Minnesota Administrative Code

4620.3572 ENCAPSULATION OF ASBESTOS-CONTAINING MATERIAL. Encapsulation of asbestos-containing material must meet the requirements in this part. A. Any loose or hanging asbestos-containing material must be removed before encapsulation according to part 4620.3571. B. Filler compoun…

4620.3573 PERMANENT ENCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS. Installation of a permanent enclosure of asbestos-containing material must meet the requirements in this part. A. A permanent enclosure must: (1) consist of a rigid barrier with impermeable sides; (2) be designed to prevent air movement…

4620.3575 COMPLETION OF ABATEMENT. Subpart 1. Postabatement cleaning. After asbestos-containing material has been removed, encapsulated, or enclosed, interior surfaces of the containment and interior surfaces of the decontamination unit must be cleaned. A. HEPA-filter equipped va…

4620.3580 GLOVE BAG PROCEDURES. Subpart 1. Application. When a portion of a project includes the removal, encapsulation, or enclosure of less than 25 linear feet of asbestos-containing pipe lagging or less than ten square feet of asbestos-containing material per room, for that po…

4620.3581 MINI-CONTAINMENT PROCEDURES. Subpart 1. Mini-containment. When a portion of a project includes abatement of less than 25 linear feet of asbestos-containing pipe lagging or less than ten square feet of asbestos-containing material per room, for that portion of the projec…

4620.3582 REMOVAL OF ENTIRE FACILITY COMPONENTS. Subpart 1. Applicability. A person performing abatement may use the procedures in this part as an alternative to the procedures in parts 4620.3566 to 4620.3575 when the criteria in subpart 2 are met. Subp. 2. Conditions for removal…

4620.3585 DEMOLITION BY DESTRUCTION TO THE GROUND. Subpart 1. Applicability. This part may be used when a facility or portion of a facility: A. will be subjected to demolition by destruction to the ground within 24 hours of the completion of asbestos-related work; and B. has been…

4620.3592 INDOOR AIR MONITORING. Subpart 1. Applicability. As part of every project, indoor air monitoring must be performed as specified in this part except that indoor air monitoring is not required: A. when a project is performed in preparation for demolition of a facility and…

4620.3594 CLEARANCE AIR SAMPLING. Subpart 1. General. When enclosure, removal, or encapsulation is completed during an abatement, clearance air sampling must be performed to ensure that fiber levels in the air within the containment area do not exceed the clearance standard or al…

4620.3596 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR AIR MONITORING. The air monitoring samples required by parts 4620.3592 and 4620.3594 must be collected as specified in this part. A. All air monitoring sample collection must be conducted by an individual who is either an asbestos worker or asbe…

4620.3597 PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY. Subpart 1. Phase contrast microscopy air sample analysis. Analysis by phase contrast microscopy must comply with National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Method 7400, revision number 3, titled "Fibers" published in the NIO…

4620.3598 TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY. Subpart 1. Use of alternative clearance standard. When the alternative clearance standard is used, items A and B apply. A. The transmission electron microscopy method for air monitoring sample collection and analysis must comply with Co…

4620.3702 APPLICATION FOR TRAINING COURSE PERMIT. Subpart 1. Applications other than renewal. Except as provided in subpart 2, to obtain a permit from the commissioner for a training course, the training course provider must submit, to be received by the commissioner at least 60 …

4620.3704 PERMITTING TRAINING COURSES. Subpart 1. Applications other than renewal. For an application submitted under part 4620.3702, subpart 1, the commissioner shall issue a permit for the training course if the provider has complied with part 4620.3702, subpart 1, and if the p…

4620.3708 TRAINING COURSE DIPLOMAS. If a training course is permitted under part 4620.3704, the training course provider must ensure that each enrollee who successfully completes the training course receives an original diploma which: A. meets the requirements of Code of Federal …

