An owner or contractor who removes lead paint from the exterior surface of a steel water tank, fuel tank, grain storage bin, or other steel storage structure shall use the paint removal and containment methods required in parts 7025.0320 to 7025.0350, except that paint removal conducted only for the purpose of coatings analysis is exempt. If lead paint is removed from a total surface area less than 200 square feet on one or more structures at one location in one calendar year, the owner or contractor may apply any method of class I, II, or III in parts 7025.0330 to 7025.0350.
The owner or contractor who uses dry abrasive blasting for surface preparation after removing all lead paint with any other method shall use the containment methods required in part 7025.0330, subparts 2 and 4, except that the use of curtains is not required if:
height of structure (ft) x area of surface preparation (ft2) _____ 5,000 | < 10 |
or the structure is in proximity only to receptor properties C; and
Minn. R. agency 167, ch. 7025, CONDITIONS FOR LEAD PAINT REMOVAL FROM STORAGE STRUCTURES, pt. 7025.0320
Statutory Authority: MS s 115.03; 116.07; 144.9508