Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart 1.
Notice required.
At least five days before the start of abrasive blasting of
lead paint on the exterior of a residential, child care, or school building, or
of any building within 100 feet of a residential, child care, or school
building, or a playground, the contractor shall provide notice as described in
items A and B.
A. Written notice as
required in subpart
2 must be given to the owner
or administrator and the adult residents of the building to be abrasive
blasted, and to the owner or administrator and the adult residents of any
residential, child care, or school buildings within 50 feet of the building to
be abrasive blasted. The contractor must mail or physically hand the notice to
the owner or administrator of a child care or school building. For residences,
the contractor must mail, physically hand, or put on or under the door of each
residence a notice for at least one adult resident of each single-family
structure and one adult resident of each unit in a multifamily
structure.
B. Written notice as
required in subpart
3 must be given to the
commissioner.
If the contractor postpones abrasive blasting more than five
days from the anticipated start of abrasive blasting stated in the written
notices required by this subpart, then the contractor shall, at least two days
before the start of abrasive blasting, revise and redistribute the notices
required by this subpart with the new days and hours during which abrasive
blasting is anticipated.
Subp. 2.
Contents of notice to
residents, administrator, and owner.
The notice required in subpart
1, item A, shall state that
lead paint is present on the structure, shall provide the results of the test
required by part
7025.0030 and the methods of
analysis used, shall specify the days and the hours during which abrasive
blasting is anticipated, and shall advise the owner or administrator and the
adult residents to take the following actions before abrasive blasting
begins:
A. close all doors, windows,
and storm windows on the walls to be abrasive blasted and their adjoining
walls, and on the walls of neighboring buildings that face the structure to be
abrasive blasted and their adjoining walls;
B. completely seal from the outside with
adhesive tape or caulking the outermost window or storm window to the window
frame, the outermost door or storm door to the door frame, and air intake
openings on the walls of the neighboring building that are specified in item A.
Walls that adjoin the walls facing the abrasive blasting need only be sealed to
a distance of 50 feet from the wall to be abrasive blasted;
C. turn off all air conditioning units on the
walls to be abrasive blasted and their adjoining walls, and on the walls of
neighboring buildings that face the structure to be abrasive blasted and their
adjoining walls, and tightly cover all of these units with impermeable
material; and
D. take inside or
remove from the property within 50 feet of the structure to be abrasive blasted
all children's toys and play equipment, or cover equipment that cannot be
moved, and all pets, pet houses, and pet food and water bowls.
Subp. 3.
Contents of notice
to commissioner.
The notice required in subpart
1, item B, shall
state:
A. the address and location of
the building to be abrasive blasted;
B. the scheduled starting and completion days
and times;
C. the results of the
test required by part
7025.0030 and the method of
analysis used;
D. the name,
business address, and telephone number of the contractor;
E. a description of the building or buildings
to be abrasive blasted, including whether each building is a residential, child
care, or school building, or within 100 feet of a residential, child care, or
school building, or a playground;
F. a copy of the notice given to the owner or
administrator and adult residents of each building under subparts
1 and
2;
G. the abrasive blasting method the
contractor plans to use;
H. the
procedures the contractor plans to use to comply with parts
7025.0010 to
7025.0080;
I. the name and location of the waste
disposal site where the debris collected as required by part
7025.0060 will be deposited;
and
J. any other information that
the commissioner deems necessary to determine that the requirements of parts
7025.0010 to
7025.0080 will be
followed.
Statutory Authority: MS s
116.07;
144.878
