Minnesota Administrative Rules

4620.3596 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR AIR MONITORING.

The air monitoring samples required by parts 4620.3592 and 4620.3594 must be collected as specified in this part.

A.

All air monitoring sample collection must be conducted by an individual who is either an asbestos worker or asbestos site supervisor and who:

(1)

has completed a Minnesota asbestos air sampling course permitted by the commissioner under part 4620.3704;

(2)

is certified as a certified industrial hygienist by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene; or

(3)

before July 1, 1996, has completed the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) course number 582, entitled Sampling and Identification of Airborne Asbestos, or a course equivalent to the NIOSH 582 course.

B.

Air monitoring sample cassettes must be submitted for analysis on the day collected.

C.

The contract for air monitoring sample analysis must specify that results must be available orally or in writing no later than 48 hours after submission for analysis or before disassembly of the containment, whichever is earlier.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 144.05; 326.70 to 326.81

History:

20 SR 2765

Published Electronically:

June 3, 2013