Minnesota Administrative Rules

4620.7500 INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE; REQUIRED WORK PRACTICES FOR RADON MEASUREMENT AND MITIGATION AND MEASUREMENT DEVICES.

A.

This part indicates documents, specifications, methods, and standards that are incorporated by reference in parts 4620.7000 to 4620.7900. This material is amended from time to time and is available from the source listed and for loan or inspection from the Department of Health. The requirements of the standards or the successor requirements of the standards in this section must be followed for all radon-related work conducted in Minnesota.

B.

Radon measurement professionals and radon mitigation professionals measuring radon in single-family residences must:

(1)

comply with ANSI/AARST Protocol for Conducting Measurements of Radon and Radon Decay Products in Homes (ANSI/AARST MAH-2014) or successor ANSI/AARST standards; and

(2)

test each unique foundation type.

C.

Radon measurement professionals and radon mitigation professionals measuring radon in multifamily buildings must comply with ANSI/AARST Standard: Protocol for Conducting Radon and Radon Decay Product Measurements in Multifamily Buildings (ANSI/AARST MAMF-2017) or successor ANSI/AARST standards.

D.

Radon measurement professionals and radon mitigation professionals measuring radon in schools and large buildings must comply with ANSI/AARST Protocol for Conducting Measurements of Radon and Radon Decay Products in Schools and Large Buildings (ANSI/AARST MALB-2014) or successor ANSI/AARST standards.

E.

Radon mitigation professionals performing radon mitigation in houses must comply with Soil Gas Mitigation Standards for Existing Homes (ANSI/AARST SGM-SF-2017) or successor ANSI/AARST standards.

F.

Radon mitigation professionals performing radon mitigation in multifamily buildings must comply with ANSI/AARST Radon Mitigation Standards for Multifamily Buildings (ANSI/AARST RMS-MF-2018) or successor ANSI/AARST standards.

G.

Radon mitigation professionals performing radon mitigation in schools and large buildings must comply with ANSI/AARST Radon Mitigation Standards for Schools and Large Buildings (ANSI/AARST RMS-LB-2018) or successor ANSI/AARST standards.

H.

Radon measurement device performance requirements are the ANSI/AARST Performance Specifications for Instrumentation Systems Designed to Measure Radon Gas in Air (ANSI/AARST MS-PC-2015) or successor ANSI/AARST standards.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 144.4961

History:

43 SR 687

Published Electronically:

December 20, 2018