environmental, health and safety, and hauling and disposal of hazardous waste materials include but are not limited to the following:
1. OSHA: U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, (OSHA).
• Asbestos; 29 CFR 1910.1001 and 29 CFR 1926.1101.
• Respiratory Protection; 29 CFR 1910.134 and 29 CFR 1926.103.
• Personal Protective Equipment; 29 CFR 1910 Subpart I and 29 CFR 1926 Subpart E.
• Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records; 29 CFR 1926.33.
• Hazard Communication; 29 CFR 1910.1200 and 29 CFR 1926.59.
• Specifications for Accident Prevention Signs and Tags; 29 CFR 1910.145.
• Permit Required Confined Space; 29 CFR 1910.146.
• General Safety and Health Provisions; 29 CFR 1926 Subpart C.
• Lead; 29 CFR 1926.62.
2. DOT: U. S. Department of Transportation (DOT), including but not limited to:
• Hazardous Materials Regulations; 49 CFR Parts 100-185.
3. EPA: U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), including but not limited to:
• Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) Regulation; 40 CFR Part 763.
• National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP); 40 CFR Part 61.
National Emission Standard for Asbestos; 40 CFR Part 61 Subpart M.
• Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) 40 CFR Part 761 – Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Manufacturing, Processing, Distribution in Commerce, And Use Prohibitions.
4. State Requirements: which govern the hauling and disposal of asbestos waste materials include but are not limited to the following:
• 310 CMR 4.00 Timely Action Schedule and Fees.
• 310 CMR 7.00 Air Pollution Control.
• 310 CMR 30.0000 Hazardous Waste Regulations.
• 310 CMR 19.00 Solid Waste Management.
The Contractor and all of its subcontractors are responsible to comply with regulatory re-quirements as deemed applicable during completion of this project.
PART 2 – NOTICES, LISCENSES AND PERMITS 2.1 Notices
A. A copy of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Asbestos Abatement Notification Package in-cluding the “Asbestos Notification Form ANF-001” is presented at the end of this section.
B. The Contractor will postmark or deliver written notification as required by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Notification must be made to the DEP at least ten (10) working days prior to beginning any work on ACBM.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Asbestos Program
P.O. Box 120087 Boston, MA 02112-0087
(617) 292-5500 2.2 Permits
A. Permits: All asbestos containing waste is to be transported by an entity maintaining any and all applicable permits and/or licenses issued by specifically for ACBM, as required for transporting of waste ACBM to a disposal site.
B. Contractor is responsible for obtaining any demolition, building, renovation or other permits, and for paying application fees, if any, where required by State or local jurisdictions.
2.3 Licenses
A. Licenses: The Contractor will maintain current licenses as required by applicable state or local jurisdictions for the removal, transporting, disposal or other regulated activity relative to the work of this contract.
2.4 Posting and Filing of Regulations
A. Posting and Filing of Regulations: The Contractor will post all notices required by applicable Federal, state and local regulations. Maintain two (2) copies of applicable Federal, state and local regulations and standards. Maintain one (1) copy of each at the Contractor’s job site and in the Constructions Manager’s office.
PART 3 – SUBMITTALS
3.1 Regulatory Submittals
A. All submittals noted in this section are provided to the Construction Manager by the Contractor for record purposes only to assure MIT that the Contractor is complying with relevant laws and regulations. The Construction Manager, the Environmental Consultant, and MIT will not review any submittals for completeness or accuracy or indicate approval or disapproval.
B. The Contractor will submit the following to the Construction Manager before commencing any work requiring such documentation.
1. Permits, Licenses, and Certificates: For MIT’s records, the Contractor will submit copies of permits, licenses, certifications, inspection reports, releases, jurisdictional settlements, no-tices, receipts for fee payments, judgments, and similar documents, correspondence, and records established in conjunction with compliance with standards and regulations bearing upon performance of the work including, but not limited to:
• Notices: Submit notices required by Federal, state and local regulations together with proof of timely transmittal to the agency requiring the notice.
• Permits: Submit copies of current valid permits required by Federal, state and local regu-lations.
• Licenses: Submit copies of all Federal, state and local licenses and permits necessary to carry out the work of this contract.
3.2 Training Programs
A. Several environmental, health and safety laws and regulations require that certain employees be trained either in specified ways or generally in workplace safety issues. The Contractor will pro-vide the Construction Manager with written assurances that all workers including temporary and contract workers on the site have received appropriate training before their work commences.
1. The following is a list of some of the required training programs:
• OSHA Safety Training and Education for Construction: 29 CFR 1926.21
• OSHA Lead Standard for Construction: 29 CFR 1926.62(l)
• OSHA Asbestos Standard for Construction 29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(9)
• OSHA Respirator Standard 29 CFR 1910.134(k)
• OSHA Hazard Communication Standard 29 CFR 1926.59 3.3 Recordkeeping
A. Several environmental, health and safety laws and regulations require that records be kept of certain types of information. The Contractor will provide the following records, when applicable, to the Construction Manager before commencing work and/or during completion of the work, as new data are generated:
• Blood lead measurements in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.62(j) and other applicable regulations on employees exposed to lead will be provided within one month of the re-ceipt of laboratory reports. The data provided shall include the names and job titles of the employees who were tested.
• Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) for chemicals used on the project will be provided before the use of the chemicals begin.
• The OSHA log of employee injuries and illnesses (OSHA Form 200) will be provided quarterly and within one month of the completion of the contract.
• Analytical data, including Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP) test results, used for the identification and classification of hazardous waste will be provided within one month after laboratory results have been received.
SECTION 01101 - SUMMARY OF WORK