Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart 1.
Certification
required.
Beginning October 1, 1996, an individual who develops an
asbestos management plan must be certified by the commissioner as an asbestos
management planner.
Subp.
2.
Qualifications or experience requirements.
Beginning January 2, 1997, an individual applying for
certification must show evidence of either:
A. work experience of at least 1,000 hours in
the field of building inspection, asbestos-related work, safety, industrial
hygiene, or hazardous materials control;
B. licensure by Minnesota as a building
official;
C. a bachelor's degree in
architecture, engineering, physical or life science, and work experience of 500
hours in the field of building inspection, asbestos-related work, safety,
industrial hygiene, or hazardous materials control;
D. registration as a registered architect,
licensure as a professional engineer, or certification as a certified
industrial hygienist or certified safety professional; or
E. a master's degree in environmental health,
industrial hygiene or safety, and work experience of 250 hours in the field of
building inspection, asbestos-related work, safety, industrial hygiene, or
hazardous materials control.
Subp.
3.
Training requirements for initial certification.
To be eligible for initial certification as an asbestos
management planner an applicant must complete, before the commissioner's
receipt of the application:
A. an
initial asbestos management planner 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
management planner refresher course permitted by the commissioner under part
4620.3704 if the applicant has completed the initial asbestos management
planner training course specified in item A, subitem (2) or (3).
Subp. 4.
Training diploma
expiration; retraining.
The applicant for certification as an asbestos management
planner must complete an annual asbestos management planner refresher course
permitted by the commissioner under part 4620.3704 when the diploma from an
initial management planner training course as specified in subpart 3, item A,
has expired before the commissioner's receipt of the application.
A. The most recent asbestos management
planner 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
management planner 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 management planner training course
and, if applicable, verifiable evidence of each of the applicant's original
diplomas for the asbestos management planner refresher training
courses.
Subp. 6.
Renewal.
A. An individual
certified as an asbestos management planner must apply for renewal of asbestos
management planner certification by submitting to the commissioner a completed
renewal application. Until the renewal certificate is issued by the
commissioner, the asbestos management planner may continue to perform asbestos
management plans for up to 30 calendar days from the date of completing the
refresher training course, provided the asbestos management planner:
(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 management planner refresher course, at the
location where the asbestos management planner 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 $100 renewal application
fee, 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 management planner refresher training course required by subpart
4.
Subp. 7.
Denial of certification.
The commissioner shall deny an application for certification
as an asbestos management planner if the applicant fails to comply with the
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 management planner application within 30
days of the receipt of the notice that the asbestos management planner
application has been denied. Fees are required for all subsequent
applications.
Subp. 8.
Duration of certificate; transfer.
An asbestos management planner certificate is valid for 12
months after the completion date on the diploma for the most recently completed
training course. The asbestos management planner certificate is not
transferable.
Subp. 9.
Duplicate certificate.
To replace a lost, destroyed, or mutilated asbestos
management planner certificate, the certified asbestos management planner must
submit a completed application for a duplicate asbestos management planner
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
