Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 167 - Pollution Control Agency
Chapter 7025 - LEAD PAINT REMOVAL
ABRASIVE BLASTING OF LEAD PAINT FROM RESIDENTIAL, CHILD CARE, AND SCHOOL BUILDINGS
Part 7025.0080 - VACUUM BLASTING

Universal Citation: MN Rules 7025.0080

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024

Subpart 1. Certain contractors exempt from requirements.

A contractor that uses vacuum blasting to remove lead paint from all parts of a structure is exempt for that structure only from the requirements of subpart 2 if:

A. the contractor removes all paint by holding the workhead of the vacuum blasting unit at all times against the substrate;

B. all parts of the vacuum blasting equipment are in a condition that prevents emissions of particulate matter; and

C. no other method of abrasive blasting is used.

Subp. 2. Inapplicable requirements.

Contractors described in subpart 1 are exempt from the following requirements:

A. part 7025.0040, subparts 1 and 2, to the extent that they require the contractor to notify the owner or administrator and adult residents of neighboring buildings;

B. part 7025.0050, subpart 4; and

C. part 7025.0050, subpart 2, item C.

For contractors described in subpart 1, the requirement of part 7025.0050, subpart 3, item D, of distance of ground cover is reduced to a minimum of 15 feet in all directions of the point of blasting and need not be increased according to the height of the structure.

Statutory Authority: MS s 116.07; 144.878

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