4620.3710 ADVANCE NOTICE AND AMENDMENTS. The training course provider must submit to the commissioner, by mail or facsimile, on a form provided by the commissioner, which is consistent with this part: A. a notice of the date, time, location, and training course instructors of eac…

4620.3712 ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS. The training course provider must require participants to attend the entire training course as a condition for successful completion of the training course. A training course provider must: A. maintain a daily sign-in log as documentation of att…

4620.3714 ENROLLMENT LIMITS. The enrollment limits of this part apply to all permitted training courses. A. The number of participants in a class must not exceed 24. B. For training courses which require hands-on training, the participant-to-instructor ratio for hands-on training…

4620.3716 TRAINING COURSE CONDITIONS. Subpart 1. General. The course requirements in this part apply to all permitted training courses. Subp. 2. Separation of training courses. Asbestos worker, asbestos site supervisor, asbestos inspector, asbestos management planner, asbestos pr…

4620.3718 COURSE CONTENT AND LENGTH. 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-relate…

4620.3720 RECORD KEEPING FOR TRAINING COURSE PROVIDERS. Each provider of a permitted training course must comply with this part. A. If the commissioner requests any or all of the documents described in item B, the provider must submit the requested documents so the commissioner r…

4620.3722 TRAINING COURSE APPROVAL BEFORE JULY 1, 1996. The provider of a training course which has full approval from the commissioner before July 1, 1996, may apply for renewal under part 4620.3702, subpart 2, no later than 30 days before the expiration date of the approval. A.…

4620.3724 VARIANCE. The commissioner may grant a variance to part 4620.3710, item A, and, where space limitations prevent compliance with the specified requirements or where compliance with the specified requirements would create a greater hazard, to parts 4620.3566, 4620.3567, 4…

4620.3900 PURPOSE. The purpose of parts 4620.3900 to 4620.4800 is to protect public health by ensuring acceptable air quality in the operation and maintenance of indoor ice arenas. Statutory Authority: MS s 144.05; 144.12; 144.1222 History: 37 SR 1663 Published Electronically: Ju…

4620.3910 APPLICATION. Parts 4620.3900 to 4620.4800 apply to owners or operators of indoor ice arenas. Statutory Authority: MS s 144.1222 History: 37 SR 1663 Published Electronically: June 3, 2013

4620.3950 ACCEPTABLE AIR QUALITY. The owner or operator of an indoor ice arena must maintain acceptable air quality conditions at all times in areas of the arena building that are open to the public. Such conditions are defined as: one-hour average air concentration of not more t…

4620.4000 DEFINITIONS. Subpart 1. Scope. For the purposes of parts 4620.3900 to 4620.4800, the following terms shall have the meanings given them. Subp. 1a. Air quality measuring device. "Air quality measuring device" means direct-read pump and colorimetric tube or electronic rea…

4620.4100 CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL. Subpart 1. Applicability. No person may own or operate an indoor ice arena unless the commissioner issues the person a certificate. Subp. 2. Certificate application. Applications for a certificate must be submitted on forms prescribed by the com…

4620.4450 TRAINING. Subpart 1. Requirements. The owner or operator must ensure that a trained responsible person is available in the arena building at all times that the arena is open to the public. Training must: A. be appropriate for the trainee's level of responsibility in ope…

4620.4510 MEASUREMENT OF AIR QUALITY CONDITIONS. Subpart 1. Measuring air quality. Owners or operators of indoor ice arenas must measure carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide air concentrations in each arena when internal combustion engine-powered ice maintenance equipment is used…

4620.4550 AIR QUALITY MEASURING DEVICES. Subpart 1. Device requirements. The owner or operator must demonstrate that the device and methods used to measure air quality conditions are accurate and reliable. Air quality measuring devices must be: A. capable of measuring carbon mono…

4620.4600 FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIR QUALITY. Subpart 1. Corrective action necessary. The owner or operator must take immediate corrective action when measurements of more than 20 ppm of carbon monoxide or more than 0.3 ppm of nitrogen dioxide are made in an area of the arena buildi…

