USE OF QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS

Subpart 1. Qualified individuals. Qualified individuals must be used to perform asbestos-related work. A. An asbestos contractor must employ only asbestos workers and site supervisors with current certificates issued by the commissioner to conduct asbestos-related work. B. An asbestos contractor must ensure that a current asbestos worker certificate or asbestos site supervisor certificate for each individual engaged in asbestos-related work is readily available at the work site for review by the commissioner, except as provided in parts 4620.3300 , subpart 5, item A, and 4620.3310 , subpart 6, item A. Subp. 2. Required work site personnel. A. An asbestos contractor must ensure that a certified asbestos site supervisor is present at the work site during all times when asbestos-related work is performed. B. If the asbestos contractor is only performing air quality monitoring, then that asbestos contractor must ensure that: (1) a certified site supervisor is present at the work site during all times that air quality monitoring is being performed; or (2) a certified asbestos worker is present at the work site during all times that air quality monitoring is being performed. C. The asbestos worker under item B, subitem (2), must be able to immediately contact a certified site supervisor of the asbestos contractor performing the air quality monitoring. D. If requested, the certified site supervisor must be present at the work site within two hours after being contacted.