Minnesota Administrative Rules

1505.3110 INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE.

Subpart 1.

Records.

The operator of a bulk pesticide storage facility shall inspect and maintain storage containers, appurtenances, loading areas, and secondary containment areas to minimize the risk of a pesticide release. A written record of all inspections and maintenance must be made on the day of the inspection or maintenance and kept at the storage site or at the nearest local office from which the storage site is administered. A record of all pesticide releases onto the loading area or into the secondary containment area including date, time, type of pesticide, volume, cause, actions to contain, and management of the release must be kept for at least five years.

Subp. 2.

Schedule.

A bulk pesticide container and its appurtenances must be inspected for leakage at least weekly during the use season. A secondary containment area must be inspected for condition and leakage of the base, seams, and walls at least monthly while bulk pesticide is in storage. Loading area pads must be inspected for leakage at least monthly during the use season.

Inspection records must contain the name of the person making the inspection, the date of each inspection, conditions noted, and maintenance performed.

Maintenance of the bulk pesticide storage facility must be performed as necessary in order to ensure that the integrity of the bulk pesticide containers, secondary containment areas, and loading areas is maintained.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 18B.06; 18B.14

History:

14 SR 161

Published Electronically:

September 17, 2013