Minnesota Administrative Rules

7025.0040 NOTIFICATION.

Subpart 1.

Notice required.

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.

A.

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.

B.

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.

Subp. 2.

Contents of notice to residents, administrator, and owner.

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:

A.

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;

B.

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;

C.

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

D.

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.

Subp. 3.

Contents of notice to commissioner.

The notice required in subpart 1, item B, shall state:

A.

the address and location of the building to be abrasive blasted;

B.

the scheduled starting and completion days and times;

C.

the results of the test required by part 7025.0030 and the method of analysis used;

D.

the name, business address, and telephone number of the contractor;

E.

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;

F.

a copy of the notice given to the owner or administrator and adult residents of each building under subparts 1 and 2;

G.

the abrasive blasting method the contractor plans to use;

H.

the procedures the contractor plans to use to comply with parts 7025.0010 to 7025.0080;

I.

the name and location of the waste disposal site where the debris collected as required by part 7025.0060 will be deposited; and

J.

any other information that the commissioner deems necessary to determine that the requirements of parts 7025.0010 to 7025.0080 will be followed.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 116.07; 144.878

History:

16 SR 442; 18 SR 614

Published Electronically:

April 14, 2000