At least five days before the start of abrasive blasting of lead paint on the exterior of a residential, child care, or school building, or of any building within 100 feet of a residential, child care, or school building, or a playground, the contractor shall provide notice as described in items A and B.
Written notice as required in subpart 2 must be given to the owner or administrator and the adult residents of the building to be abrasive blasted, and to the owner or administrator and the adult residents of any residential, child care, or school buildings within 50 feet of the building to be abrasive blasted. The contractor must mail or physically hand the notice to the owner or administrator of a child care or school building. For residences, the contractor must mail, physically hand, or put on or under the door of each residence a notice for at least one adult resident of each single-family structure and one adult resident of each unit in a multifamily structure.
Written notice as required in subpart 3 must be given to the commissioner.
If the contractor postpones abrasive blasting more than five days from the anticipated start of abrasive blasting stated in the written notices required by this subpart, then the contractor shall, at least two days before the start of abrasive blasting, revise and redistribute the notices required by this subpart with the new days and hours during which abrasive blasting is anticipated.
The notice required in subpart 1, item A, shall state that lead paint is present on the structure, shall provide the results of the test required by part 7025.0030 and the methods of analysis used, shall specify the days and the hours during which abrasive blasting is anticipated, and shall advise the owner or administrator and the adult residents to take the following actions before abrasive blasting begins:
close all doors, windows, and storm windows on the walls to be abrasive blasted and their adjoining walls, and on the walls of neighboring buildings that face the structure to be abrasive blasted and their adjoining walls;
completely seal from the outside with adhesive tape or caulking the outermost window or storm window to the window frame, the outermost door or storm door to the door frame, and air intake openings on the walls of the neighboring building that are specified in item A. Walls that adjoin the walls facing the abrasive blasting need only be sealed to a distance of 50 feet from the wall to be abrasive blasted;
turn off all air conditioning units on the walls to be abrasive blasted and their adjoining walls, and on the walls of neighboring buildings that face the structure to be abrasive blasted and their adjoining walls, and tightly cover all of these units with impermeable material; and
take inside or remove from the property within 50 feet of the structure to be abrasive blasted all children's toys and play equipment, or cover equipment that cannot be moved, and all pets, pet houses, and pet food and water bowls.
The notice required in subpart 1, item B, shall state:
a description of the building or buildings to be abrasive blasted, including whether each building is a residential, child care, or school building, or within 100 feet of a residential, child care, or school building, or a playground;
a copy of the notice given to the owner or administrator and adult residents of each building under subparts 1 and 2;
16 SR 442; 18 SR 614
April 14, 2000
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes