Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart 1.
General.
Course content for training courses permitted by the
commissioner must meet the requirements of this part.
Subp. 2.
Incorporation of Minnesota law
and rules.
The training course provider must incorporate all
asbestos-related Minnesota law and rules into all course materials and
instruction wherever the course material and instruction addresses a subject
covered by Minnesota law and rules.
Subp. 3.
Incorporation of new material
into training course.
The training course provider must incorporate any new
information into course material as required by the commissioner.
Subp. 4.
Length and content
of initial asbestos-related training courses.
Initial training course length and content must meet the
requirements in this subpart with one day equal to eight hours including breaks
and lunch. The initial training course length and content requirements
for:
A. asbestos workers must meet the
length and content requirements in Code of Federal Regulations, title 40,
chapter I, subchapter R, part 763, subpart E, appendix C, section I, part B,
paragraph (1), amended through February 3, 1994;
B. asbestos site supervisors must meet the
training course length and content requirements in Code of Federal Regulations,
title 40, chapter I, subchapter R, part 763, subpart E, appendix C, section I,
part B, paragraph (2), amended through February 3, 1994;
C. asbestos inspectors must meet the initial
training course length and content requirements in Code of Federal Regulations,
title 40, chapter I, subchapter R, part 763, subpart E, appendix C, section I,
part B, paragraph (3), amended through February 3, 1994;
D. asbestos management planners must meet the
initial training course length and content requirements in Code of Federal
Regulations, title 40, chapter I, subchapter R, part 763, subpart E, appendix
C, section I, part B, paragraph (4), amended through February 3, 1994;
and
E. asbestos project designers
must meet the initial training course length, content, and prerequisite
requirements in Code of Federal Regulations, title 40, chapter I, subchapter R,
part 763, subpart E, appendix C, section I, part B, paragraph (5), amended
through February 3, 1994.
Subp.
5.
Length and content of air sampling training.
The initial training course for asbestos air sampling must be
at least two days in length and meet the requirements in this subpart. The
training must address:
A. the National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's sampling method specified in
part 4620.3597, subpart 1;
B. the
sampling requirements and procedures in parts 4620.3592 to 4620.3598;
C. the sampling requirements and procedures
specified in item B:
(1) the alternative
indoor air standard;
(2) the
alternative air clearance standard;
(3) the appropriate use of alternative
standards;
(4) the number of fields
to be counted and what to do when sampling volumes are below 2,000
liters;
(5) sampling techniques and
requirements outside the containment during abatement;
(6) reasons to evacuate the facility, reentry
after evacuation, and the reasons for delay of evacuation;
(7) sampling when negative air machines
exhaust indoors;
(8) sampling
during glove bag and mini-containment operations; and
(9) all phases of final containment
clearance;
D. the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) personal sampling
requirements, procedures, and rationale, including calculation of time-weighted
averages contained in Code of Federal Regulations, title 29, section 1926.1101,
paragraphs (c) and (f), and appendix A, amended through September 29,
1995;
E. the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) sampling requirements and procedures in Code of Federal
Regulations, title 40, section 763.90, paragraph (i), and subpart E, appendix
A, amended through April 15, 1988;
F. a comparison of the EPA, OSHA, and
Minnesota air sampling requirements;
G. an introduction to analysis
procedures;
H. sampling equipment
calibration methods;
I. problems
that may be encountered during sample collection;
J. decontamination of sampling equipment
after sampling; and
K. hands-on
sampling training, including;
(1) calibrating
a rotameter using primary standard;
(2) measuring sampling pump flow rate using a
rotameter;
(3) assembling sampling
cassettes;
(4) setting up a
sampling train for area sampling, collecting an air sample, and calculating the
volume sampled;
(5) setting up, on
a course participant, a sampling train for personal sampling;
(6) calculating time-weighted averages;
and
(7) calculating the alternative
indoor air standard described in part 4620.3597, subpart 2.
Subp. 6.
Hands-on
training required.
For initial worker and site supervisor training, the course
must include lectures, demonstrations, hands-on training, course review, and an
examination as specified in part 4620.3716, subpart 4. The hands-on training
must be at least 14 hours in length and must include:
A. demonstration by the instructor of the use
of the respiratory protection devices with at least six different respirator
types;
B. demonstration by the
instructor and practice by each course participant of disassembly, cleaning,
and reassembly of a half-face air purifying respirator and a full-face powered
air purifying respirator;
C.
practice by each course participant in identifying faults with half-face air
purifying and full-face powered air purifying respirators with damaged or
missing parts;
D. demonstration by
the instructor of respirator fit checking;
E. demonstration by the instructor of
respirator fit testing;
F. practice
by each participant in donning full-body protective clothing;
G. demonstration by the instructor and
practice by each course participant of simulated asbestos abatement of pipe
insulation using a glove bag;
H.
practice by each course participant constructing a decontamination
unit;
I. practice by each
participant constructing a containment and using a HEPA-filtered negative air
machine to produce negative pressure in the containment;
J. demonstration by the instructor and
practice by each participant of simulated abatement of ceiling spray-on;
and
K. demonstration by the
instructor and practice by each course participant of removing and replacing
the filter elements in a HEPA-filtered negative air machine.
Subp. 7.
Annual refresher
courses.
Annual refresher courses for asbestos project designers,
asbestos management planners, asbestos inspector, asbestos site supervisors,
and asbestos workers must:
A. meet the
refresher course length and content specified in Code of Federal Regulations,
title 40, chapter I, subchapter R, part 763, subpart E, appendix C, section I,
part D, amended through February 3, 1994;
B. include a review of the topics covered in
an initial training course as specified in subpart 5; and
C. comply with part 4620.3716, subpart
6.
Subp. 8.
Time
limits for training courses.
If extra time is required to complete the prescribed
instruction of a permitted training course or to add subjects not prescribed
for the training course, the course may be extended if:
A. instruction is not more than eight hours
per day, including lunch and other breaks; and
B. the training course is held no more than
five successive days.
Statutory Authority: MS s
144.05;
326.70 to
326.81
