Minnesota Administrative Rules

7514.0800 COMPOSITION OF TEAMS.

Subpart 1.

Composition of emergency response team.

Except as permitted under subpart 2, a hazardous materials emergency response team must be composed of at least 30 qualified members. Twelve members of the team must be available for response at all times. Nine of the 12 members must be available as an emergency response team. Three of the 12 members must be available as a chemical assessment team.

Subp. 2.

Waiver of minimum composition.

The commissioner shall permit an emergency response team to be composed of fewer than 30 qualified members when the team's employer can prove to the commissioner's satisfaction that 12 members of the team will be available for response at all times.

Subp. 3.

Composition of chemical assessment team.

Except as permitted under subpart 4, a team designated solely as a chemical assessment team must be composed of at least nine qualified members. Three members of the team must be available for response at all times.

Subp. 4.

Waiver of minimum composition.

The commissioner shall permit a chemical assessment team to be composed of fewer than nine qualified members when the team's employer can prove to the commissioner's satisfaction that three members of the team will be available for response at all times.

Subp. 5.

Training required to respond as emergency response team.

The nine members of an emergency response team available to respond as an emergency response team must have the levels of training certification described in items A to C:

A.

At least four members must be certified by the employer at the highest level of hazardous materials training as defined by Code of Federal Regulations, title 29, section 1910.120.

B.

The member assigned to provide emergency medical support to the team must be certified by the employer at a minimum of the operations level as defined by Code of Federal Regulations, title 29, section 1910.120, and currently certified or registered as an emergency medical technician by the commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Health, in compliance with Minnesota Statutes, sections 144E.001 to 144E.25 and 144E.30, and rules adopted pursuant to those sections.

C.

The remaining members must be certified by the employer at a minimum of the technician level as defined by Code of Federal Regulations, title 29, section 1910.120.

Subp. 6.

Training required to respond as chemical assessment team.

The three members of a chemical assessment team, or of an emergency response team available for response as a chemical assessment team must have the levels of training certification described in items A and B:

A.

At least one member must be certified by the employer at the highest level of hazardous materials training as defined by Code of Federal Regulations, title 29, section 1910.120.

B.

The remaining members must be certified by the employer at a minimum of the technician level as defined by Code of Federal Regulations, title 29, section 1910.120.

Subp. 7.

Composition of team membership.

Emergency response teams and chemical assessment teams may be composed of personnel from one or more public or nonpublic entities. Teams must designate a single point of contact for purposes of emergency dispatch, a single authority for contract administration, and the employer responsible for the employer requirements of this chapter.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 299A.50

History:

19 SR 450; L 1997 c 199 s 14

Published Electronically:

October 2, 2007