Hazardous Materials Laborer

Duties Include: Receives formal and on-the-job training to remove hazardous materials in accordance with safety regulations. Identifies asbestos, lead, or other hazardous materials that need to be removed, using monitoring devices. Constructs scaffolding and builds containment areas prior to beginning abatement or decontamination work. Removes asbestos and/or lead from surfaces, using hand and power tools such as scrapers, vacuums, and high-pressure sprayers. Cleans contaminated equipment or areas for re-use, using detergents and solvents, sandblasters, pressure washers, and steam cleaners. Follows prescribed safety procedures, and complies with federal laws regulating waste disposal methods. Removes lead-based paint from various surfaces (brick, plaster, wood, etc.) using chemical strippers, power operated hand tools or complete demolition of substrata so that follow-on construction can be performed. Places removed hazardous materials in appropriate containers for disposal in accordance with applicable regulations. Loads and unloads materials into containers and onto trucks. Erects containment materials to restrict the disbursement of airborne contaminants. Operates machines and equipment to remove, package, store, or transport loads of waste materials. Records numbers of containers stored at disposal sites, and specifies the amounts and types of equipment and waste disposed. Removes asbestos by hand from various surfaces (piping, ductwork, floor tile, ceiling tile, etc.) so that follow-on construction can be performed. Places removed asbestos in appropriate containers for disposal in accordance with applicable regulations. Removes masonry materials containing silica with power operated and hand tools. Places removed silica containing materials in appropriate containers for disposal in accordance with applicable regulations. Assists with receiving, storing, and/or issuing specific materials, tools or equipment, such as general supplies, construction materials, or tools, tarps, etc. Assists journey level trades workers by performing general laborer duties such as moving large quantities of materials weighting up to 50 lbs. and cleaning up job sites. Uses simple hand and power tools: saws, hammers, drills, planes, etc. to erect and build containments for hazardous material abatement in accordance with approved work plan. Constructs containments from wood, polyethylene sheeting and other materials so that the work area is segregated from adjacent spaces. Installs flex-duct and negative air machines in advance of the work starting. Removes containments at the end of the abatement.