Minnesota Administrative Rules

1505.3100 PREPARATION FOR CONTROL AND RECOVERY OF PESTICIDE RELEASES.

Subpart 1.

Release response plan.

The operator of a bulk pesticide storage facility shall prepare a written release response plan for the storage facility. The operator shall keep the plan current at all times. A copy of the plan must be kept at a prominent location at the storage facility and at the nearest local office from which the storage facility is administered, and must be made available for employee use and for inspection by the department. The operator of the storage facility shall provide a current copy of the plan to the local fire and police departments. The plan must include, but is not limited to:

A.

the identity and telephone numbers of the persons who are to be contacted in the event of a release;

B.

for every bulk pesticide stored at the facility, a complete copy of the storage container label required under part 1505.3060, subpart 9, and Minnesota Statutes, section 18B.26;

C.

a complete copy of the material safety data sheet for every bulk pesticide stored at the facility;

D.

the procedures and equipment to be used in controlling and recovering or otherwise responding to a release; and

E.

an identification, by location, of every bulk pesticide storage container located at the facility, and the type of bulk pesticide stored in each storage container.

The plan need not include the specific location of each storage container of minibulk pesticide, if the plan includes the general location within the facility at which storage containers of minibulk pesticide are held.

Subp. 2.

Equipment and supplies.

Bulk pesticide storage facilities must have on the premises equipment needed to mitigate and recover pesticide releases. The equipment must include and is not limited to pumps, recovery containers, personal protective equipment, absorbent materials, and other materials used to control and recover pesticide releases. A checklist of release response equipment and its location must be posted with the release response plan.

Subp. 3.

Training.

The owner or manager of the storage facility shall conduct release response training for all new and existing employees of the facility annually before the beginning of the pesticide use season. New employees must receive training within 30 days of employment. The owner or manager and employees are responsible for following the firm's release response procedures pursuant to the release response plan to minimize contamination of the environment.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 18B.06; 18B.14

History:

14 SR 161

Published Electronically:

September 17, 2013