4620.4650 RECORD KEEPING. The owner or operator must keep a record-keeping log to maintain all documentation required by parts 4620.3900 to 4620.4600. A. Documents that must be maintained in the record-keeping log are: (1) training records required by part 4620.4450; (2) air qual…

4620.4700 OTHER FUEL-BURNING EQUIPMENT. Subpart 1. Notification required. The owner or operator must notify the commissioner when using equipment other than ice maintenance machines for operating or maintaining the ice arena, if that equipment is capable of producing carbon monox…

4620.4800 ENFORCEMENT. Violations of the requirements of parts 4620.3900 to 4620.4700 shall constitute grounds for the commissioner to take one or more of the enforcement actions in Minnesota Statutes, sections 144.989 to 144.993, subject to the notice and appeal provisions set f…

4620.4900 VARIANCE TO RULES RELATING TO INDOOR ICE ARENAS. The commissioner shall grant variances to parts 4620.3900 to 4620.4800, except part 4620.3950, only according to the procedures and criteria specified in parts 4717.7000 to 4717.7050. Statutory Authority: MS s 14.05; 144.…

4620.5000 PURPOSE. The purpose of parts 4620.5000 to 4620.5900 is to protect public health by ensuring acceptable air quality in the operation and maintenance of indoor motorsports arenas. Statutory Authority: MS s 144.1222 History: 37 SR 1663 Published Electronically: June 3, 20…

4620.5100 APPLICATION. Parts 4620.5000 to 4620.5900 apply to owners or operators of indoor motorsports arenas. Statutory Authority: MS s 144.1222 History: 37 SR 1663 Published Electronically: June 3, 2013

4620.5200 ACCEPTABLE AIR QUALITY. The owner or operator of an indoor motorsports arena must maintain acceptable air quality conditions at all times in areas of the arena building that are open to the public. Such conditions are defined as: one-hour average air concentrations of n…

4620.5300 DEFINITIONS. Subpart 1. Scope. For the purposes of parts 4620.5000 to 4620.5900, the following terms have the meanings given them. Subp. 2. Air quality measuring device. "Air quality measuring device" means direct-read pump and colorimetric tube or electronic real-time …

4620.5400 CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL. Subpart 1. Applicability. No person shall own or operate an indoor motorsports arena unless the commissioner issues the person a certificate. Subp. 2. Certificate application. Applications for a certificate must be submitted on forms prescribed …

4620.5500 TRAINING. Subpart 1. Requirements. The owner or operator must ensure that a trained responsible person is available in the arena building at all times that the arena is open to the public. Training must: A. be appropriate for the trainee's level of responsibility in ope…

4620.5600 MEASUREMENT OF AIR QUALITY CONDITIONS. Subpart 1. Measuring air quality. Owners or operators of indoor motorsports arenas must measure carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide air concentrations in each indoor motorsports arena as directed by the commissioner. Subp. 2. Pers…

4620.5650 AIR QUALITY MEASURING DEVICES. Subpart 1. Device requirements. The owner or operator must demonstrate that the devices and methods used to measure air quality conditions are accurate and reliable. Air quality measuring devices must be: A. capable of measuring carbon mon…

4620.5700 FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIR QUALITY. Subpart 1. Corrective action necessary. The owner or operator must take immediate corrective action when measurements of more than 30 ppm of carbon monoxide or more than 0.3 ppm of nitrogen dioxide are made for more than 15 minutes in an…

4620.5800 RECORD KEEPING. The owner or operator must keep a record-keeping log to maintain all documentation according to parts 4620.5000 to 4620.5900. A. Documents that must be maintained in the record-keeping log are: (1) training records required by part 4620.5500; (2) air qua…

4620.5900 ENFORCEMENT. Violations of the requirements of parts 4620.5000 to 4620.5800 shall constitute grounds for the commissioner to take one or more of the enforcement actions in Minnesota Statutes, sections 144.989 to 144.993, subject to the notice and appeal provisions set f…