Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart
1.
Certification required.
Beginning October 1, 1996, an individual who performs an
asbestos inspection, as defined in part 4620.3100, must be certified by the
commissioner as an asbestos inspector.
Subp. 2.
Qualifications and
experience.
Beginning January 2, 1997, an individual applying for
certification as an asbestos inspector must show evidence of either:
A. work experience of at least 500 hours in
the field of building inspection, asbestos-related work, safety, industrial
hygiene, or hazardous materials control;
B. completion of an apprenticeship program
within the general commercial construction trades approved by the Minnesota
Department of Labor and Industry, Division of Voluntary Apprenticeship, or
registered with the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Apprenticeship
and Training;
C. licensure by
Minnesota as a building official;
D. a bachelor's degree in architecture,
engineering, industrial hygiene, industrial technology safety, or physical or
life science, and 40 hours of on-site asbestos inspection experience
accompanying a Minnesota-certified asbestos inspector; or
E. registration or certification as a
registered architect, licensed professional engineer, certified industrial
hygienist, or certified safety professional.
Subp. 3.
Training requirements for
initial certification.
To be eligible for initial certification as an asbestos
inspector an applicant must complete, before the commissioner's receipt of the
application:
A. an initial asbestos
inspector training course that is:
(1)
permitted by the commissioner under part 4620.3704;
(2) approved by the United States
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with the EPA approval granted after June
1, 1987; or
(3) approved by a state
asbestos training program accredited by the EPA; and
B. an asbestos inspector refresher course
permitted by the commissioner under part 4620.3704 if the applicant has
completed an initial asbestos inspector training course specified in item A,
subitem (2) or (3).
Subp.
4.
Training diploma expiration; retraining.
The applicant for certification as an asbestos inspector must
complete an annual asbestos inspector refresher course permitted by the
commissioner under part 4620.3704 to maintain certification eligibility when
the diploma from an initial inspector training course as specified in subpart
3, item A, has expired before the commissioner's receipt of the
application.
A. The most recent
asbestos inspector refresher course completed must be permitted by the
commissioner under part 4620.3704.
B. Any refresher courses which have been
completed subsequent to the expiration of the diploma must have been completed
no more than 12 months after the expiration date of the preceding
diploma.
Subp. 5.
Application for initial certification.
An applicant for initial certification as an asbestos
inspector must submit to the commissioner:
A. a completed application on a form provided
by the commissioner, which seeks only information the commissioner reasonably
considers necessary to identify the applicant and to determine whether the
applicant meets the statutory and regulatory requirements for
certification;
B. a nonrefundable
application fee of $100, which is not in the form of a personal check, payable
to the Minnesota Department of Health; and
C. verifiable evidence of the applicant's
original diploma for the initial asbestos inspector training course, and, if
applicable, verifiable evidence of each of the applicant's original diplomas
from the asbestos inspector refresher training courses.
Subp. 6.
Renewal.
A. An individual certified as an asbestos
inspector must apply for renewal of asbestos inspector certification by
submitting to the commissioner a completed renewal application. Until the
renewal certificate is issued by the commissioner, the asbestos inspector may
continue to perform asbestos inspections for up to 30 calendar days from the
date of completing the refresher training course, provided the asbestos
inspector:
(1) has submitted the
certification renewal application to the commissioner; and
(2) has a copy of the diploma, which is
issued after completing an asbestos inspector refresher course, at the location
where the asbestos inspector is conducting work.
B. The renewal application must include:
(1) the completed renewal application on a
form provided by the commissioner, which seeks only information the
commissioner reasonably considers necessary to identify the applicant and to
determine whether the applicant meets the statutory and regulatory requirements
for renewal of certification;
(2) a
nonrefundable renewal application fee of $100, which is not in the form of a
personal check, payable to the Minnesota Department of Health; and
(3) verifiable evidence of the training
course diploma from the most recent asbestos inspector refresher training
course required by subpart 4.
Subp. 7.
Denial of
certification.
The commissioner shall deny an application for asbestos
inspector certification if the applicant fails to comply with all applicable
requirements in this part. Additional grounds for the commissioner to deny an
application are stated in Minnesota Statutes, section
144.99, subdivision
8, paragraphs (a) and (b). An applicant:
A. must be notified in writing of the denial
of the certificate and the reasons for the denial; and
B. is not required to pay a second fee if the
applicant submits a second asbestos inspector application within 30 days of the
receipt of the notice that the asbestos inspector application has been denied.
Fees are required for all subsequent applications.
Subp. 8.
Duration of certificate;
transfer.
An asbestos inspector certificate is valid for 12 months
after the completion date on the diploma for the most recently completed
training course. The asbestos inspector certificate is not transferable.
Subp. 9.
Duplicate
certificate.
To replace a lost, destroyed, or mutilated asbestos inspector
certificate, the certified asbestos inspector must submit a completed
application for a duplicate asbestos inspector certificate and pay a charge to
the Minnesota Department of Health for the cost of duplicating the
certificate.
Statutory Authority: MS s
16A.1285;
144.05;
144.122;
326.70 to
326.81
