Minnesota Administrative Rules

7025.0220 COMPLIANCE.

Subpart 1.

Lead paint removal requirements.

A.

An owner or contractor who removes lead paint from a steel bridge shall comply with parts 7025.0230 to 7025.0300 and 7025.0380.

B.

An owner or contractor who removes lead paint from a steel water tank, ground storage tank, grain storage bin, or other storage structure shall comply with parts 7025.0230, 7025.0240, 7025.0310 to 7025.0350, and 7025.0380.

C.

An owner or contractor who removes lead paint from a steel structure not cited in item A or B, shall comply with parts 7025.0230, 7025.0240, and 7025.0360 to 7025.0380.

Subp. 2.

Use of alternative methods.

The owner or contractor may use methods of paint analysis, paint removal, and containment other than those specified in this part if the commissioner approves the alternative method in writing prior to its use. The commissioner shall give conditional approval of the alternative method if the owner or contractor submits a request in writing that:

A.

provides product specifications and either original documentation or manufacturer data that demonstrate that the method provides analysis of equivalent accuracy or pollution control of equivalent or greater efficiency than the methods specified in this part; and

B.

identifies the specific provisions of the rule for substitution with the alternative method.

Subp. 3.

Compliance with other regulations.

Nothing in parts 7025.0200 to 7025.0380 shall be construed to allow testing, removal, containment, recovery, or disposal of lead paint or lead paint particles from steel structures in violation of local regulations or federal or state rules and statutes, including those relating to occupational safety and health, which include Code of Federal Regulations, title 29, section 1926.62, as adopted by reference in part 5205.0010.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 115.03; 116.07; 144.9508

History:

21 SR 202

Published Electronically:

April 14, 2000