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144.9505 Licensing of lead contractors and certification of workers.

Subdivision 1. Licensing and certification. (a) A person shall, before performing abatement or lead hazard reduction or providing planning services for lead abatement or lead hazard reduction, obtain a license from the commissioner as a lead supervisor, lead worker, or lead project designer. The commissioner shall specify training and testing requirements for licensure and certification as required in section 144.9508 and shall charge a fee for the cost of issuing a license or certificate and for training provided by the commissioner. License fees shall be nonrefundable and must be submitted with each application in the amount of $50 for each lead supervisor, lead worker, or lead inspector and $100 for each lead project designer, lead risk assessor, or certified firm. All fees received shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the lead abatement licensing and certification account and are appropriated to the commissioner to cover costs incurred under this section and section 144.9508.

(b) Persons shall not advertise or otherwise present themselves as lead supervisors, lead workers, or lead project designers unless they have licenses issued by the commissioner under this section.

Subd. 2. Lead training. Lead abatement and lead hazard reduction training must include a hands-on component and instruction on the health effects of lead exposure, the use of personal protective equipment, workplace hazards and safety problems, lead abatement and lead hazard reduction methods, lead-safe directives, decontamination procedures, cleanup and waste disposal procedures, lead monitoring and testing methods, swab team services, and legal rights and responsibilities.

Subd. 3. Licensed building contractor; information. The commissioner shall provide health and safety information on lead abatement and lead hazard reduction to all residential building contractors licensed under section 326.84. The information must include the lead-safe directives and any other materials describing ways to protect the health and safety of both workers and residents.

Subd. 4. Notice of lead abatement or lead hazard reduction work. (a) At least five working days before starting work at each lead abatement or lead hazard reduction worksite, the person performing the lead abatement or lead hazard reduction work shall give written notice and an approved work plan as required in this section to the commissioner and the appropriate board of health. Within the limits of appropriations, the commissioner shall review plans and shall approve or disapprove them as to compliance with the requirements in subdivision 5.

(b) This provision does not apply to swab team workers performing work under an order of an assessing agency.

Subd. 5. Abatement or lead hazard reduction work plans. (a) A person who performs lead abatement or lead hazard reduction shall present a lead abatement or lead hazard reduction work plan to the property owner with each bid or estimate for lead abatement or lead hazard reduction work. The work plan does not replace or supersede more stringent contractual agreements. A written lead abatement or lead hazard reduction work plan must be prepared which describes the equipment and procedures to be used throughout the lead abatement or lead hazard reduction work project. At a minimum, the work plan must describe:

(1) the building area and building components to be worked on;

(2) the amount of lead-containing material to be removed, encapsulated, or enclosed;

(3) the schedule to be followed for each work stage;

(4) the workers' personal protection equipment and clothing;

(5) the dust suppression and debris containment methods;

(6) the lead abatement or lead hazard reduction methods to be used on each building component;

(7) cleaning methods;

(8) temporary, on-site waste storage, if any; and

(9) the methods for transporting waste material and its destination.

(b) The work plan shall itemize the costs for each item listed in paragraph (a) and for any other expenses associated with the lead abatement or lead hazard reduction work and shall be presented to the property owner with any bid or estimate for lead abatement or lead hazard reduction work.

(c) The person performing the lead abatement or lead hazard reduction shall keep a copy of the work plan readily available at the worksite for the duration of the project and present it to the assessing agency on demand.

(d) The person performing the lead abatement or lead hazard reduction shall keep a copy of the work plan on record for one year after completion of the project and shall present it to the assessing agency on demand.

(e) This provision does not apply to swab team workers performing work under an order of an assessing agency or providing services at no cost to a property owner with funding under a state or federal grant.

HIST: 1995 c 213 art 1 s 7; 1996 c 451 art 4 s 20; 1998 c 407 art 2 s 66-68

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